A Very Surry Hills Christmas

Overview

While most of us need no help getting into the Christmas swing of things, a bit of extra local — Yuletide — love never goes astray in the lead-up to the big day. Cue the locally-focused A Very Surry Hills Christmas. Run by the City of Sydney, the one-day festival will take over Crown Street's Shannon Reserve for a festive pop-up on Saturday, December 16.

The goodies and activities on offer will reflect the area's status as one of Sydney's premier design precincts. Local artist Jeff McCann, who makes most of his colourful artwork from items considered trash, will construct giant 'Christmas' trees and design bespoke wrapping paper for the event. There'll also be workshops, run by a local artist, where visitors can have a crack at decorating gingerbread, learning to screen print and making their own personalised Christmas decorations

There'll also be free Santa photos and live entertainment for the youngsters, face painting for kids and kidults alike, and DJ tunes setting a festive soundtrack to all that Christmas shopping. You'll even score complimentary gift-wrapping for any purchases made in the Surry Hills village on the day.