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Martin Place Christmas tree

Event Description Experience the magic of Sydney Christmas with NSW's tallest Christmas tree featuring 110,000 LED lights and 15,000 Australian native flowers. Enjoy nightly choir performances, dazzling light shows every…

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Event Description

Experience the magic of Sydney Christmas with NSW’s tallest Christmas tree featuring 110,000 LED lights and 15,000 Australian native flowers. Enjoy nightly choir performances, dazzling light shows every 15 minutes from 8pm-midnight, and festive displays across Martin Place, Pitt Street Mall, and George Street. Free community event with special village performances at Green Square, Erskineville, Potts Point, and Surry Hills throughout December.

Main Attractions
The Christmas Tree
  • NSW’s tallest Christmas tree with 110,000+ LED lights
  • 3.4-metre colour-changing star
  • 330 specially created glossy baubles
  • 800 branches decorated with 15,000 flowers
  • 9 types of Australian native flowers: banksia, waratah, bottlebrush, wattle, eucalyptus gum flower, kangaroo paw, flannel flower, pink wax flower, and white wax flower
  • Audio description available
  • Nightly choir performances throughout December
Light Displays
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What to expect

  • Martin Place: Kaleidoscope of colours, decorative lights and stars every 15 minutes from 8pm to midnight
  • Pitt Street Mall: Canopy of Light
  • George Street: Stars atop each light pole
  • Woolworths Building (opposite Town Hall): Curtain of light
Village Christmas Tree Choir Schedule

All performances 6pm-8pm:

  • Thursday 4 December: Green Square Plaza (next to Green Square Library) – Sunday Community Choir
  • Thursday 11 December: Ellen Lawman Rest Area, Erskineville – The Glee Bees
  • Thursday 18 December: Fitzroy Gardens, Potts Point – The Cleftomaniacs
  • Wednesday 24 December: Collins Street Reserve, Surry Hills (next to Surry Hills Library) – Sydney

Getting There

Martin Place: Accessible via Martin Place Station (train) or numerous bus routes
Parking: Limited street parking; public car parks available nearby

Wander through Martin Place and soak in the magic of Sydney Christmas with family and friends this festive season.

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Acknowledgement of Country

KOI Student Society acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, Traditional Custodians of the land where our Sydney community learns, works and connects, and the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, Traditional Custodians of the lands of our Newcastle community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise their continuing connection to Country.

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