Friday 25 December 2026 from 12pm, on the Esplanade in Surfers Paradise. Tickets from $349 per person.

Christmas Day, but from above the Pacific.
Doors folded back, an arrival cocktail in your hand from 12pm, an abundant Mediterranean and Australian seafood buffet and three hours of wine, beer, and spritz with the ocean out front.
Santa stops in with gifts for the children and nobody does the dishes.


Friday 25 December 2026. Doors open at 12:00pm and the event finishes at 4:00pm (buffet open 12:00pm–3:00pm). It is a family-friendly event.
An arrival cocktail (or mocktail), a three-hour beverage package (beer, wine, spritz, soft drinks, and juices), a full Mediterranean and Australian hot and cold Christmas buffet, and a visit from Santa with a gift for every child aged 12 and under. Standard tickets are $379 per adult, $179 per child 12 and under, and children under 5 eat free (Early Bird tickets were $349 adult / $159 child). A cash bar is also open throughout the afternoon for anything outside the package and stays open after the beverage package concludes.
Yes. Christmas at Valentina is open to the entire family. Children under 5 eat free, children 12 and under have a dedicated ticket price, and every child 12 and under receives a Christmas gift directly from Santa during his afternoon visit.
Valentina is on Level 2 at Peppers Soul, 8 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast.
Yes. Peppers Soul is in the same building. Call Peppers Soul Reservations on 07 5635 5700.