Bright's 'Winter in the Village' committee held it's inaugural festival last weekend to widespread success, with hundreds of attendees joining in the Christmas in July celebrations on offer.
With free admittance to all, festivities began on Friday evening as Father Christmas launched the festival at ‘Making Spirits Bright’ at 5pm, drawing in a line of families eager for a seasonal snap-shot.
Businesses in Barnard Street hosted late-night shopping hours to pair with a number of Christmas in July-themed activities across the weekend, including; the Star Road Trader fashion parade at Tigre Vita; the roaming Bright Singers performing Christmas carols around the area; and a paper-plane crafting competition with prizes for the design which flew the farthest.
Winter in the Village committee member, Amanda Hore, said Friday was a great success with attendees enjoying the vibe of the street on a winter’s night.
"We saw a lot of people having a great time, especially the kids," she said.
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"Everybody I spoke to at the fashion show at Tigre Vita on Friday night said they had a great time.
"We really enjoyed seeing some of the attendees dress up in their ugly Christmas sweaters on Friday night...that was great fun.
"We only had to cancel the outdoor events on Saturday because there was a lot of rain forecast, but it didn’t dampen Friday night’s celebrations and we saw no other complications throughout the weekend."
Ms Hore said the committee has a lot of awesome ideas for next year and they have already scheduled a planning session for mid-August.
"We’re looking to make it more than a weekend of activities, perhaps a week-long celebration at the next winter festival," she said.
"We look forward to putting on a bigger event next year."
