Christmas Vista Vibes ft. Lemonade

Christmas Vista Vibes: live music on the main lawn at Marnong Estate, Sunday 20 December 2026, 2pm to 7pm. Expect a mix of carols and favourites, so bring a rug and your Christmas hat, order a pizza and a glass of estate wine, and enjoy a great day out. Santa arrives at 4pm, and the iconic lamb spit and a spritz cart join Vista on the lawn.

Vista Vibes is free to attend. Come for the wine, stay for the story.

Christmas Vista Vibes at Marnong Estate

Lemonade is Anthony Impala and Leesa Farrugia. With more than five decades of performing behind him, Anthony delivers timeless hits from the 50s to the 80s, and the set adds Leesa’s vocals and harmonies for a fuller sound.

For Christmas Vista Vibes, Lemonade plays a mix of carols and favourites on the main lawn from 2pm, Santa arrives at 4pm, and the afternoon runs all the way to 7pm. Bring the kids, your Christmas hats and the camera.

The main lawn sits at the top of a 1,200-acre working farm and vineyard in Mickleham, with panoramic views in every direction. It’s 35 minutes from the Melbourne CBD and 15 minutes from Melbourne Airport, close enough for a spontaneous Sunday and far enough to feel like you’ve left the city behind.

Event details

• Date: Sunday 20 December 2026 (Christmas Vista Vibes)
• Time: 2pm to 7pm
• Music: Lemonade, with a mix of carols and favourites
• Santa: arrives at 4pm
• Bring: a picnic rug and your Christmas hat
• Where: The main lawn, Marnong Estate, 2335 Mickleham Rd, Mickleham
• Entry: free, no ticket needed
• Food and drink: Vista Italian Street Kitchen, the iconic lamb spit and a spritz cart, right on the lawn

Why Sundays at Marnong

Vista Vibes is the simplest way to spend a Sunday at Marnong Estate. There’s nothing to book and nothing to plan. Turn up with a rug, pick a patch of grass, and let the afternoon unfold with live music, good food and wide open sky.

Families spread out on the lawn, friends share a pizza and a bottle of estate wine, and couples stay on to watch the light change across the horizon. It’s relaxed, unhurried and easy to love, which is why so many people make it a regular part of their summer.

Seeing Christmas Vista Vibes is a good excuse to explore the rest of the estate too. Marnong is home to three restaurants, a Cellar Door, a Farm Shop and accommodation, all within a short walk of the lawn.

Make a day of it: stay for Melbourne’s best sunset

Vista Vibes is the start of the afternoon, not the end of it. Settle in on the lawn with a pizza and a glass from Vista, wave to the camels grazing in the paddock below, then book dinner and stay on for what we call Melbourne’s best sunset. On Sunday 20 December 2026 the sun sets at about 8:40pm, and the panoramic view from the estate runs 31 kilometres west to the horizon.

Book dinner at La Vètta, Marnong’s hatted restaurant, or at Cucina 3064, or start the day with lunch at La Vètta and wander up to the lawn as the music starts. For the full story, read our guide to the best sunset near Melbourne.

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