Christmas Week
Celebrate Christmas week in Ipswich with a variety of events to choose from!
Christmas Lights Competition Display Viewing
Prepare to be dazzled by the Christmas lights this festive season, with over 80 displays across the City of Ipswich for you to explore.
SUSTAINABLE CHRISTMAS SOAP MAKING WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS
Join the team at the Queens Park Environmental Education Centre for a kid’s soap making workshop delivered by Soapbayz.
Cinema Under the Stars
Celebrate Christmas week with a festive movie and HOYTS freshly popped popcorn all under the starry night sky in Tulmur Place.
Tuesday – Elf
Wednesday – The Grinch
Christmas Disco
Wednesday 20 December – Springfield Central Library
Thursday 21 December – Rosewood Library
Friday 22 December – Ipswich Children’s Library
Bust a move to your favourite Christmas tunes and popular music.
For ages 0 -12 years.
Riverlink Market Zone Christmas Edition
Shop, explore and make a day of it at the Riverlink Market Zone – Christmas edition! Enjoy a selection of unique crafts, market stalls and live music – it’s the perfect change to finish off your Christmas shopping.
Santa and Sirens
Meet Santa amidst dazzling emergency service vehicles.
Uniting holiday magic with real-life heroes.
Orion Twilight Christmas Markets
Orion’s Twilight Markets are back and full of wonder and delight. Get some last minute Christmas shopping done whilst you enjoy the late night trade.
The Nutcracker
Performances from 3.30 pm and 6.00 pm
Grab your picnic basket and settle in for carols and ballet under the stars! Be captivated by a 30 minute showcase of the traditional Nutcracker Christmas Eve story, starring the Sugar Plum fairy and other loveable characters.
Christmas Eve Family Service
Sunday 24 December
5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
St Thomas’ Anglican Church, North Ipswich
Join the festivities with Christmas carols by glowstick light, gingerbread decorating and a candy cane hunt in the evening. Free entry.