22 best Christmas markets in Sydney 2024

Le Jolly Christmas Market near Central Station in Sydney

The best Christmas markets Sydney has to offer are transportive. They’ve been curated to a specific atmosphere, feeling like festive time capsules that blanket you in holiday cheer. Sydney Travel Guide has done some due diligence and presents you with a handy list of the best Christmas markets in Sydney for 2024 so you can … Read more

5 Christmas musicals in Sydney you need to see in 2024

Home Alone being played with a full orchestra live in concert.

There’s nothing as infectiously upbeat and whimsical as a musical on any day of the year. Come Christmas, however, and these singing, dancing, show-stopping productions are the heavy-lifters of holiday cheer. A Christmas musical is a way to tear through the chaos of the holiday period and just sit, relax, and let dozens of the … Read more

Will Sydney’s viral Harry Potter Christmas lights return in 2024?

Harry Potter Christmas Lights

The spirit of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World was given new life last year when a humble residential home in the South Sydney suburb of Ramsgate Beach revealed an extravagant display of Harry Potter Christmas lights. Swiftly going viral, the elaborate Wizarding World references and theatrical Harry Potter display even made it onto the … Read more

Where to hear Christmas Carols in Sydney for 2024

Carols in the Domain

If you’re looking for carols in Sydney then you’ve got a few options for fun, festive singalongs in December. Some of Sydney’s best Christmas carols concerts start to pop through in the weeks leading up to Christmas, with the annual Carols in the Domain returning alongside other favourites like Balmoral Carols and Carols on the … Read more

The best Christmas lights in Sydney for 2024

Martin Place Christmas tree in Sydney

Looking for Christmas lights in Sydney? We’ve rounded up the best Xmas displays in each of Sydney’s major areas, from the giant trees of Sydney CBD to the many homes dotted around suburban highlights like Kirawee and Quakers Hill. Read on for the best Sydney Christmas lights Sydney has to offer. As you’ll see, there’s … Read more

The Sydney Christmas lights so famous that they cause traffic jams

The Davidson Christmas lights

The residents of Borgnis Street, Davidson in Sydney’s Northern Beaches become beacons of festive cheer every time Christmas rolls around, guiding Santa to our shores with over 100,000 Christmas lights and Christmas decorations. At least that’s how it was before the pandemic, with a four-year hiatus stripping away the festive cheer that is now only … Read more

11 Sydney Christmas traditions that bring joy to the Harbour City

Santa on the Beach

Christmas in Sydney is all sand and no snow. While the typical snapshot of Christmas around the world has Santa braving snowstorms and impressively squeezing down chimneys, there’s simply no such thing as a white Christmas in Sydney. Visitors may not expect to see all the various Sydney Christmas traditions that have been become part … Read more

5 ways to celebrate Christmas in July in Sydney

People celebrating Christmas in July in Sydney

You don’t need to travel far if you want a white Christmas in Sydney this July. We’re talking hearty roasts, fireside drinks, and dressing up in your festive (see: questionable) jumpers – things Australians have been missing out on for years, given our actual Christmas is in the middle of summer. Hence, Christmas in July … Read more