fish.01 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) The xmas thread reminded to put this up for people new to Brisbane. First off this Friday, the lighting of the christmas tree outside city hall. Kids love it: Lighting of the Brisbane City Christmas Tree King George Square, Brisbane "Gather in King George Square for the much-loved tradition of lighting the Brisbane City Christmas Tree. Join Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, Santa and special guests to welcome the festive season by illuminating one of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest solar-powered Christmas trees. Enjoy family-fun entertainment – including your favourite Christmas carols – culminating in the lighting of the tree at approximately 7pm. And the fun doesn’t end there! The tree will shine its twinkly lights every night until Boxing Day, so make sure you pop by to catch a glimpse and a happy snap to treasure. " 28 Nov, 2014 6:30PM South Bank’s Christmas Markets in Stanley Street Plaza Stanley Street Plaza, The Parklands, South Bank "These holidays, experience the wonder of a traditional Christmas market with a Brisbane twist. The cobbled streets of Stanley Street Plaza will be transformed into a treasure trove of stalls offering a mix of handmade unique Christmas ornaments, decorations and more, all accompanied by the festive sounds of live music and carols." 2 Dec, 2014 11:00AM - 12 Dec, 2014 8:00PM 13 Dec, 2014 11:00AM - 13 Dec, 2014 8:00PM 14 Dec, 2014 11:00AM - 14 Dec, 2014 8:00PM Christmas Cinema Series at Streets Beach Streets Beach "Enjoy Brisbane's warm evenings with a Christmas cinema experience on Streets Beach. Snuggle up on a beach towel or picnic rug under the stars or dive-in to cool waters and enjoy Christmas features and family favourites on the silver screen. Bookings are not required. The complete movie program is below:" [TABLE=width: 352] [TR] [TD]Date[/TD] [TD]Time[/TD] [TD]Movie and rating[/TD] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: transparent] [TD]Wednesday 17 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]The Santa Clause (G)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Thursday 18 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]Miracle on 34th Street (G)[/TD] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: transparent] [TD]Friday 19 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]The Muppet Christmas Carol (G)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] 8.30pm[/TD] [TD]Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)[/TD] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: transparent] [TD]Saturday 20 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]Elf (G)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] 8.30pm[/TD] [TD]Jingle All The Way (PG)[/TD] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: transparent] [TD]Sunday 21 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]The Polar Express (G)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] 8.30pm[/TD] [TD]Fred Claus (PG)[/TD] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: transparent] [TD]Monday 22 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]The Nightmare Before Christmas (G)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tuesday 23 December[/TD] [TD] 6.30pm[/TD] [TD]Home Alone (PG)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Myer Christmas Parade & Pantomime Queen Street Mall & King George Square, Brisbane "The ever-popular Myer Christmas Parade & Pantomime makes a highly anticipated return to The City this Christmas. The high-energy event features more than 200 talented performers, including dancers from the Queensland Ballet, and beautiful giant inflatable decorations." 12 Dec, 2014 6:30PM - 21 Dec, 2014 Christmas Fireworks Spectacular Brisbane Fireworks "On 17, 19, 20 and 21 December, fireworks will ignite the night sky over the Brisbane River for Christmas. Bring the whole family along to the Clem Jones Promenade, South Bank for the best view of a festive fireworks display that will take you on a magical Christmas journey. Please note that there are no fireworks on 18 December 2014." 17 Dec, 2014 8:15PM - 17 Dec, 2014 8:30PM 19 Dec, 2014 8:15PM - 19 Dec, 2014 8:30PM 20 Dec, 2014 8:15PM - 20 Dec, 2014 8:30PM Wheel of Brisbane Special Offer "The Wheel of Brisbane have a special gift for families attending the Christmas Fireworks Spectacular. Between 6pm and 9:30pm on fireworks nights, kids aged 12 and under can ride free! They must ride with a paying full fare adult in the same wheel cabin and there is a maximum of three children per adult." Gold Lotto City Hall Light Spectacular Brisbane City Hall "The Gold Lotto City Hall Light Spectacular returns in 2014 to magically transform Brisbane’s iconic City Hall. See Brisbane’s grand dame aglow with the colour and beauty of Christmas as spectacular 3D animations are magically projected onto the building’s facçade. The Brisbane’s City Hall’s clock tower will sound nightly to signal the start of the show. The show runs every 15 minutes from 12-24 December." IGA Lord Mayor's Christmas Carols Riverstage "Come one, come all to the IGA Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. It's time to ring in some festive joy with Brisbane’s premier Christmas carols. Join some of Australia’s most renowned singers, entertainers, celebrities and performers as they ignite the big stage in this magical celebration of Christmas." 