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December Holiday in Australia

December closes the year with Christmas on the beach and fireworks over Sydney Harbour, the city's foreshore filling early for the best view of the New Year display. The wet season breaks properly across the north, bringing dramatic afternoon storms and green landscapes to Kakadu and the Kimberley. Further south, long days and warm evenings set the tone for a month spent largely outdoors

December Highlights:

New Year's Eve fireworks over Sydney Harbour draw crowds to vantage points from the Opera House forecourt to Cremorne Point hours before the display begins.

Bondi Beach fills for a distinctly Australian Christmas Day, with barbecues and cricket on the sand a long running tradition.

The wet season sets in across Kakadu and the Kimberley, with dramatic storms and rapidly greening floodplains.

Warm evenings and long daylight hours make outdoor dining and rooftop bars in Sydney and Melbourne especially appealing.

Top 10 reasons to visit Australia in November

  • New Year's Eve fireworks over Sydney Harbour draw crowds hours before the display, one of the world's great New Year celebrations.
  • Bondi Beach fills for a distinctly Australian Christmas Day, with barbecues and cricket on the sand a long running tradition.
  • The Boxing Day Test brings cricket to the MCG, packing Melbourne's streets with fans in the days after Christmas.
  • The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race sets off from Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, one of the world's toughest ocean races.
  • Cherry season ripens in the Huon Valley and around Young in New South Wales, with orchards open for picking.
  • Falls Festival brings live music to venues around the country over the days between Christmas and New Year.
  • The wet season sets in across Kakadu and the Kimberley, with dramatic storms and rapidly greening floodplains.
  • Warm evenings and long daylight hours make outdoor dining and rooftop bars in Sydney and Melbourne especially appealing.
  • School holidays begin, filling the reef towns, beaches and national parks with families over the summer break.
  • Taste of Summer begins on the Hobart waterfront right at the end of the month, food, wine and music running through into January.

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