Stable at Riverway

The Stable is back at Riverway in 2024! This heartwarming Christmas Festival has delighted the Townsville community for 23 years. As the signature Christmas event of North Queensland, the festival draws over 30,000 people to Riverway for five exciting nights. The event brings to life the timeless Bethlehem Christmas story with live animals, convincing actors, authentic props, and a real Baby Jesus, to immerse attendees in the true spirit of the season which embraces families and people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. The Stable is a much-loved free Christmas festival, recreating Bethlehem with actors, animals and authentic sets. Heaps of interactive activities, fabulous entertainment, Cultural night, Christmas markets, JCActon extreme sports, puppet show, side-show alley, face-painting, aerialists, train rides and much more! This is their last year at Riverway and in 2024 we are bringing this unique festival to life for the Townsville community to experience the joy, hope, and meaning of Christmas through a free community event.