North Lakes Christmas Carols, North Lakes

North Lakes Christmas Carols is a free community night presented by City of Moreton Bay, held on Saturday 5 December from 4 pm to 8 pm at Kinsellas Sports Complex, 1 Innovation Place, North Lakes. A fireworks display starts at 8 pm and lasts about five minutes, which makes it an easy pick for young families.

Entry is free and no tickets are needed. Pack a picnic rug and bring the family.

North Lakes Christmas Carols: dates, times and cost

• When: Saturday 5 December, 4 pm to 8 pm
• Where: Kinsellas Sports Complex, 1 Innovation Place, North Lakes
• Cost: free community event, no tickets
• Fireworks: from 8 pm, about five minutes

What’s on

The organiser lists:

• Live entertainment and festive favourites
• Sing-along Christmas classics
• Free children’s activities
• A special Santa visit
• A fireworks finale from 8 pm
• Food

No running order is published. The organiser does not name the food vendors or the performers.

Planning your visit

• Bring: a picnic rug, water, and a hat and sunscreen for the late afternoon sun. You can bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks.
• Time: the event runs four hours, so you can drop in for part of it. Fireworks start at 8 pm and last about five minutes, then floodlights come on so everyone can leave safely.
• Dogs: allowed, on a lead at all times. Owners must pick up after them.
• Accessibility: the site is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp at the main entrance. It is mostly flat but all grass, so wheelchairs and prams can struggle after rain. There is a parents room near the Event Information tent and first aid.
• Toilets: one permanent accessible toilet on site.
• Rules: the event is alcohol-free, glass-free and smoke- and vape-free. Weapons, tents or shade structures, pepper spray, fireworks and flares, and electric scooters, skateboards and bikes are banned. Mobility aids are fine.
• Rain: the event goes ahead in the rain unless there is a safety issue. Any cancellation is posted on the Christmas City of Moreton Bay Facebook page.
• First aid: trained first aid is on site.
• Questions: contact Tourism and Events Moreton Bay on (07) 3453 1400 or [email protected].

Which Moreton Bay carols night suits you?

City of Moreton Bay runs several free community carols nights across the December weekends, all from 4 pm to 8 pm:

• North Lakes Christmas Carols: Saturday 5 December, Kinsellas Sports Complex, with a fireworks finale.
• Caboolture Christmas Carols: Sunday 6 December, QSEC (no dogs).
• Murrumba Christmas Spectacular: Saturday 12 December, John Oxley Reserve.
• Pine Rivers Christmas Carols: Saturday 19 December, Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine, with fireworks.

If you miss one, the next weekend has another. Each page lists a carol sing-along and a Santa visit.

Making a night of it

A four-hour evening event on the grass goes better with a little planning. Arrive in the first hour so the kids can do the activities while it is light, then settle on the rug for the singing.

• Bring a rug or low chairs, drinks and snacks, and a light jumper in case it cools down after dark.
• Agree a meeting spot with older kids before the crowd builds.

Getting to North Lakes Christmas Carols and parking

Kinsellas Sports Complex is about 35 minutes by car from the Brisbane CBD (29 km). To go by public transport, put the address into the Translink journey planner and pick a trip that gets you there before 4 pm.

Parking is street parking only and it is limited. Follow the traffic marshals’ directions and do not block driveways. Accessible parking is available.

More carols and events nearby

• Redcliffe Peninsula Christmas Carols – another free carols night in Moreton Bay.
• Murrumba Christmas Spectacular – the Saturday a week later, at Murrumba Downs.
• Markets in Brisbane – days, times and places.
• What’s on in South East Queensland

Details can change, so check the organiser’s website before you go.

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