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We know you're not thinking about Christmas just yet - but we are!
Every year, Geelong becomes a special place at Christmas with experiences and events that bring our community together, spreading the festive spirit.
Headlined by our iconic floating Christmas tree on the Waterfront, the City’s popular Christmas In Geelong program is supported by free family activities across Greater Geelong designed to delight and entertain people of all ages.
We’ve already heard the feedback on our 2020 program. This engagement seeks your views and ideas to help us plan our future Christmas programs. Please share with us what Christmas in our region means to you.
Tell us your thoughts by:
If you would prefer to provide feedback about the Christmas program offline, you can call or email us to give your feedback and we'll put it on the online system for you. Contact details are in the "Contact us" section of the page. Alternatively, we can send you a hard copy form of our online tool which we'll also transfer online.
Feedback from the survey will assist us plan our Christmas program in coming years.
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9 July, 2021
Cleo says:
I love the idea of fairy lights but can we have them turn off at midnight to reduce light pollution?
9 July, 2021
Navdeep Kaur says:
Decorate the whole city with beautiful lights on trees, on streets, decorate Eastern beach like never before. Lit the city with lights???
8 July, 2021
Aimee says:
Winter Carnival in Steampacket Gardens, light up a strip of houses on the Esplanade. We could close the road one night & walk the street.
7 July, 2021
Mason5 says:
Decorated shop windows competition, visitors pay to vote the best, money goes to charity
6 July, 2021
TJ’s Face Painting says:
What about Christmas face painting at the carousel?
Www.tjfacepainting.com.au
4 July, 2021
Louise says:
Encourage the shops and restaurants to celebrate Advent.the 4 Sundays before xmas. Share baked xmas goods and special coffe/choc. Arvo tea
4 July, 2021
Kav says:
Lots of fairy lights on trees especially on beach side and in city too.
3 July, 2021
Dia says:
Lots more lights in main streets and shopping centres as in Europe.
3 July, 2021
Christmasholic says:
We need a real live nativity scene: actors, maybe music but especially animals Could begin with some kind of parade
3 July, 2021
Christmasholic says:
We need a real live nativity scene: actors, maybe music but especially animals Could begin with some kind of parade
3 July, 2021
Ali says:
- Buskers along steampacket (Carousel), Wharf Shed, Yacht Club, Promenade singing Carols
- Christmas movie screenings -at outdoor cinema
3 July, 2021
Lisa says:
I love fairy lights. It would be great to see the all the street trees lit up.
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| Phone | 03 5272 5272 |
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| contactus@geelongcity.vic.gov.au | |
| Website | www.geelongaustralia.com.au |
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We Acknowledge the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Owners of the Land, Waterways and Skies. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our Greater Geelong community today.
