Waverley Council's Festive Celebrations 2024

29 November 2024 | Council News

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It's time to light up, Waverley!

Waverley Council invites residents, schools, and businesses to get festive this holiday season by entering our Light Up Waverley competition for 2024. Decorate your outdoor spaces with festive lights and decorations and enter your masterpiece into our competition.

There are 6 $500 Westfield vouchers up for grabs for the winners of our 2024 competition, spread over the following categories:

  1. Best House Display
  2. Best Balcony/Unit Display
  3. Best Business Display
  4. Best School Classroom Display
  5. Best sustainable Display
  6. People's Choice Prize

Visit our Light Up Waverley page to submit your display into the competition and to view our terms & conditions. The entries will be posted to Waverley Council's Facebook page early in December, so be sure to follow us so you don't miss out on voting for your favourite entry!

The competition will run from Friday 1 November, until 9 pm AEDT on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

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Pictured: 2023 Light Up Waverley winner - Best House Display, Waratah St, North Bondi

Where music meets the ocean! Carols by the Sea 2024

When: Wednesday 11 December, 5 - 8 pm
Where: Bondi Pavilion 
Cost: FREE

Download the Carols by the Sea songbook here.

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Come celebrate the festive season at Bondi for Carols by the Sea 2024.

Enjoy performances by young creatives, including Bondi Beach Public School and Rose Bay Secondary College. Special guests such as Emma Pask, jazz trio Cool Yule, and the iconic Bondi Brass lead by Music Director, Cassy Darvall, will be bringing all the Christmas songs to sing along to. We are also excited to be joined by Luke Escombe, who will be taking to the carols stage as your host for the evening.

The fun doesn't end there! We're bringing extra festive cheer to the community with:

  • Free face painting for the kids, provided by Little Feet
  • WAYS sausage sizzle
  • Santa hats for sale (with proceeds going to Waverley Council Charitable Trust)

We even heard whispers that Santa himself may be dropping by!

Please note: this event is alcohol and glass free. There will also be photographers present to record the event for Council promotional purposes.

Event schedule

TimeActivity
5:00 pm MC Introduction
5:00 pm Welcome to Country with Aunty Maxine Ryan
5:05 pm Bondi Beach Primary School Recorder Group
5:20 pm RBSC Jazz Band
5:40 pm School of Arts Academy of Dance
6:00 pm MC Introduces the Mayor of Waverley, Will Nemesh for the Mayor's speech
6:10 pm Bondi Brass opening music - Conductor, David Coit
6:20 pm Communal Carols with Bondi Brass. Joy To the World, O'Come All Ye Faithful
6:30 pm  Deck the Halls, Jingle Bell Rock, Christmas in Bondi (Cool Yule), Away in a Manger
6:45 pm We Three Kings (Bondi Brass), The First Noel (Bondi Brass), Hark the Herald Angels Sing
7:00 pm Christmas Songs with Emma Pask and Cool Yule
7:40 pm Finale - Silent Night, We Wish You a Merry Christmas
7:55 pm Bondi Brass - Messiah
8:00 pm Event Finish

Get ready for the holidays at The Boot Factory and Mill Hill Community Centre

When: Saturday 7 December, 10 am - 1 pm
Where: The Boot Factory & Mill Hill Community Centre 
Cost: Free & paid activities available

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Get into the festive spirit with a morning of activity and Christmas carols!

Drop by the Boot Factory for a special craft workshop to make wrapping paper and gift tags. Led by artist Cam Stead, this free drop-in workshop is open to all ages from 10 am – 1 pm.

And don’t leave without enjoying the brilliant Christmas carols from NCE Ladies Trio (11am – 12.30pm).

There’s also a limited number of tickets left for the Native Wreath Making Workshop (10 am – 12 pm) led by native garden expert Narelle Happ. This hands-on session will introduce you to the joys of working with native flowers and shrubs and have you leaving with your own beautiful festive wreath. Click on the link here for further information and to book your spot today.

Waverley Library's Holiday Catalogue

Children's library festive fun
To get your kids into the holiday spirit, we've got arts and crafts, plus story time fun. Click on the links below for more information and to reserve a spot:

Adults' holiday section
Adults get to join in on the holiday cheer as well, with a great lineup of talks, workshops, tech and art classes. Click the links below to sign up for loads of fun and frivolity: