Martin Place Christmas tree

Update for Thursday 18 December 2025

Out of respect for the victims of the terror attack in Bondi, the Christmas light displays in our local area will remain white until Monday 22 December. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy.

The tallest Christmas tree in NSW is decorated with more than 110,000 LED lights, a 3.4-metre colour-changing star and 330 specially created glossy baubles.

The tree’s 800 branches are dressed with 15,000 flowers representing 9 different kinds of Australian flowers: banksia, waratah, bottlebrush, wattle, eucalyptus gum flower, kangaroo paw, flannel flower, pink wax flower and white wax flower.

Listen to an audio description of the Christmas tree.

Come and enjoy choirs program every night in December at the tree.

Wander through Martin Place and soak in the magic of Sydney Christmas.

Be entertained by a kaleidoscope of colours, decorative lights and stars every 15 minutes from 8pm to midnight.

Drop by the Pitt Street Mall Canopy of Light while you're in the city.

Take a stroll along George Street and look up to the stars on top of each light pole. The Woolworths building across from Sydney Town Hall is also draped in a curtain of light.

You can also discover more choir performances at a selection of Village Christmas trees across our area:

Each performance takes place from 6pm to 8pm.

• Thursday 4 December: Green Square – Green Square Plaza (next to Green Square Library). Sunday Community Choir

• Thursday 11 December: Erskineville – Ellen Lawman Rest Area. The Glee Bees

• Thursday 18 December: Potts Point – Fitzroy Gardens. The Cleftomaniacs

• Wednesday 24 December: Surry Hills – Collins Street Reserve (next to Surry Hills Library). Sydney Sakura Choir