The best Christmas in July Sydney events and dinners this winter

Christmas in July Sydney is in full swing this July, with restaurants, pubs and venues across the city serving up slow roasts, festive banquets and warming drinks that make a compelling case for celebrating Christmas twice a year. Here’s where to go.

Three Blue Ducks, Rosebery 

Three Blue Ducks is celebrating Christmas in July on Sunday 26th July, with lunch and dinner available. The menu includes a Christmas Gilda with grilled chorizo, pineapple, cheddar and onion to start, followed by a ham and turkey roast with Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets and proper gravy, finishing with Christmas pudding and eggnog custard. Mulled wine available throughout.

• PRICE: $79pp adults, $25pp children
• WHEN: Sunday 26th July, lunch and dinner from 11:30am
• MORE INFO: threeblueducks.com/whats-on/christmas-in-july

Chiswick Woollahra

Chiswick is going all in for one night only, decking out the restaurant with Christmas crackers and festive tunes for a set menu built around wood-fired turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy, alongside Chiswick-glazed ham and roast vegetables. Dessert covers both Christmas pudding with brandy custard and Christmas trifle. Seasonal cocktails include a Hot Buttered Rum and a Coffee Cocktail with cognac and tawny port.

• PRICE: $100pp, $30pp for children 12 and under
• WHEN: Sunday 26th July, one night only
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Paddo Inn, Paddington

Paddo Inn is turning Sundays in July into a festive roast with complimentary mulled wine on arrival and live music. Guests settle in for a hearty roast from Il Baretto with seasonal vegetables, crispy potatoes and all the classic trimmings.

• PRICE: $60pp
• WHEN: Every Sunday in July, sittings at 1pm and 5pm
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The Bank Hotel, Newtown

The Bank Hotel is hosting a dog-friendly Christmas in July celebration in collaboration with Pupsy, with pet stalls, Santa photos, giveaways and prizes for best-dressed pups. Running from 12pm to 3pm, $7 schooners available throughout.

• WHEN: Saturday 18th July, 12pm to 3pm
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Forrester’s, Surry Hills 

Forrester’s is running a Christmas in July banquet all month, available for groups of four or more. The shared menu covers pea and feta fritters, crackling pork belly with salsa verde, Yorkshire puddings, mashed potato and gravy, braised red cabbage and sticky date pudding to finish.

• PRICE: $82pp
• WHEN: All July 2026
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The Botanist, Kirribilli 

The Botanist is serving a premium Christmas in July banquet throughout July for groups of two or more, opening with cacio e pepe arancini and grilled king prawns before moving to Wagyu roast sirloin with jus and Yorkshire pudding. Dessert is a Christmas trifle with a mini espresso martini. Optional add-ons include fresh WA black truffles and grilled half-shell scallops. On Sunday 26th July from 12pm, a special Christmas in July Party adds live music from local artists.

• PRICE: $88pp
• WHEN: All July 2026, party on Sunday 26th July from 12pm
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The Marly, Newtown

The Marly is skipping the roast and going straight to the dancefloor for a festive House Party Saturday on 25th July. Live DJs, complimentary Santa hats, a festive photobooth and an ugly Christmas sweater competition. Free entry for early bird ticket holders arriving before 11pm.

• WHEN: Saturday 25th July, from 9pm
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Rick Stein at Coogee Beach 

Rick Stein is bringing a proper Cornish Christmas to Coogee with a set lunch on Sunday 12th July built around roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, Christmas ham, bread sauce, cranberry sauce and gravy. Optional upgrade to a half rock lobster thermidor. A smaller Christmas a la carte menu runs alongside the main menu from 14th to 31st July.

• PRICE: $120pp adults, $60pp children, optional rock lobster upgrade $100
• WHEN: Sunday 12th July set lunch (SOLD OUT). New date added: Friday 24 July. A la carte Christmas menu 14th to 31st July.
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Worth the Drive…

Saddles Mount White

Saddles is hosting a one-off Christmas in July Luncheon in The Barn on Friday 24th July, set across five long communal tables in a cosy country setting one hour from Sydney. The menu runs from pigs in blankets and salmon gravlax canapés to roasted turkey with cranberry juniper sauce, honey and clove-glazed ham, winter vegetables and Saddles’ signature pavlova. Mulled wine and a take-home gift included. Five per cent of every ticket sold is donated to the Bill Crews Foundation.

• PRICE: $85pp including a glass of Prosecco or non-alcoholic wine
• WHEN: Friday 24th July
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Anchorage Hotel and Spa, Port Stephens

Two and a half hours from Sydney, the Anchorage Hotel and Spa is running a Christmas-inspired dinner every night throughout July at The Galley Kitchen, starting with mulled wine and cheese in reception. Available from 5:30pm nightly with the hotel in full festive décor. Bookings essential.

• PRICE: $90pp
• WHEN: Every night in July from 5:30pm
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