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🎄 Christmas with the kids in Rockhampton 2026

9 Christmas things on around Rockhampton 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.

🗺️ Christmas lights map: every display and house 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) Toowoomba (11) Cairns (7) Townsville (6) Bundaberg (7) Hervey Bay (4) Perth (63) South West WA (7) Albany (3) Kalgoorlie (6)

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Updated 9 November 2026

On now

⭐ Letters to Santa: North Pole Express letterbox, Rockhampton
Rockhampton City · Mon 2 Nov to midday Mon 7 Dec, letterbox outside the Rockhampton Museum of Art · Free
Free☕ 400m to coffee

Coming up

Sat 21 Nov
🎅 Santa photos at Stockland Rockhampton
Park Avenue · Daily Sat 21 Nov to Thu 24 Dec, booked sessions, 12pm to 3pm on day one, 9am to 5pm on Christmas Eve · Photo packages from $28.95, booked online
☕ 610m to coffee
Sun 22 Nov
🎅 Sensitive Santa (sensory friendly) at Stockland Rockhampton
Park Avenue · Sun 22 Nov, Sun 6 Dec, Sun 13 Dec, 8am to 10am · Photo packages from $28.95, booked online
☕ 610m to coffee
Fri 27 Nov
✨ Radiance: Christmas light show at Rockhampton Heritage Village
Parkhurst · Most nights 27 Nov to 24 Dec, sessions every 15 min from 7pm, low sensory session 6:45pm. Closed Sat 28 Nov and some Mon/Tue nights · Adults $17.40, kids 3 to 17 $12.20, family $49.01, under 3s free
☕ 80m to coffee
Sat 28 Nov
🎁 Heritage Village Christmas Markets, Rockhampton
Parkhurst · Sat 28 Nov, 4pm to 9pm · Free entry
Free☕ 80m to coffee
Tue 1 Dec
✨ Yeppoon foreshore Christmas lights, Anzac Parade
Yeppoon · After dark through December; in 2025 switched on 1 Dec. 2026 not yet announced · Free
Free
Sat 5 Dec
🎪 CBD Christmas Fair on the Rockhampton riverfront
Rockhampton City · Sat 5 Dec, 5pm to 9pm · Free
Free☕ 160m to coffee
Fri 11 Dec
🕯️ Carols by Candlelight at the Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
Rockhampton City · Fri 11 Dec and Sat 12 Dec, 7pm to 9pm · Adults $5, children 3 to 17 $2, concession $2
☕ 100m to coffee
Sat 19 Dec
🕯️ Christmas in the Caves carols concert, Capricorn Caves
The Caves · Sat 19 Dec 7pm and Sun 20 Dec 5pm, about 90 minutes plus interval · Ticketed, prices on the booking page
☕ 90m to coffee