Christmas at Broadway Sydney

Overview

This year, Broadway Sydney has gone all out for the festive season — aiming to make this Christmas the 'bestmas'.

You'll see this the moment you step through its doors. The entire shopping centre has been decked out with seasonal decorations, from an abundance of fairy lights to the many installations that hang from the ceilings and adorn the walkways. It's a proper summer wonderland.

But the centre is going well beyond decorations for Christmas — there will be a jolly Santa ready to pose for photos within a huge hot air balloon set within a starry night-scene. Broadway even has Sensitive Santa bookings available for those families that need a little extra calm during portrait time.

A separate pop-up Christmas studio has been set up for your four-legged friends, too. You can get them all dressed up for some paw-fect portraits with some of the colourful accessories available.

And if you visit Broadway on Thursday, December 15 (from 1–6pm),  you'll likely run into a roaming Grinch. Then on Friday, December 16 (from 10am–5pm) the Grinch will join Santa for some extra fun festive family portraits.

And if you're a shocker at gift wrapping — or just don't have the time  — Broadway has set up a gift-wrapping station, giving all proceeds to the Chris O'Brien Life House. This will be open every day until Friday, 23 December, meaning even your last-minute gifts can be expertly wrapped. Plus, it will only cost you $2 per gift.

To help shoppers spread the festive spirit, Broadway has also partnered with the Addison Road Community Organisation. Within the centre, you'll find a large donation box for visitors to fill with all kinds of gifts. These will go into 2000 Hampers of Hope before Christmas Day, which the Addi Road team will distribute to those who would otherwise go without.

And anyone who spends $100 at Broadway can go into the draw to win one of six specially curated Christmas prize packs. Each is themed and comes with a huge selection of prezzies — you've got The Party Santa, The Beauty Santa, The Foodie Santa, The Summer Santa, The Fashion Santa and The Homewares Santa.

For a chance to win, simply scan the promotional QR code when visiting the centre or enter the competition via the online portal. You'll also need to attach a receipt to show you've spent at least $100 in the centre.

There are stacks of festive things to do at Broadway this year — who knows, it might just help make this Christmas the 'bestmas' after all.

Visit the Broadway Sydney website to see its extended hours, make Santa bookings and sign up to win one of the six different gift boxes.