Christmas at UPTOWN

Uptown Brisbane is bringing all the holiday magic and wonder back to the Queen Street Mall and Brisbane City this November and December, decking the retail and food halls piece by piece into a Christmas destination filled with a brick-load of festive fun, creative joy and tiny toys.

Experience Christmas frivolity with workshops and FREE activities for all ages, LEGO brick window displays and get involved with charitable initiatives in Uptown at the top of the Queen Street Mall.

Ben The Brick Builder will reimagine Uptown for the holiday season, creating Festive Windows from LEGO bricks that capture both timeless traditions and a modern vision of a River City Christmas.

Uptown LEGO brick Windows - Enjoy a Brisbane City Christmas tradition with three festive scenes that capture the Uptown spirit – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Winter Wonderland and Festive Postcard – rendered in LEGO bricks by The Brick Builder. Uptown Queen Street Mall windows, Nov 15 - Dec 24. Free

Master Builder Workshops - Book in to learn all the creative tricks and construction techniques in a dedicated hands-on workshop delivered by Ben The Brick Builder, including your own personalised, festive LEGO brick bauble decoration to take home. Uptown, Level 2 (outside Daiso) Nov 28-Dec 24 (Twice daily Sat & Sun) Daily from 10am. $35pp. Bookings essential, 

LEGO brick Play Zone - Have a block party with LEGO bricks in Uptown’s free festive activity spaces. Stamp your own Christmas card, contribute to a large LEGO brick by numbers artwork and take a selfie with the 2.1m-high LEGO brick tree for a ‘block’-buster photo opp. Uptown, Level 2, Nov 28-Dec 24 (from 10am daily) Free

Charity Gift-Wrapping Station - Uptown is partnering with Heart Kids and the Sommerville Rural & Regional Scholarship in Memory of Kate Benjamin to provide gift-wrapping services, adding the finishing festive touch to up to three items for a donation. Uptown, Level Q (outside Just Jeans) Dec 12-24 (from 10am daily). Donation

Make more of your Uptown moment with a visit to two immersive onsite exhibitions, open daily from 9am Monday to Friday and from 10am on Sunday. Enjoy a mesmerising multisensory experience at the colour-saturated, interactive Dopamine Land and the intriguing Titanic: The Human Story exhibition with personal items and artefacts from passengers and crew. Open daily Mon-Fri from 9am, Sun from 10am. Bookings online only.

With plenty of Christmas cheer across six levels of shopping and the CBD’s largest food court, there’s something for everyone at Brisbane’s favourite festive destination in the City to dress up, eat up, play and be jolly this holiday season!

Need to know - Uptown offers easy access to festive shopping and activities with $10 online weekend parking and $10 parking after 4pm on weekdays. For safe, stress-free and convenient entry to the Queen Street Mall, book online

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