Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!
Find out where to go for your Santa photos this year, including SENSITIVE SANTA, DIY PHOTOS, PET PHOTOS AND CHRISTMAS MINIS
Looking for fun Christmas events and things to do with the kids and family.
Check out our Christmas Event Calendar at the bottom of this guide for fun events happening in and around Cairns including Christmas carols and Christmas markets, as well as places Santa will be visiting.
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Sensory Sensitive Santa
For those kids requiring a quiet time, if you have kids with special needs, who might find the regular Santa experience too overwhelming, then many places are offering these sensory sessions.
Times and days are limited and you definitely need to book.
Santa Photos At the Plaza
Visit Santa’s Garden this year for a truly magical photo experience in our brand new Santa set!
Santa will be calling Mount Sheridan Plaza home again this year until Christmas Eve in Centre Court, and the elves have built a spectacular new place to take your annual family photos in.
Set in Santa’s Garden, guests are invited to visit Santa for their traditional festive photographs – and this year, for something a little different, guests can have photos taken without Santa in our second set in the garden. All children booking sessions receive a FREE GIFT and magnet frame from Santa!
While they’re here, children can also write their wishes down in a letter and drop it in Santa’s mailbox for a reply from the jolly man himself!
Santa Claus is coming to Cairns Central!
Delight the littlest members of your family with a visit to Santa’s workshop. Find Santa nestled in his throne ready to add your Christmas wishes to his list, and of course, primed for the cutest photo opportunity.
Complete with twinkling trees, the cheekiest elves and your favourite carols, it’s the perfect place to capture magical moments you’ll cherish for years to come.
Santa Claus is coming to Smithfield Shopping Centre!
Delight the littlest members of your family with a visit to Santa’s workshop. Find Santa nestled in his throne ready to add your Christmas wishes to his list, and of course, primed for the cutest photo opportunity.
Complete with twinkling trees, the cheekiest elves and your favourite carols, it’s the perfect place to capture magical moments you’ll cherish for years to come.
Don’t forget to book your furry friends in for Pet Photography or book into Sensitive Santa so you can enjoy your memorable moment with Santa in a calm and relaxed environment.
ROVING CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS
Visit DFO Cairns on the 17th or 18th of December to meet and get a photo with one of Santa’s pals!
TIME: 10am – 1pm
DATE: 17th & 18th December
DATES:
Thursday 1st December – Saturday 24th December 2022
LOCATION:
Santa Set, near the food court.
BOOKINGS FOR SANTA PHOTOS
Bookings are highly recommended and can be made via the booking portal here: https://bit.ly/ESTPhotos
SENSITIVE SANTA SESSIONS
Sessions are limited and available Sunday 11th and 18th December between 9 – 10am.
Please book on the session labelled “Sensitive Santa” via the link: https://bit.ly/ESTPhotos.
CHRISTMAS FUN AT THE FUNEFARM
Check their FACEBOOK page for times and details – bookings absolutely essential!
Free DIY Santa / Xmas photo
All it takes is some flare and imagination, plus the help of great Christmas props to take your own Xmas photos.
Here are some venues that have done all of the set up for you.
We will add more as we find them.
Christmas Photo Booth
Santa At Cazalys
THURSDAY NIGHT 2ND, 9TH & 16TH DEC FROM 4.30-6.30PM
Bring the kids along to meet SANTA and receive a COMPLIMENTARY Santa Photo
in our unique Christmas Display
Merry Christmas from your community club Cazalys!
Private Property – Santa Selfies
Opposite the Trinity Beach State School on Madang Street
Santa has been seen on his sleigh at this Trinity Beach property most evenings between 5.30pm – 6.30pm, approx, however there is no guarantee that he is always here.
Free, however donations kindly accepted.
Check the kids About Cairns Facebook page for updates from Renee.
Madang Street, Trinity Beach (Private Residence)
Take photos on your own device for FREE
Donations accepted.
Santa and / Or The Grinch will be here!
Our friend, Resident Reindeer, Will be gracing us with his presence again this year for 1 week only.
Dates to be advised.
Visit their Facebook page for Santa Pete times, Grinch times, and to register your interest
Follow SANTA Pete – The Real Deal,
Make Christmas memories with your furry friends too
Smithfield shopping centre: 3rd ,10th & 17th December – 7am to 9.30am
Why should our furry family members miss out on the joy of Christmas?
From pampered pooches to feline companions and every beloved animal in between, book your Santa Paws Photo and capture the pawfect picture to sit in prime display position on your fridge door!
Pet Paw-traits
Pet Photography
Book your Pet Photos with Santa!
Why should your four-legged friends miss out on a pawsome experience with Santa? Bring them along for a Santa Photo too!
Online bookings are essential and sessions book out quickly. Please note, there will be no walk-ins available.
Saturday 4 December7:00 am – 9:00 am
Saturday 11 December7:00 am – 9:00 am
Many local photographers offer Christmas Minis. (Small photo pack)
some are traditional Christmas scenes, while others go for a tropical / beach style Christmas theme, which we personally think look fantastic.
Tropical kids Photography does Australian themed Christmas photos like Beach minis, Christmas arch and cookies and milk shoots.
They are almost booked out, but Miranda is putting on some extra Christmas beach minis. $60 for 5 high resolution images.
School Choir Competition
On Saturday 26 November Mount Sheridan Plaza are hosting a Children’s Christmas Choir Competition.
Join us for Sounds like Christmas and one of the most inspiring events in music in the region!
A celebration of Christmas and presentation of the beautiful voices from 200 local primary school students!
Huge prizes to be won! Winning School $1,000, 1st Runner up $500, 2nd Runner up $250.
Thursday 1 December
Esplanade Lagoon Plaza
5.30pm Queensland Youth Orchestras Big Band
6:00pm DJ Crazy Bron
7:00pm Christmas Tree Light Switch On, then the St Peters Lutheran College Concert BandPlease note that not all Xmas events happening locally have been included.
september, 2023
Let your little ones brighten up your Christmas tree with their very own Christmas Bauble!
