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Christmas map

Your guide to all things merry in Melbourne this Christmas.

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Shopping

Shop the city's iconic laneways, malls and arcades to find the perfect gift.

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Melbourne Central building on busy Swanston Street.

1. Melbourne Central

People crossing the street outside QV Melbourne shopping precinct.

2. QV Melbourne

Entrance to Curtin House on Swanston Street.

3. Curtin House

Three levels of Emporium Melbourne shopping centre, busy with shoppers

4. Emporium Melbourne

Mezzanine view of the GPO arcade, housed in a heritage-listed building.

5. Melbourne's GPO

Rainbow-coloured design on The Strand Melbourne shopping centre in Elizabeth Street.

6. The Strand

Bourke Street Mall at dusk, with a tram and the GPO building in view.

7. Bourke Street Mall

Heritage-listed Royal Arcade undercover shopping arcade with glass roof and arched windows above each store.

8. Royal Arcade

A volunteer in a tourist info centre showing gift products to a smiling customer.

9. Melbourne Visitor Hub

A lavish 19th century shopping arcade featuring an impressive mosaic floor.

10. The Block Arcade

Shopfront of stores at entrance to Collins234, viewed from Collins Street.

11. Collins234

People sit on a bench outside the brightly lit windows of the Fendi store in Collins Street.

12. Collins Street

Collins Place concourse with scaffolding-type roof.

13. Collins Place

Heritage-listed Nicholas Building on Swanston Street.

14. Nicholas Building

Interior of the Cathedral Arcade, showing the glass ceiling and glass-fronted shops.

15. Cathedral Arcade

16. Flinders Lane

17. Degraves Street

See the beautiful floral decorations as a river of twinkly lights glows overhead.
A large outdoor mosaic sculpture of an abstract face, in front of the entrance to Southgate, with several tall buildings in the background.

18. Southgate

Crown Melbourne building illuminated at night by gas flares and reflections in Yarra River.

19. Crown Melbourne

Shoppers in DFO South Wharf.

20. DFO South Wharf

Entrance to Spencer Outlet Centre shopping complex.

21. Spencer Outlet Centre

A family walking through an indoor shopping precinct with large potted trees and plants.

22. The District Docklands

Smiling vendor selling a range of pastries, dips and spreads at Queen Victoria Market.

23. Queen Victoria Market

Things to do

Explore a wonderland of events and dazzling decorations as the city comes to life this Christmas.

Two performers dressed in Christmas outfits inside a large pink bubble with a Christmas tree surrounded by bubbles.

24. Bubble Show for Christmas

Capitol Cinema interior with brilliant pink lighting and large illumainted screen.

25. Christmas Cinema

26. Melbourne Town Hall Decorations

Crowds gathered around Federation Square's Christmas tree and decorations at dusk, with cafe umbrellas, Flinders Street Station and city buildings.

27. Christmas Square

28. Princes Bridge

Giant candy canes create a festive entrance to the city.
A couple walking past a deer decoration towards carnival rides, trees and crowds just before dusk.

29. Christmas Carnival

Evan Walker Bridge lit up at night with the city in the background.

30. Evan Walker Bridge

People standing around giant Christmas decorations with koalas climbing lit-up candy canes at Queensbridge Square at night, city buildings in the background.

31. Christmas at Queensbridge Square

Laser lights and Christmas bauble installation illuminating the Yarra River at night.

32. Crown Christmas River Show

33. Docklands Nutcrackers

All new nutcracker soldiers stand guard across Docklands.
Large golden reindeer statue in front of Melbourne city skyline.

34. Christmas Decorations

Christmas

Christmas events

Christmas events

Explore a wonderland of events and dazzling decorations as the city comes to life this Christmas.

Christmas eat and drink

Christmas eat and drink

Feeling festive? Sip mistletoe martinis at a rooftop bar or dine under the lights in a laneway.

Christmas shopping

Christmas shopping

Shop the city's iconic laneways, malls and arcades to find the perfect pressie.

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Iconic Melbourne shopping spots

Iconic Melbourne shopping spots

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How to spend 24 hours in Melbourne at Christmas

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View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Christmas with Silvie Paladino

Silvie Paladino performs with the Melbourne Opera Orchestra and chorus.