Buderim Community Christmas Carols
Enjoy Seasonal Community Spirit on the MountainBuderim Community Carols
Sunday, December (TBA) • 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Buderim Village Park, King Street, Buderim
Gold coin donation on entry
The much-loved Buderim Community Carols is a heart-warming family tradition for locals and visitors alike. Kids, parents, grandparents… everyone is invited to come together and celebrate the festive season under the summer sky.
As the sun sets, the stage comes alive with beautiful performances from talented local singers and choirs. Enjoy all your favourite classics, from “Jingle Bells” to “Silent Night,” as the sound of Christmas fills Buderim Village Park.
No Christmas Carols would be complete without a special visit from Santa Claus, bringing smiles, cheer, and plenty of Christmas magic for the young and young-at-heart.
Dinner, Treats and Fundraising
Make it a picnic night with a variety of food available for purchase from local community organisations, including:
Sausage sizzle from the Buderim Scout Group
Hamburgers from the Buderim Rotary Club
Hot dogs from the Buderim Lions Club
Fairy floss from the Buderim Foundation
Popcorn from Magnolia Health
Every purchase supports volunteer groups and local charities. Candlelite candles and novelty products will also be available to buy, with proceeds helping the BWMCA fund this wonderful event.
Learn Life-Saving Skills
We are excited to welcome back the Local Ambulance Association’s CPR Awareness Van. Discover valuable first-aid knowledge from experienced volunteers and learn important, confidence-building skills.
Be Part of the Buderim Spirit
More than just a concert, the Buderim Community Carols celebrate unity, generosity and the joy of the season. Bring your chairs or picnic rugs, gather your loved ones, and share in the peace and goodwill that make Buderim such a special place.
Wet Weather Plan
In the event of severe weather, the show will continue in the Buderim War Memorial Hall located beside the park. Please note that indoor capacity is limited.
FEATURED IN 2025:
* Cope Creative
* Buderim Youth Theatre
* Musical Theatre Holiday Intensive
* Elite Dance Institute
* 13 Ticks
* Mayor Rosanna Natoli as MC
The Carols are a great big community singalong, where you bring a picnic blanket, the family and join friends and neighbours in traditional Carolling and a fun stage show.
The traditional candles have given way to safer glow sticks and toys, on sale to entertain the young and young-at-heart.
In the event of rain, the Carols will move to the Buderim Community Hall across the road.
Carols Coord. Andrew Butterworth (Chair)
carols@buderim.com
Buderim Carols by Candlelight
The history of a true community event . . .
Buderim has seen a lot of people contribute to the Mountain’s amenity and community spirit through their actions on committees, organising events or just lending a helping hand on the day. If all of their names were placed on plaques around the Village, there would be precious little room for anything else! So most of the volunteers’ name and faces fade into the past. Fortunately, some of their contributions forge ahead when others take the reins and this is the case with the Buderim Community Carols.
This event has been running for over 20 years. At first held by local businesses through The Buderim Chamber of Commerce (now defunct), it was picked up by a handful of private Buderim residents with St. Marks Church for almost a decade, before being handled by the Buderim War Memorial Community Association (BWMCA).
The Carols were originally held in Wirreanda Park, but outgrew the capacity under the giant fig trees. The Buderim Mountain School Oval became the new venue and remained so, until a splendid new facility was built in the new Buderim Village Park. Originally candles were sold for use at the event, but this was deemed too dangerous in the changing face of community expectations.
Being an outside event in Summer, the weather has always been a concern for the Buderim Carols. There was a terrible period for 3 years in a row, where the rain washed out the Carols, when the Buderim summers moved from dry to wet. These days, the new Buderim Village Park and sound shell give some protection to the staging and equipment – although the past few years have seen the Summers turn dry, along with much of Australia. In 2020 COVID-19 decimated community events!
The Buderim Community Carols event has come a long way since the original Carols by Candlelight, held under the trees in Wirreanda Park so many years ago. Hopefully with community support, it will be around for many decades to come.
Buderim’s community has been built on volunteer participation, if you are a part of the community, be a part of what makes it great and get involved.