This holiday season, make Glendale City Centre your ultimate destination for family fun and festive cheer. Conveniently located and accessible for everyone, they have a lineup of exciting Christmas events that you won’t want to miss!
As well as Christmas events, there’s so many reasons to head to Glendale City Centre in the lead up to Christmas. Shop at Woolworths, Coles, Target, Kmart, Event Cinemas and over 80 additional retailers!
Glendale City Centre is all about convenience, saving you time and money!
- Free parking
- Accessible single level layout
- Parking available directly outside stores
- Recently refurbished parents rooms near Kmart, Target, Woolworths & JB HIFI
- Easy click and collect options for most retailers
- All your essential shopping in one convenient location
Keep reading to find out what’s on this Christmas at Glendale City Centre, plus enter our competition to win a Glendale City Centre gift card!
Santa Photos
Join Glendale City Centre for a special holiday experience! Bring your family and friends to meet Santa Claus and create unforgettable memories with their professional photo sessions. Get a family photo with Santa at Glendale City Centre. There’s regular sessions, three Santa Pet Photography sessions, plus a Sensitive Santa Session in December.
This year, there’s special My First Christmas Sessions. Celebrate your baby’s first Christmas at Glendale with an extended 10-minute photo session and a beautiful keepsake print package! Plus, enjoy a BONUS 6×8 print, greeting cards, gift tags and digital downloads to share the magic with the whole family!
Dates: Friday 27 November – Wednesday 24 December 2026
Location: Located inside Event Cinemas.
Website: Glendale City Centre
Giving Tree
This year, Glendale City Centre are excited to announce the launch of their Christmas Giving Tree in in partnership with the Samaritans. Samaritans is here to support people in their early years of life through their work in foster care, family support and preservation. They are here to enrich and empower people’s lives through disability support and mental health programs. Click on the link for gifting ideas.
Date: TBC
Location: TBC
Find out more
Santa Cinema
Santa Cinema is a much-loved Christmas family tradition at Glendale City Centre. Sessions run over the three Saturdays on 6, 13 and 20 December as well as an Accessible session on Sunday 6 December. In the Accessible Santa Movie session, there will be Wheelchair access, reduced volume and dimmed lighting as well as Audio/Visual descriptive headsets available on request.
Get in quick – The tickets for Santa Cinema get snapped up fast. It’s a sensational price of $5 which also includes popcorn and a drink. It’s no wonder why Santa Cinema books out each year.
Date: Standard: Saturday December 5, 12 & 19, Sensitive: Sunday 6th
Time: 9:30 arrival for a 10am start
Cost: $5 per person (parents please make sure to book a ticket for yourself to enjoy this fun-filled experience!) Popcorn and drink included in ticket price
Location: Event Cinemas Glendale
Bookings live Monday 23 Nov
Community Choirs
Enjoy some Christmas tunes while you shop. Be entertained by The Brainwaves stroke survivors choir and The Unforgettables dementia choir.
Date: Tuesday 8 & 15 December 2026
Time: 11am
Location: Outside Best & Less
Charity Gift Wrapping
Need your presents wrapped? Visit the Christmas gift wrapping station in partnership with the Mark Hughes Foundation.
Volunteers will wrap your presents in exchange for a donation to the Mark Hughes Foundation. For a gold coin donation, a friendly volunteer will beautifully wrap your gifts, saving you time and adding a touch of festive flair to your presents.
Date: 9 – 24 December 2026
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm on Monday to Wednesday. 9:30am-6:30pm Thursdays, 9:30am – 3:30pm on Friday and 10am to 3pm on weekends.
Location: Outside Kmart