Victoria Park's Christmas Putt Putt

Overview

Once, getting festive in Brisbane didn't involve taking to the greens to putt your way through Christmas trees, decorations and all things seasonal under twinkling lights. Thankfully, that hasn't been the case in the River City for years. When the end of the year hits, Victoria Park's mini-golf course marks the occasion in the best possible way: by giving itself a jolly makeover.

Victoria Park's Halloween course is going strong now, but festive cheer, bells, bows and more will be taking its place from Friday, November 7, 2025–Friday, January 2, 2026. This is the excuse that you need to swap the backyard cricket for 18 holes this summer — and to battle your loved ones for supremacy in a different kind of sport when the holidays hit.

The seasonal makeover will deck the course with merriment all round. In past years, the course has sported holly, giant candy canes, gingerbread houses, elves, toy soldiers, polar bears, snowmen and everything else festive that it can think of. Reindeers and Santa are usually involved, too, and different sections of the 18-hole site tend to be designed around ideas like Chrissy Down Under, Santa's mailroom and Christmas morning — plus there's even been a festive feast fairway, The North Pole and a 'deck the halls' hole. If you drop by post-6pm, you'll take to the green beneath Christmas lights, naturally.

If you're not feeling the Christmas spirit, book out a Sip and Swing bay in the driving range for up to groups of six — where the drinks are flowing and no one will call you the Grinch.