Christmas Jazz Lounge

Overview

For an entire month leading up to Christmas, kicking off back on November 25, Brisbane's CBD gets into the festive spirit. King George Square becomes home to a 22-metre-tall tree, decorations line the Queen Street Mall and markets pop up. As part of a program called Christmas in Brisbane, City Hall gets bathed in nightly light shows, too, and roving performances take place along the mall.

Also on the Christmas list in 2022: a jazz lounge around the Queen Street Mall's stage, with performances by local quartet Scat. From Friday, December 9–Saturday, December 24, Brisbanites can stop by for a merry soundtrack that doesn't just involve listening to Mariah Carey and George Michael over and over (and over and over some more).

The jazz performances are free, and run for five hours daily across two time slots. Get all up in the Christmas jazz over lunch from 12–2.30pm or listen to smooth tunes from 5–7.30pm during late-night trading.

Or, if you have a hefty amount of shopping to do — or you work in the CBD — dropping by for both is definitely an option.