FAQ
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The Whittlesea Christmas Festival is here again!
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
The Whittlesea Christmas Festival has grown into a major regional event, attracting up to 4,000 people.
Held at the Whittlesea Agricultural Society (Whittlesea Showgrounds), the festival will once again merge two key events. The Whittlesea Agricultural Society will organize the ‘Christmas Tree Extravaganza’ featuring over 50 trees, alongside a twilight market with more than 70 stalls and food trucks. New Horizons Church, on behalf of the local churches of Whittlesea, will coordinate the performing arts component of the festival along with various other family friendly activities.
The festival will offer live performances from local artists, school choirs, and bands, plus quality kids' crafts activities, face painting, an animal farm, and interactive nativity scene, a classic car display, and roving performers ending with community carols. This year we will have youth and disability services spaces too.
The Grinch will be back by popular demand and Santa will once again arrive by motorcycle, hosted by the Ulysses Club.
SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2025
This is a true community partnership with Whittlesea Agricultural Society (WAS) and New Horizons Church acting on behalf of the local Churches of Whittlesea Township.
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(Frequently Asked Questions)
The Whittlesea Christmas Festival is a fully loaded event! See below for the evening's schedule so you know exactly what to expect:
Schedule
(subject to change)
4:00pm – 7:00pm
· Craft Market and Food Stalls
· Community Preshow with various local artists & Key Note band Standard Procedure
· Kids Craft Tent (FREE)
· Animal Nursery (FREE)
· Kids Face Painter (FREE)
· Classic Car Display (FREE)
· Youth Zone (FREE)
· Disability Services Space (FREE)
· Christmas Tree Extravaganza (GOLD COIN DONATION)
· Roaming Nativity Scene
7:00pm – 8:30pm
· Community Christmas Carols featuring local artists, local schools, Choirs, New Horizons Band and key note band Standard Procedure.
There will also be an array of food options available including some cheap food options (e.g. sausage sizzle) by the Rotary and the Lions Clubs. Alternatively, you can bring a picnic and camp a spot on the grass and listen to some music.
The pre-show will begin at 4:00pm with various local artists and bands.
Schedule
(to come)
We are sure that your little ones will want to know the answer to this. Yes Santa is coming! And to help you plan your evening here's what time to expect him. Be on the look out for Santa around 8:10 pm.
Market along with the food vendors will start at 4pm.
The Community Carols are organized by New Horizons Church on behalf of the Combined Churches of Whittlesea and will included a selection of traditional carols as well as modern festive songs. These will be led by local artists and bands and and include performances from our local secondary school and primary schools. There will also be a living nativity, and Santa and the Grinch will be making an appearance.
The Christmas Tree Extravaganza is run by the Whittlesea Agricultural Society and is held at in the Administration Building. Entry is by gold coin donation.
If your organization, sporting club or business would like to participate by decorating a tree, contact the Whittlesea Agricultural Society on 03 9716 2835 of visit their web site.
This is a FREE event thanks to the generous support of New Horizons Church, the Whittlesea Agricultural Society and the City of Whittlesea. So make sure you invite your family and friends along to enjoy the Christmas festivities and carols.
Yes! We understand that having accessible and close parking eases the stress of coming along to a big community event. This year we will have access to more car parking closer to the event location. As well as parking attendants to help point you in the right direction!
The market stalls and food vans organized by the Whittlesea Agricultural Society. For more information visit:
Or phone: 03 9716 2835
Sorry NO. This is an ALCOHOL FREE family event.
Because this event is being held at the Whittlesea Agricultural Society and Show Grounds there are lots of undercover options if it rains. So, no matter what the weather… the event will go on.
(On behalf of the Combined Churches of Whittlesea)
Responsible for running the Community Carols, Pre-Show, Staging, Kids Tent, Animal Nursery & Youth Space.
Site host, site management & traffic control, co-event organizers responsible for market stalls, food trucks & Christmas Tree Extravaganza.
The City of Whittlesea
-Whittlesea Secondary College
-Whittlesea Primary School
-St. Mary's Primary School
-Whittlesea Playgroup
-Whittlesea Township Choir (Whittlesea Community House)
-Doreen-Mernda Community Choir (Community House)
-NH Photography
-Whittlesea Showgrounds Committee of Management
-Whittlesea Uniting Church
-Whittlesea Presbyterian Church
-St. Mary's Catholic Church Whittlesea
-Whittlesea-Kinglake Anglican Church
-Whittlesea Playgroup Inc.
-Salvation Army Band - Greensborough Corps
-Classic Car Clubs – Whittlesea
-Whittlesea Men’s Shed
-Whittlesea Rotary Club
-Whittlesea Lyon Club
-Ulysses Motorcycle Club
-Whittlesea Food Share
-Local Music Teachers