Go all country this Christmas with our market and festive shopping guide

The ultimate festive fare direct from the farmer

Skip the city crowds and queues this year and support producers from the country by heading straight to the source. You can’t possibly get fresher or more seasonal than buying the best tasting Christmas food at regional outlets, farmers markets or retailers who will thank you for shopping local.

Pick your own Christmas Tree!

Harvest Season at the Granite Belt Christmas Farm – Visit and pre-order to collect between 30 November to 23 December, open 9am to 4pm (Stanthorpe).

You select your perfect pine tree (which will smell incredible by the way) and staff will cut and net it for you for easy transportation. Bring the family to the farm, with Santa’s animals to feed and weekend appearances by Santa throughout the harvest.

Did you know? Real Christmas trees (cut) will keep in your home for three weeks if you keep them watered and out of direct sunlight and heat.

Order your Christmas hams and turkeys direct from the country butcher

In country towns and villages it’s the local butcher who’s the hero, sourcing the best cuts directly from farmers and graziers ready for your Christmas table. Kingaroy on the South Burnett is famous for their pork; Central Highlands and the Darling Downs have world-class beef, and the Southern Downs and Lockyer Valley boast some of Australia's best poultry, lamb, orchards and vegetable farms.

Many butchers let you order online with either pickup in person or in some cases, home delivery. To find out where to shop contact the Visitor Information Centre at major regional towns or visit one of our regular farmers markets for supplies, just remember to take your empty esky!

Toowoomba Farmers Market

• When: 7am - 12pm each Saturday
• Where: Under the windmills at Cobb + Co Museum, Toowoomba

Granite Belt Farmers Market

• When: 7.30am - 12 pm each Saturday
• Where: Farley St Piazza, Stanthorpe

The best Christmas markets to drive for

Empty the car boot and lace up your comfy shopping shoes as you hit these local markets – remember to pack your appetite too as you taste your way around the region:

Toowoomba Region

Bush Christmas Exhibition

• When: 9am to 6pm, 22 November to 1 December 2023
• Where: Masonic Centre, Toowoomba

Greenmount Christmas Twilight Markets

• When: 5pm to 9pm, Thursday 30 November 2023
• Where: Greenmount War Memorial

Festive Vibes Twilight Markets

• When: 3pm to 8pm, Saturday 2 December 2023
• Where: The Goods Shed, Toowoomba

Crows Nest Christmas Markets

• When: 7.30am to 1pm, 3 December 2023
• Where: Crows Nest Community Hub

Aberfeldy Christmas Twilight Markets

• When: 4pm to 8pm, 3 December 2023
• Where: Aberfeldy Farm, Westbrook

Clifton Christmas Markets

• When: 8am to 1pm, 9 December 2023
• Where: King Street, Clifton

Cambooya Community Christmas Markets

• When: From 3pm, 9 December 2023
• Where: Cambooya Recreation Grounds

Christmas Makers Markets

• When: 8am to 1pm, 10 December 2023
• Where: Railway Goods Shed, Victoria Street, Toowoomba

A Very Vintage Christmas Markets

• When: Morning of Saturday 16 December 2023
• Where: Royal Bulls Head Inn, Drayton

Cruise to Christmas

• When: Morning of Saturday 16 December 2023
• Where: Crows Nest Showgrounds

The Makers Market - Christmas Edition

• When: 9am to 1pm, 17 December 2023
• Where: Highfields Cultural Centre

Queens Park Christmas Markets

• When: 8am to 1pm, 17 December 2023
• Where: Queens Park, Toowoomba

Western Downs Region

Miles Handmade Christmas Markets

• When: From 9am daily, 2 to 15 December 2023
• Where: Miles Showgrounds

Christmas Street Party Markets

• When: From 6pm, Friday 8 December 2023
• Where: Lawnton Street, Wandoan

Goondiwindi Region

Goondiwindi Christmas Markets

• When: 8am - 2pm Saturday 2 December 2022
• Where: Goondiwindi Cultural Centre

Lockyer Valley Region

Mulgowie Twilight Christmas Markets

• When: 4pm to 8pm, 17 November 2023
• Where: Mulgowie Recreational Grounds

Christmas Markets at Forest Hill

• When: 8am to 12pm, 18 November 2023
• Where: Forest Hill School of Arts

Hatton Vale Christmas Markets

• When: 4pm to 8pm, Friday 24 November 2023
• Where: Hatton Vale State School

Gatton Christmas Markets

• When: 7am to 12pm, Sunday 3 December 2023
• Where: Gatton Showgrounds (via Woodlands Road)

Laidley Christmas Twilight Markets

• When: 4pm to 8pm Saturday 16 December 2023
• Where: Ferrari Park, Laidley

Plainland Country Christmas Markets

• When: 7am to 12pm Sunday 24 December 2023
• Where: Next to Porters Plainland Hotel

Southern Downs and Granite Belt Region

Jingle & Mingle Twilight Christmas Markets

• When: From 5pm, Friday 24 November 2023
• Where: Warwick Art Gallery

Christmas Market in the Mountains

• When: 8am to 12pm, Sunday 10 December 2023
• Where: Stanthorpe Showgrounds

Christmas Pop-Up Gift Markets

• When: 5pm to 7pm, Thursday 21 December 2023
• Where: St Mark's Anglican Church, Warwick

Central Queensland Highlands Region

Christmas Twilight Markets

• When: 4pm to 9pm, Saturday 25 November
• Where: Rotary (Panda) Park, Blackwater