13 Dec, 2014 5:00PM - 13 Dec, 2014 9:00PM All details here: http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/Christmas There are also carols in many local parks...see google or your local paper for details. Hope you enjoy!!! Edited November 26, 2014 by fish.01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 That looks really good! Always fun. The kids and my wife and I are busy picking events to go to at the moment. I think a Sat night swim at southbank watching Elf from the water is a front runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 For those who live out by The Gap don't forget santa's sleigh comes your way: http://www.rotaryashgrovethegap.org.au/santa-sleigh-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Kids love the xmas lights people put on their houses around the area but there is also a bus if you want to do the full tour: The 2014 4KQ Christmas Lights™ Competition Brisbane City Council Bus Tours "The annual Brisbane City Council Bus Tours of the 4KQ Christmas Lights™ Competition is on again, Monday 15 December through to Friday 19 December (inclusive). Journey through some of the fantastic displays within the competition all in the comfort of a Brisbane City Council Bus." Tours leave from the bus interchanges at the below locations: Ann Street, Anzac Square within the Brisbane CBD (you can choose to see the Northern, Southern or Western suburbs from Anzac Square) Garden City Bus Interchange - Southern suburbs only Chermside Bus Interchange – Northern suburbs only Indooroopilly Bus Interchange – Western suburbs only Carindale Bus Interchange – Eastern suburbs only Each tour departs at 6.45pm sharp and will go for approximately three hours with refreshment stops included. Ticket prices are: Adults - $22.00 Concession & full time student - $11.00 Child - $11.00 Family ticket - $50.00. Consists of: 2x adults, 1x full time student & 1x child OR 2x adults & 2x children OR 2x adults & 2x full time students Read more at http://www.4kq.com.au/shows/xmaslights/highlights/xmas-lights-bus-tours-2014#0ACsUPs4qveQeBru.99 Edited November 26, 2014 by fish.01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Here's some from around our way in previous years: Edited November 26, 2014 by fish.01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I like the sound of that lol I could float around with arm bands on :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Agree..that looks really good. haha makes what Perth does (not much) really poor in comparison. The city has a parade, some folk put up a few stalls and call it a Xmas market, more a craft fair though!! The Mandurah Xmas boat tours are the only thing unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstyc822 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 AAAAWWW Love love love this! We arrive in Brisbane in May next year - cannot wait for our first Christmas :jiggy: I want to go now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Brisbane South / Gold Coast area have access to Kaiser Drive lights at Windaroo, we have made this annual event and take the kids and their friends every year, amazing lights, carols and atmosphere, definately worth a visit, every house on the main drag and many in streets that lead off are decorated to the hilt. The actually street is closed to traffic on certain nights near xmas due to the amount of people walking up and down.. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Brisbane really is awesome. Shame i'll be in Victoria for a chunk of the xmas period! Was swimming at Chermside pool last weekend and apparently they have cinema showings there after playing in the water park for kids. I wish I grew up in Oz haha. Water park and cinema great combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 http://bigsplashwaterpark.com.au/attractions/ walking distance from our place. Used to play big screen movies at night maybe still do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 http://bigsplashwaterpark.com.au/attractions/ walking distance from our place. Used to play big screen movies at night maybe still do Looks good but a fair old trip from Brisbane particularly as SE Queensland is waterpark capital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Looks good but a fair old trip from Brisbane particularly as SE Queensland is waterpark capital 5-10 min walk for us but a bit far for you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraldine Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Love those pics...we are in the city for Lion King with friends and our kids ..even the big ones on 20th Dec...looking forward to seeing all the other Oz xmas celebrations .Last Saturday the neighbours had a switch on of their lights on the tree and we all brought a plate of food, something to drink and sat out until midnight without a coat !! We went back to the UK last year for Xmas so this will be our first Oz one....intrigued and determined to have a fabulous time even if that means skyping my mum and dad and siting them around the pool with us via the internet whilst they sit me around their fire with the queens speech on :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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