What's on across the Mid North Coast in December

The Mid North Coaster’s top picks for events happening in December includes budget-friendly options, from a musical and cabaret show, to an art prize and open studio day, and Christmas festivities of course.

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🟡 2025 Christmas Fair

The annual community celebration involves Christmas markets, a mascot race, food and beverage stalls and live entertainment including Christmas carols under the stars.

🗓️Friday 5, 5pm - 9pm
📍Town Green, Port Macquarie
🎟️Free event

🟡 Christmas in the Sky

Kids can write letters to Santa’s North Pole letterbox, get a photo with Santa, and enjoy snow machines and a bubble show. Not to mention unlimited rides for $30.

As the sun goes down and the stars come out, a drone light show will light up the sky from 9pm.

Catch it at Wauchope:

🗓️ Wednesday 10, 4pm - 10pm
📍 Wauchope Showground
🎟️ $12.90

Catch it in Coffs Harbour:

🗓️ Saturday 6 & Sunday 7, 4pm - 10pm
📍 Coffs Harbour Showground
🎟️ $12.90

🟡 Free photos with Santa

A free photo session with Santa is a welcomed gift.

Held in Kempsey, you’ll get two edited photos sent to you via email, so you can share with friends and family. The event is run by Macleay Valley Business Chamber, Kempsey Shire Council and Echo Voice & Data.

🗓️Saturday 13,  9am - 12pm
📍Echo Voice & Data in Smith Street, Kempsey
🎟️Free event

🟡 Bellingen Community Markets 45th birthday and end of year festivities

This celebration and market involves 200 stalls, including local creators, food, live music and entertainment.

Apocalypse Joe and the Coyote will perform on the main stage from 10am, followed by The Bellingen AkaBella Choir at 12.30pm.

And keep an eye out for the acrobatic circus performers throughout the day.

🗓️Saturday 20, 8am - 2pm
📍Bellingen Park - Corner of Church, Park & Ford Streets, Bellingen
🎟️ Free event. Gold coin donation optional

🟡 Ceramics Studio Open Day

Local ceramicist, Jann Kesby, will open her South Kempsey studio to the public to showcase and sell her recent works. Meet the creator to find out the story behind every item.

🗓️ Saturday 6 10am - 4pm & Sunday 7 10am - 2pm
📍38 Lily Lane, South Kempsey
🎟️ Free to attend

🟡 Sculptures Rock 

For the second year, Sculptures Rock will give the opportunity to artists from the region – and across the country –  to exhibit large and small sculptures, with the chance of winning a prize.

The Sculpture Prize, previously known as Sculpture in the Gaol, is now held on the Maritime Precinct grounds at South West Rocks.

Sculptures Rock is a collaboration between the South West Rocks Community Art Gallery and Macleay Valley Coast and offers a prize pool of $13,000.

🗓️Monday 15 December - Sunday 4 January
📍South West Rocks Community Art Gallery, at the Maritime Precinct
🎟️ Entries $25 (free for youth), free to view the art. 
ℹ️ Visit https://swrcag.com.au/sculpture for more information and to register. Registrations close 5pm, Friday 12 December.

🟡 Billy Elliot the Musical

Billy Elliot the musical is coming to Port Macquarie.

You might know the story by now, but in case you don’t: 11-year-old Billy Elliot is living in an era of uncertainty – under the reign of Margaret Thatcher and miner strikes in Northern England. A son of a miner and widower,  Billy’s life is changed one day when he finds himself in a ballet class after his weekly boxing lesson. 

🗓️Until Sunday December 14. For all December dates, click here
📍Player’s Theatre, Port Macquarie
🎟️$23 - $38, book tickets here

🟡 LASSU Cabaret

This adults-only show combines modern and traditional circus with cabaret dance to tell a story of a cosmic saloon located on the edge of the galaxy where space cowboys, alien drifters, the Rodeo Sisters and Rodeo Clown Rusty gather and “revive the magic that once filled the saloon”.

Watch teaser here:

🗓️Showing from 12 - 20 December
📍Macquarie Park, Port Macquarie
🎟️ Tickets from $78.51, 18+ event

We hope you enjoyed our rolling list of events happening monthly across the region.

If you know of an upcoming event you’d like to see included, email the details to [email protected]

Thumbnail: Bellingen Markets. Supplied.