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Continuing Events Throughout December 2008 in Melbourne and Victoria

• 14 November 2008 to 26 January 2009 - The Circus Sunrise Spectacular - Combining traditional circus skills with aerial acts, hand balancing, juggling, wild west cowboys, trapeze and clowns at Water Front City.

December 2008 Events in Melbourne and Victoria

• 27 November to 1 December 2008 - The 12th Japanese Film Festival
   
• 1 to 7 December 2008 - Melbourne Homeless World Cup 2008 - International football tournament changing lives. 56 nations and 500 players will unite with one goal - to end homelessness. Street soccer matches will run each day and there will also be a cultural program. Free entry. Federation Square and Birrarung Marr.
   
• 6 December (Saturday) 2008 - Carols at the Convent - Australian Idol winner Kate DeAraugo along with Roy Best, John Lidgerwood, Alexandra Lidgerwood, Radio Rhythm and Orchestra Combined Choir will all perform at this annual event. 6.00pm at The Abbotsford Convent, 1 Heliers St, Abbotsford. For tickets or more information visit Carols at the Convent
   
• 6 December (Saturday) 2008 - An Amazing Christmas Celebration Concert - Featuring Silvie Paladino and The Australian Girls Choir. Adults $20, Concession $15, Children under 16 free. 7:30pm at The George Woods Performing Arts Centre, Yarra Valley Grammar School, Kalinda Road, Ringwood. To book tickets visit The Melbourne Staff Band
   
• 6 December (Saturday) 2008 - Plenty Valley Community Garden Xmas Fair - Plant sale, books, children's games, sausage sizzle, gardening workshops, music, face painting, and Christmas carols. 10:00am to 2:00pm at the corner of Fred Hollows Way and Morang Drive, Mill Park. For more information contact Sophia on 9353 1027.
   
• 6 December (Saturday) 2008 - Network Social Club Christmas Dinner Dance - Three course meal is included. Dress code is tie and jacket for men and semi-formal (cocktail) for women. 7:00pm at the Malvern Valley Golf Club. Payment is required by the 15th November - book through the Network Social Club
   
• 6 November (Saturday) 2008 - South Gippsland Country Music Festival - Country music, local acts, stalls, and kids activities. Tickets are $5 each or $20 per car (kids free). 11:00am to 7:00pm at Mossvale Park (halfway in between Leongatha and Mirboo North in Gippsland).
   
• 29 November to 7 December 2008 - The Great Victoria Bike Ride - Organised by Bicycle Australia. Cycling holiday starting and ending in Ballarat. It will also feature the countryside in and around the Grampians. Charity partner is Diabetes Australia (Victoria).
   
• 7 December (Sunday) 2008 - Eureka Festival - A free event featuring world music, belly dancing, indigenous story telling and old-fashioned games. The festival celebrates the 154th anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat. 10.00am to 6.30pm at the Eureka Centre and Stockade Gardens. For more information phone 03 5333 1854
   
• 7 December (Sunday) 2008 - 1st Annual Performance & Classic Car Display - Featuring hot rods, monster trucks, customs and classics, an Aussie and US muscle car display and trade stands. Plus a jumping castle, face painting and more. There will be prizes for Best Modified, Best Stock, Best Show, Best Commercial and Peoples Choice Awards. Entry is a gold coin donation and fundraising proceeds will go to the 1st Somerville Scout Group. 10:00am till 3:00pm at 4 Guelph Street, Somerville. For more information email enquiries [at] chevrolet.net.au
   
• 8 & 9 December 2008 - Billy Liar Auditions - Presented by the Frankston Theatre Group. Less than dedicated to his job as an undertaker's clerk, bored with his North Country family background, Billy Fisher takes refuge in his own invented world.  From 7.30pm at The Shed, corner of Somerset and Overport Roads, Frankston. By appointment only - call 03 9789 3273.
   
• 10 December (Wednesday) 2008 - International Human Rights Day
   
• 10 December 2008 to 6 June 2009 - Billy Elliot the Musical - The show is being performed at Her Majesty's Theatre. Book tickets through Ticketek.
   
• 10 to 14 December 2008 - Project Four "Emerge" - Presented by the Melbourne Ballet Company. Fusing movement, sound and vision with classically-based choreography. Tickets: $35 Full; $25 Concession and Groups 10+ (+ transaction fee); 10 December – all tickets $15. Book tickets by phoning 03 8290 7000 or buy online from the venue - Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran.
   
