If you're looking for a Christmas outing that feels a little bit magical - slower, warmer and more intimate than the crowded suburbs - Dayboro Up Late (Xmas Edition) is the perfect evening for you!

Instead of rushing around a chaotic shopping centre or battling for a table in the city, visitors can wander Dayboro's welcoming main street as local businesses open later for one night only. Picture twinkling fairy lights, delicious food and drinks, unique gift shopping, and that unmistakable country-town friendliness you simply can't manufacture.

This isn't a market, a street festival, or a ticketed event - it's simply Dayboro doing what it does best: keeping things relaxed, community-focused, and full of Christmas cheer.
 

What to Expect

Stroll past beautifully lit shopfronts, explore boutique and handmade wares, enjoy something sweet, savoury, or a drink, and soak in the soft twilight atmosphere.

Participating businesses will offer extended trading hours, festive displays, special offers, and plenty of Christmas spirit. From artisan creations and antiques to sweet treats and handcrafted goods, there's something for every last-minute shopper.

Two community groups will also be joining us with seasonal goodies:

• Dayboro Lions - selling their much-loved Christmas cakes

• Dayboro Historical Society - offering homemade biscuits, jams and more

It's the perfect excuse to support local volunteer groups while ticking off presents, stocking fillers and edible gifts.

If you're planning to stay for dinner, drinks or dessert, several cafés and restaurants along Williams and Mackenzie Streets will be open - ideal for a relaxed end-of-year catch-up with friends, family or colleagues.

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Participating Local Businesses

Many of our local shops, cafés and the pub will be open, welcoming you to explore the main street at your own pace.

Make sure you plan to stop into:

The Churn Room
The Churn Room is truly a creative destination - part artisan store, part gallery, and part workshop space. Discover handmade, thoughtfully crafted pieces from local and emerging makers, along with original artworks in the Mezzanine Gallery, and unique seasonal gifts in the Christmas Room. It's a place to wander slowly, meet makers and take home something meaningful and beautifully made.

Art Escape
Whether it's a paint-and-play session, a clay-and-cocktails evening, or a date night designed to spark creativity and laughter, Art Escape helps you discover your inner artist (even if they’ve been hiding). During Dayboro Up Late, they'll be running drop-in ceramic painting in their uplifting creative space.

Bohemian Décor
A much-loved antique store filled with rare books, artwork, ephemera, and vintage pieces. Also home to the Dayboro Leatherwork Collective - makers of traditional, handcrafted leather goods. Spend $25 during the Dayboro Up Late evening, and go into the draw to win a $100 Bohemian De'cor voucher, full details in store.

Our Kitchen Garden
An ever-evolving range of rustic kitchen and homewares, including seed boxes, napkin holders, pasta trees, rolling pins, bread boards, festive decorations and more - practical, tactile objects that celebrate the comforts of slower country living.

Hay Cottage
Offering high-quality handmade art and craft created by members of the Dayboro Arts & Crafts Association. Hay Cottage is the oldest surviving privately constructed residence in the Pine Rivers region, originally built in 1869 and relocated to its current Williams Street location in 1989.

Dayboro Info Cottage
The Dayboro Historical Society will have its stall on the verandah, and inside you'll find the best place to find information about accommodation, activities, sightseeing and walking trails across the region.

Treasure Tribe
A much-loved destination for unique gifts, homewares and treasures, including artwork in The Artist Cove gallery space. There's always something unexpected to discover.

Sugar Rush
A family-owned business with over 200 varieties of high-quality confectionery - from gummies, sours and liquorice to international treats and freeze-dried candy.

Silverwood Café
Located on the corner of Williams Street and Mount Mee Road, Silverwood Café offers relaxed alfresco dining and a fully licensed bar. Book ahead for dinner, and enjoy a cocktail from The Wood Bar under the evening sky.
 

Why This Evening is Worth the Trip

Dayboro Up Late is the perfect opportunity to unwind, gather the people you love, and let the busy lead-up to Christmas slow down, even just for a few hours.

There's something special about browsing locally made gifts, speaking with small business owners, watching fairy lights glow against heritage shopfronts and gum trees, and experiencing a festive night that feels… well, exactly how Christmas should.

Whether you’re a local or visiting from Brisbane, Samford, the northern suburbs or beyond, this is a night to explore, indulge and connect.
 

Event Details

Date: Friday 19 December 2025
Time: 4.00pm - 8.00pm
Location: Williams & Mackenzie Streets, Dayboro
Cost: Free entry - just bring your enthusiasm (and maybe a shopping bag!)
 

Make a Night of It

Bring your partner. Bring your kids. Bring your friends. Bring your colleagues. Come for the shopping. Stay for dinner. Leave with memories - and maybe a few bags of treasures.