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Christmas in the CBD
From: | Wednesday 30 November 2016 |
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To: | Wednesday 30 November 2016 |
Time: | 4:30pm - 08:00pm Wednesday 30 November 2016 |
Location: | Toowoomba CBD, , Toowoomba, Queensland 4350 Australia |
Celebrate the fun of Christmas time and jingle all the way down to Toowoomba's Christmas in the CBD on Wednesday, 30th November. Entertainment, activities, and market stalls will start from 4.30pm, followed by the lighting of the CBD Christmas tree at 7pm.
Santa and his sleigh will be a part of the street parade along Margaret & Ruthven Streets to City Hall, with City Hall coming to life in lights at 7.20pm.
Come and join the festive celebrations including face painting, Christmas markets, carol singers, a jumping castle and so much more!
• 3pm Road Closure – Close Ruthven Street between Little & Herries Streets.
• From 4:30pm:
* City Heart Christmas Markets - Gallery Park, Kwong Sang Walk, Ruthven St Sidewalk.
- Train jumping castle & Ferris Wheel on Ruthven St frontage of Village Green (Free)
- Face Painting (2 persons) outside Gelatissimo in Margaret St (Free).
Finish at 7:15pm
• From 5:30pm Entertainment & activity as follows:
- 5:30pm-5:55pm Helen Earley Ensemble outside Lincraft
- 5:30pm-5:55pm Sing Australia Kwong Sang Walkway
- 5:30pm-5:55pm High Altitude Harmony A Capella Group Gallery Park
- 5:30pm-6pm Toni Mitchell Duo City Hall
- 6pm-6:05pm Crowd warm up & poem with Toowoomba City Cheerleaders (outside Lincraft)
- 6:00pm-7:15pm Christmas Minstrels Helene & Fiona move around Eat St eastern end
- 6:05pm-6:35pm Harlaxton RSL Brass Band outside old Westpac Bank site
- 6:10pm-6:40pm Sing Australia Gallery Park
- 6:10pm-6:40pm High Altitude Harmony Kwong Sang Walkway
- 6:15pm-6:45pm Toni Mitchell Duo City Hall
- 6:30pm-6:35pm Crowd warm up and bracket of songs with Toowoomba City Cheerleaders (outside Lincraft)
- 6:38pm-6:58pm Helen Early Ensemble outside Lincraft
- 6:45pm-7:15pm Paul Priman Group – “All Saints” at Kwong Sang Walkway
- 6:45pm-7:15pm Tomnet Minstrels at Gallery Park
- 6:59pm CBD Christmas Tree Countdown with Toowoomba City Cheerleaders
- 7:00pm Light-up CBD Christmas Tree.
- 7pm-7:20pm Santa Street Parade rolling closure, Police Escort. Santa Sleigh procession leaves Lamb Street led by Harlaxton RSL Brass Band & crosses over into the northern laneway of Margaret St and heads east to the CBD Christmas Tree. Tree is and it then travels east on Margaret Street across Ruthven Street and up to Neil Street, completes a U turn and travels back down Margaret Street in a westerly direction to Ruthven Street. It then turns left into Ruthven Street and travels south up to Herries Street. When it is opposite City Hall is stops for a minute to enable a round of Jingle Bells to be played by the Band and then it travels to Herries Street and completes a U turn and travels back down Ruthven Street in a northerly direction and stops at City Hall. The area of Ruthven Street from Little St to Herries Street is closed from 3pm to 9:30pm.
- 7:20pm Light-up City Hall with Toowoomba City Cheerleaders
- 7:25pm Santa to leave via front door of City Hall
- 7:30pm-7:45pm Harlaxton RSL Brass Band from City Hall
- 7:30pm-8pm Tomnet Minstrels at Kwong Sang Walk
- 7:30pm-8pm Paul Priman Group – “All Saints” at Gallery Park
- 8pm End
- 9:30pm Road Opens
Toowoomba
Queensland
4350
Australia
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Booking information | Free to attend |
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Contact organisation | Toowoomba Regional Council |
Is food and drink available? | Yes |
Are toilets available? | Yes |
Is there disabled access? | Yes |