Christmas Decorations Sparkling in the city!

Date
November through January
Time
7 days a week
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City of Sydney’s streets and public spaces sparkled with Christmas decorations during the 2011 festive season.

  • Martin Place’s Magnificent Tree

    Our Martin Place Christmas tree is the centrepiece of our Christmas decorations incorporating 58,000 LED lights, more than 150 stars and bauble decorations and this year featuring new ribbons displaying the Christmas messages of Love, Hope, Peace and Joy. The 21-metre high Christmas tree will be topped with a 1,500mm seven-point shimmering star.

  • More Christmas Trees

    Christmas trees were also located at Customs House Square, St Mary’s Cathedral Forecourt, Taylor Square and Hyde Park.

    Kings Cross celebrated with a  six-metre Christmas Tree, surrounded by the Living Colour Christmas flower displays in Fitzroy Gardens, while Sydney Town Hall will feature a 7.5m tree that includes 6,500 LED lights, seven-pointed stars finished in red, green and gold and a one-metre treetop star.

    Contemporary trees in Pitt Street Mall reflected the new modern shopping precinct, glowing with 300 LED colour-changing baubles and shimmering stars.

  • Street Decorations

    The City villages sparked with Southern Cross stars adorning Erskineville Road, Crown Street, Redfern Street, Darlinghurst Road and along Glebe Point Road.

  • Bud Lighting

    The bud lighting returned to add some Christmas spirit to Shannon Reserve – Surry Hills, Turruwul Park – Rosebery, Redfern Park and along Darlinghurst Road throughout the month leading to Christmas.

  • Living Colour Christmas Flower Displays

    Australian-themed floral displays were placed in Sydney Square, Customs House Square, Hyde Park, St Mary’s Cathedral Forecourt, Taylor Square and with the Kings Cross Christmas Tree in Fitzroy Gardens.

    Harris Street Ultimo also featured flower boxes full of red, green and gold blooms.

  • City Streets – Christmas Banners

    The 2011 festive season was launched with beautiful brand new designs for our famous Christmas banners. The Christmas banners will fly throughout the city and in Redfern, Glebe, Paddington, Woolloomooloo, Erskineville, Green Square, Moore Park, Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, East Sydney, Broadway and Haymarket.

2012 is set to sparkle! make sure you see the city in all its festive glory with decorations commencing in early to mid November 2012.