Events

Community members, school groups, families and friends are encouraged to attend this commemorative ceremony and parade as members of the 4th/3rd Battalion exercise their Freedom of Entry to the City on Saturday 17 November.

Santa Photo’s in the city centre are available from his Grotto located in the Wollongong Central Shopping Centre, Level 1, Crown building from 8th November – 24th December 2018.  Also available are Sensitive Santa sessions, as well as the opportunity to have a photo with your pet!

The Giving Tree launch event commences this community appeal on the Crown Street Mall Stage at 10:45am on Friday 16 November, with the event concluding at 11:30am

Pick up a copy of the Christmas in the City magazine for your guide to all the festivities, gift ideas and getting party season ready!

Sing along to all your favourite carols as school choirs from across the Illawarra region come together to perform on the main stage.  Click ‘Read More’ to see the list of schools performing!

A variety of bands, including the renowned Con Artists, will pop-up in various locations throughout the Crown Street Mall.  Various dates throughout December | 12pm – 2pm

Children of all ages can make reuse creations for free with the local team from Eyecatcher Arts!  Come along and make Christmas decorations out of recycled materials.

Saturday’s & Sunday’s 8-9 and 15-16 December | 11am – 2pm

A showcase of some of the best of our Wollongong school dance performers on the Crown Street Mall stage

21 and 22 December | 10am – 12pm

PLAYING IN THE CITY is a series of two hour performances featuring a wide variety of local musicians

The HONK! Oz Street Festival is a free three-day spectacle featuring alternative community bands and related arts from the 10 – 12 January 10 2019. Come along to the Crown Street Mall on Friday 23 November 2018 to the Honk! Oz Launch and get a sense of what the festival is all about.

For more information about this great event visit HONK!