Melbourne is the Christmas capital of Australia, with our Christmas Festival comprising a centrepiece tree, events, activations and the famous projections, transforming the city from mid-November to Christmas Day.

?Our marketing campaign aims to draw visitors into the municipality to enjoy the unique festive experience our city offers.

How to get involved

Applications to be part of the 2017 Christmas campaign open on?25 August?and close on?7 September. The application form is available for?preview?so you can plan your submission now.

You can also view our fact sheet below?to see how you can take advantage of our free marketing channels this Christmas and reach more Melburnians than ever before.

Important dates:

  • Expressions of interest open: 25 August to 7 September
  • Christmas marketing campaign: 13 November to 25 December
  • Christmas Festival: 24 November to 25 December

?Christmas campaign results

More than 400 businesses participated in the 2016 Christmas campaign which delivered:

  • 80,000 visits to our?What’s On?website
  • 123,000 visits to our?blog
  • more than 10 million impressions through paid and organic social media reach
  • more than?20 million impressions through digital advertising
  • 2.5 million contacts through out of home?advertising
  • the Christmas guide to more than 400,000 people.

More information

To find out more,?please contact the Marketing team on?marketing@melbourne.vic.gov.au?or 03 9658 9658.