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🎄 Christmas with the kids in Toowoomba 2026

11 Christmas things on around Toowoomba this season: pageants, carols, Santa photos, Christmas lights, markets and workshops, with dates checked against the organiser. Tap one for directions, cost and where the nearest coffee and toilets are.

🎅 Santa photos · 6✨ Christmas lights · 36

🗺️ Christmas lights map: every display and 35 lit-up houses and streets on one map, tag a house, plan a drive.

Also in: Adelaide (136) Melbourne (127) Sydney (208) Brisbane (130) Gold Coast (53) Sunshine Coast (14) Cairns (7) Townsville (6) Rockhampton (9) Bundaberg (7) Hervey Bay (4) Perth (63) South West WA (7) Albany (3) Kalgoorlie (6)

Open them in the app and swipe through, or play the free Christmas lights hunt on the drive.

Updated 9 November 2026

Fri 13 Nov
🎅 Santa photos at Grand Central Toowoomba
Toowoomba City · Daily Fri 13 Nov to Thu 24 Dec, booked sessions, 10am to 2pm on day one, 8am to 5pm on Christmas Eve · Photo packages from $28.95, booked online
☕ 140m to coffee
Wed 18 Nov
🎁 Bush Christmas Exhibition artisan market, Toowoomba
Toowoomba City · Daily Wed 18 to Fri 27 Nov, 9am to 6pm · Free to browse
Free☕ 170m to coffee
Sun 22 Nov
🎅 Sensitive Santa (sensory friendly) at Grand Central Toowoomba
Toowoomba City · Sun 22, Sun 29 Nov, Sun 6, Sun 13 Dec, 7:30am to 9am or 9:30am · Photo packages from $28.95, booked online
☕ 140m to coffee
Sat 28 Nov
🎁 Haden Market Day with Santa photos and kids' colouring comp
Haden · Sat 28 Nov, 8am to 1pm, Santa arrives 11:30am · Free to attend, stalls, face painting and BBQ to buy
Free
 🎅 Santa photos at Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre
Harristown · Daily Sat 28 Nov to Thu 24 Dec, booked sessions, 10am to 4pm on day one, 9am to 5pm on Christmas Eve · Photo packages from $28.95, booked online
☕ 150m to coffee
 🎭 A Christmas Wish dance show at the Empire Theatre
Toowoomba City · Sat 28 Nov, 6:30pm, about 2 hours 50 minutes with interval · Adults $42.95, kids under 15 $38, plus $5 booking fee
☕ 160m to coffee
Sat 5 Dec
✨ Toowoomba's Christmas Wonderland lights, Queens Park
East Toowoomba · 7pm to 10pm nightly (9pm Christmas Eve); in 2025 it ran Sat 6 to Wed 24 Dec. 2026 dates not yet announced · Gold coin donation (cash or tap)
Free
Sun 6 Dec
🎅 Sensitive Santa (sensory friendly) at Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre
Harristown · Sun 6, Sun 13 Dec, 9am to 10am · Photo packages from $28.95, booked online
☕ 150m to coffee
Wed 16 Dec
🎭 The Greatest Christmas Show at the Empire Theatre
Toowoomba City · Wed 16 Dec, 7:15pm, about 1 hour 50 minutes with interval · Adults $59.90 to $79.90, kids under 15 $49.90 to $69.90, plus $5 booking fee
☕ 160m to coffee
Fri 18 Dec
🕯️ Wilsonton Community Carols with rides, Santa and fireworks
Wilsonton · Fri 18 Dec, 4pm to 9pm. Santa arrives about 8pm, fireworks 8:50pm · Free entry and free carnival rides. Food and market stalls to buy
Free☕ 460m to coffee
 🎪 Lockyer Valley Christmas Carnival with Santa and reindeer, Gatton
Gatton · Fri 18 Dec, 5pm to 8:30pm · Free entry, food vans and market stalls to buy
Free☕ 490m to coffee