December 18

Hello Canberra,

Hello Canberra,

📆 Today:Christmas Lights in Canberra + Fresh Seafood

⛅️ Weather: 27°. 40% chance of a shower in the morning.

🎄 Canberra Christmas Lights Map

Discover the best Christmas light displays around Canberra with the Canberra Christmas Lights Map. If you've spotted an especially impressive display, let me know so I can share it! Details here.

🦪 Where to Find Christmas Seafood in Canberra

Alpha Fresh: Local grocery delivery service Alpha Fresh has a large range of seafood available, including seafood platters. They are delivering all the way up to Christmas Eve. Details here.

Banjos Oysters: Banjos Oysters, located on the south coast, will be delivering fresh seafood to Canberra on Christmas Eve, including oysters, direct from their Merimbula farm. They will also be at the farmers markets this weekend. Details here.

Fyshwick and Belconnen Markets: The seafood vendors at the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets and Capital Food Market are always a popular choice for fresh seafood on Christmas Eve. You should expect a wait of up to 40 minutes in the queue.

Narooma Seafood Direct: Narooma Seafood is accepting orders for prawns and oysters for pickup in Watson on December 23. Details here.

Coming Up: 🎶 Amy Shark

8-time ARIA award winner and alt-pop singer-songwriter Amy Shark will be coming to Canberra in January. For the first time ever, Amy will perform the entire set acoustically, with supporting emotional and honest stories for every song. Details here.

🎸 Live Music This Week

Celebrate Fun Time Pony's first birthday this Saturday with indie-pop band Archie, supported by Cheeky Leash and Stella EVE. And for a dose of nostalgia, head to Smith's for Canberra Bands of the Naughties, featuring reunions of bands that graced Canberra's stages in the 2000s.

Thursday

• PUNKMAS @ Smith’s Alternative

Friday

• Salonistas (country/alternative) @ Dickson Taphouse
• Adventure St @ Old Canberra Inn

Saturday

• The BIG Christmas Hootenanny @ Live at the Polo
• Archie (indie) @ Fun Time Pony
• Canberra Bands of the Naughties @ Smith’s Alternative
• Leo Joseph (blues) @ Smith’s Alternative

Sunday

• Croaker & The Honeybee @ Dickson Taphouse
• An Anti Christmas Celebration @ Smith’s Alternative
• Eden Plenty @ Old Canberra Inn

🧘‍♀️ Something to do: Yoga in the Gardens

Unwind and stretch in the serene surroundings of the elegant gardens at the Hyatt. Classes run on Saturday mornings throughout December and January. Details here.

With events winding down for the year, issues this week will be a bit shorter. This Saturday will be the last issue of Canberra Digest for 2024.