• 12 to 14 December 2008 - Meredith Music Festival - Meredith is a small town halfway between Geelong and Ballarat, 90 kms due west of Melbourne. The first festival was in 1991and it has grown every year. See the site for the history. (Accommodation in Geelong and Ballarat)
   
• 13 December (Saturday) 2008 - Inaugural Concert for the Shakuhachi Chamber Music Composition Competition - Featuring winning compositions from the USA, Australia, and Japan performed by Australian shakuhachi performers. 3:30pm at Melba Hall, University of Melbourne. Book tickets through the Shakuhachi Chamber Music website.
   
• 27 November to 13 December 2008 - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - Two men on a roadside are invited to take part in an impromptu performance by a band of traveling players. What follows throws them headlong into the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran. Book online or phone 03 8290 7000.
   
• 6 November to 13 December 2008 - Mini Christmas Fair - Presented by the Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria.  Exhibition of handspun, handwoven, handcrafted Christmas ornaments, cards, stockings and toys. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10:00am to 3:00pm. For venue information phone 9347 3008.
   
• 17 to 21 December 2008 - The Needle and the Damage Done - A romp by Fiona Scott-Norman through a top ten of the worst records ever released in the history of the world. Tickets: Full $25, Concession and Groups 10+ (+ transaction fee) $20. Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran. Book tickets by phoning 03 8290 7000 or through the venue
   
• 17 to 23 December 2008 - Is There Life after High School? - So what do you remember from high school? How many names and school songs and useless facts and disasters with the opposite sex are stuck in your head? No matter how long ago it was, some things you never manage to forget. Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran. Book online or by phoning 03 8290 7000.
   
• 19 December (Friday) 2008 - School Term 4 ends (see AU school holiday dates)
   
• 21 December (Sunday) 2008 - Kingston's Mordialloc Carols by the Bay - Entertainment begins at 6.30pm and the carols begin at 8.15pm at Peter Scullin Reserve in Mordialloc.
   
• 22 to 24 December 2008 - Walk Through Bethlehem - A living display of life in a small town at the time of Jesus' birth. See people of ancient crafts and trades as well as the stable with Mary, Joseph and their baby, Jesus. 9:00pm to 12.00am on the corner of High and Mansfield St Thornbury, VIC.
   
• 24 December (Wednesday) 2008 - Carols by Candlelight - In association with Vision Australia. A night of contemporary and traditional performers with all proceeds raised going towards enabling children who are blind or have low vision the ability to participate in every part of life they choose. Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Book through the Ticketmaster website or on 1300 136 166.  

• 25 December (Thursday) 2008 - Christmas Day

• 26 December (Friday) 2008 - Boxing Day
   
• 29 December 2008 to 1 January 2009 - Falls Festival at Lorne (Lorne accommodation here)
   
• 30 & 31 December 2008 - For the Good Times! - Presented by the Australian Pops Orchestra. Featuring Australian jazz musician James Morrison, the 60-piece Australian Pops Orchestra, and more. There will be three concerts at the Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre. For bookings visit Ticketmaster or phone 1300 136 166
   
• 30 December 2008 to 5 January 2009 - Peninsula Summer Music Festival
   
  • 30 December (Wednesday) 2008 - Gala Opening - Soprano Jane Sheldon will perform at 7.00pm at the Peninsula’s Montalto Restaurant.
     
  • 31 December (Thursday) 2008 - Viennese Soiree - String quartet, Ironwood, perform at 5.00pm at Main Ridge Estate.
    
    
• 31 December (Wednesday) 2008 - New Year's Eve
  • New Years Eve events in Melbourne from the City of Melbourne Council
    
  
  
• See January events in Melbourne & Victoria
   
• Art Exhibitions can now be found on the Melbourne Exhibitions page

December 2009

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  What's on in Australia and New Zealand

• Adelaide and South Australia events, public and school holidays in December. See Adelaide attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, historical sites, exhibitions & galleries, music festivals, theatres and Tours.
   
• Brisbane and Queensland events, public and school holidays in December. See Brisbane attractions including cinemas, concerts and festivals, exhibits and galleries, theatre and tours. See also events on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & North Queensland.
   
• Canberra and ACT events, public and school holidays in December. See Canberra attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Darwin and Northern Territory events, public and school holidays in December. See Darwin attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Hobart and Tasmania events, public and school holidays in December. See Hobart attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Perth and Western Australia events, public and school holidays in December. See Perth attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Sydney and New South Wales events, public and school holidays in December. See Sydney attractions including local activities, cinema, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatre and tours.
   
• New Zealand events, public and school holidays in  December. See New Zealand experiences including day tours, rail tours and package tours.