A Christmas market is taking over Little Malop Street this weekend

Laneway Christmas Market lands into Little Malop Street this weekend.

Central Geelong is getting coloured in Christmas cheer this weekend as the Laneway Christmas Market takes over.

An initiative from City of Greater Geelong, in partnership with Piccadilly Market, Creative Geelong’s May’d Christmas Festival and Market Square Shopping Centre, the Laneway Christmas Market will be setup from Friday 6 December between 4.30pm – 8.30pm until Saturday 7 December from 11am – 4pm, inviting Geelong to explore market stalls, engage in workshops and be entertained by roving performers.

Laneways Christmas Market

• When: Friday 6 December, 4.30pm – 8.30pm | Saturday 7 December, 11am – 4pm
• Where: Little Malop Street Central, Geelong

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Taking over Centrepoint Arcade and Market Square Shopping Centre, Laneway Christmas Market will see festive fun takeover on Friday in Christmas market form, offering handmade and unique gifts from local makers and artists, pop up food stalls with delicious food and drinks, and interactive workshops and activities including cookie decorating, bath crystal pop ups, children’s activities, exhibitions, Santa Photos, festive winders, interactive reindeers and live music and entertainment.

Highlights of the Friday include:

• Market stalls from Piccadilly Market and Creative Geelong’s May’D Christmas Festival Market, 4.30pm – 8.30pm.
• Delicious drinks and food truck offerings, 4.30pm – 8.30pm.
• Retro Christmas Tunes by DJ Wolfie, 4.30pm – 8.30pm.
• Cheeky, Festive, Roaming Characters, 5.00pm – 8.30pm.
• Make your own Bath Crystals, Pop Up, 4.30pm – 8.30pm.
• Cookie Decorating, Pop Up, 4.30pm – 8.30pm.
• Festive Windows, 4.30pm – 8.30pm
• Santa Photos, until 5.00pm (Market Square Shopping Centre)
• Santa Pet Photos, 5.00pm – 7.00pm (Market Square Shopping Centre)

On the Saturday, Creative Geelong’s MayD Christmas Festival and Market will be in full swing with unique gifts and products available from local creatives and artists. Santa Photos will be on offer again as will the interactive reindeer, festive windows and live performances. There will additionally be gingerbread decorating, community stalls and tasty treats and children’s craft workshops.

Highlights of the Saturday include:

• Creative Geelong’s May’D Christmas Festival, 11.00am – 4.00pm.
• Children’s Upcycled Tinsel Town Craft Activity & Selfie Experience, 11.00am – 2.00pm
• Roving Christmas Elves, 11.30am – 1.30pm
• Picnic Pop Up, 12.00pm – 3.00pm
• ‘Nikolas Ridiculous’ Performances, Circus Tent and Circus Play, 12.00pm – 3.00pm
• Mount Duneed Regional Primary School Choir Performance, 12.00pm – 1.00pm
• Geelong Harmony Group Choir Performance (Roving), 12.00pm – 2.00pm
• Murran First Nations Hub – Blak Xmas Market & Family Photo Booth, 9.00am – 3.00pm
• Gingerbread Decorating, 11.00am – 2.00pm (Market Square Shopping Centre)
• Santa Photos, 9.00am – 4.00pm (Market Square Shopping Centre)
• Santa Pet Photos, 4.00pm – 5.00pm (Market Square Shopping Centre)
• Festive Windows, 11.00am – 4.00pm

The market adds to the huge program of Christmas festivities taking place across the region this month, most significantly the Floating Christmas Tree at Geelong Waterfront which be turned on for nightly sound and light shows every 15 minutes between 8.30pm and midnight, at six minutes long, until Christmas. Joining the Christmas Nights series across Geelong, The Carousel will be holding family-friendly sound and light shows on 14 and 21 December from 5.30pm, catering to community members who find the normal 8.30pm start time too late.

Get on down and find some great gifts, or simple shimmy into the Christmas cheer.

More information on the Christmas Laneway Festival can be found here.

Words by Staff Writer