Take Your Seat at the ICC for The Greatest Christmas Show
On Sunday 13 December 2026, the doors of the Darling Harbour Theatre at ICC Sydney open twice — at 3.30pm and 7.30pm — for The Greatest Christmas Show, a touring family spectacular presented by Base Entertainment. Inside, a cast of dancers, aerialists, singers and an illusionist works through Christmas carols and classics, festive storytelling and new songs, with a Santa Claus appearance to close the arc. It is a large-scale production rather than a community concert, and the show has become a returning annual fixture on Sydney's Christmas calendar, listed within Darling Harbour's wider Christmas events programme.
Plan around the two showtimes. An afternoon performance suits younger children; the evening one leaves the rest of the day free for the harbour. Tickets start from $49.90 and are sold through ICC Sydney and Ticketek, so book early — the single Sydney date means demand concentrates on one day.
Build a Darling Harbour Day Around the Show
The venue sits at 14 Darling Drive, on the edge of Darling Harbour, which makes the performance easy to fold into a full day on the water. Arrive early, walk the waterfront, and let the show anchor your afternoon or evening.
- Pair the show with the harbour itself. The theatre is part of the ICC Sydney complex, so you can step out afterwards into the Darling Harbour precinct and keep the evening going.
- Check the wider programme. The show is listed on Darling Harbour's What's On page alongside the precinct's other Christmas events — worth scanning before you fix your date.
- Time your travel to the showtime. With performances at 3.30pm and 7.30pm, aim to be in the precinct well before curtain so the crowds and security queues don't eat into your day.
Where the Tour Goes If You're Extending the Trip
The 2026 tour runs nationally from late November to mid-December, so a Sydney trip can be stitched onto other cities if you're travelling through Australia in December. Sydney's date is 13 December; the surrounding schedule gives a sense of the tour's rhythm.
- Parramatta — Riverside Theatre, Tuesday 8 December 2026, 7.30pm, a western Sydney option before the Darling Harbour date.
- Canberra — Canberra Theatre Centre, Monday 7 December 2026, 6.30pm, an easy add-on for a capital-city detour.
- Brisbane — BCEC Great Hall, Saturday 12 December 2026, 2.30pm and 7pm, the day before Sydney.
- Adelaide — Entertainment Centre Theatre, Friday 11 December 2026, 7.15pm.
- Hobart — Theatre Royal, Monday 7 December 2026, 4pm and 7.15pm.
- Melbourne-area and regional Victoria — Narre Warren (Bunjil Place), Saturday 28 November 2026, 3.30pm and 7.15pm; Geelong (Costa Hall), Sunday 29 November 2026, 2.30pm.
- Gold Coast — HOTA, Thursday 17 December 2026, 4pm and 7.30pm, the tour's later run.
Make a December Weekend of It
Sydney in mid-December is deep in the Christmas season, and the show's single date rewards a little forward planning. Book the 13 December performance first, then build the weekend around Darling Harbour — the theatre, the waterfront and the precinct's Christmas programme give you a natural centre of gravity. Larger venues on the tour run multiple shows a day, but Sydney offers only the two performances, so lock in your preferred time early through ICC Sydney or Ticketek.
If you're coming from interstate, the tour's other December dates — Canberra on 7 December, Parramatta on 8 December, Brisbane on 12 December — let you combine the Sydney show with a broader Australian Christmas circuit rather than flying in for a single afternoon.
Start With the Date and Work Backwards
Sunday 13 December 2026 is fixed: two performances, one venue, one city. Decide whether the 3.30pm or 7.30pm show suits your group, secure tickets from $49.90 through ICC Sydney or Ticketek, and then plan the rest of your Darling Harbour day around it. With the tour running nationally through late November and mid-December, you have room to extend the trip — but the Sydney date itself won't wait.