South Eveleigh will celebrate the festive season by transforming the precinct into Twistmas Town. featuring interactive workshops, art installations, family-friendly activities and festive surprises across Locomotive Street and surrounding areas.
“Twistmas is a celebration of community and creativity at South Eveleigh. The program has been designed to invite visitors of all ages to experience the precinct in a new way, while supporting our retailers and showcasing the energy that makes the space so unique,” said Michael Carabetta, Portfolio Manager at South Eveleigh.
Twistmas, a colourful and creative program will be running from Tuesday 2 December to Sunday 14 December and is designed to bring joy, play and imagination to the precinct, \offering both free and low-cost experiences for all ages, encouraging locals, workers and visitors to take part in creative activities and community celebrations.
Throughout the two-week campaign, South Eveleigh will come alive with festive colour, creativity and community spirit. Visitors can take part in arts and crafts and live entertainment, while enjoying the precinct’s cafés and restaurants including Anita Gelato, BrewDog and The Grounds Coffee Factory.
All events are free to attend unless stated otherwise below, with bookings required for select workshops.
Programming includes:
- Let it Glow: Live Colour Mural – Created in collaboration with artist Georgia Draws a House, visitors are invited to help colour a large-scale mural inspired by South Eveleigh’s architecture and community. Georgia will bring the mural to life in real time on 2 December, before the public is invited to add their own colour across multiple sessions. Free, drop-in.
- The Twistmas Express: Trackless Train Rides – A jolly, trackless train winds through the precinct to the sounds of festive tunes, offering fun for all ages. Free, no bookings required.
- Merry Makeover Station: Face Painting – Visitors can transform into festive characters, from sparkly snowflakes to reindeer glam, with the help of South Eveleigh’s face-painting elves. Free, drop-in.
- Say Sleigh! Christmas Photobooth – Strike a pose in front of the iconic 1083 train and meet Twisty Santa for fun, festive photo opportunities. Photos are delivered instantly to guests’ phones. Free.
- Jingle Bell Burn: Festive Fitness Class – In partnership with BodyFit Redfern, this dance-fitness session brings energy and laughter to the lunch hour with Christmas classics and high-spirited movement. Free, bookings essential.
- Wrap & Roll: Personalised Wrapping Station – Visitors can print their own custom wrapping paper featuring a self-portrait design, creating a personalised twist for gifts under the tree. $10 per sheet, walk-ups only.
- Anita Gelato Pop-Up Cart – The first 500 visitors each day can enjoy a free scoop of Anita Gelato to celebrate the season. Free (limited daily).
- The Twistmas Cracker Workshop – A guided craft session where participants can create bold, colourful fabric crackers for the festive table or as gifts. $10, bookings required. ● Deck the Doors: Dried Floral Wreath Workshop – Guests can design and create vibrant dried floral wreaths to brighten their home or workspace for the holidays. $30, bookings essential.
- Orna-make-It: Bauble Decorating – A drop-in workshop for children to decorate their own Christmas baubles and take home a piece of Twistmas magic. Free.
- Twistmas Trickery: Magic Show + Workshop – A festive performance followed by an interactive workshop where children learn magic tricks to perform at home. $5, bookings required.
About South Eveleigh
Mirvac, together with its consortium partners, Mirvac Wholesale Office Fund, Australian Retirement Trust and Centuria Property Funds, has revitalised South Eveleigh. Once the birthplace of Australia’s national rail network and the country’s successful industrialisation, the vision of the partners was to restore the precinct to its place as a technology and innovation powerhouse that will strengthen Sydney’s standing as a truly global city. South Eveleigh is a lifestyle destination and food mecca that welcomes, celebrates and enriches the lives of its communities.
The transformation has also enabled Mirvac to preserve and celebrate the heritage of the site through a number of initiatives such as the refurbishment of the Locomotive Workshops, an Australian-first Indigenous Community Rooftop Garden, public artworks and the integration of heritage artefacts as public art.
