The inaugural 'Winter in the Village' Festival will take place this weekend, with business owners in Bright's Barnard Street working hard to finalise plans for the town's Christmas in July-themed festivities.
This Friday, 25 July, Father Christmas will launch the festival at ‘Making Spirits Bright’ at 5pm and will be available for photos with families of all ages.
The festivities will continue until 8pm, under string light illuminated streets: featuring late night shopping, the Bright Singers performing Christmas Carols, fire pits and lots of fun activities for the family.
Star Road Trader will host a fashion parade at Tigre Vita in the evening, with the show starting at 6pm, festivities include a DJ, canapes and drinks on arrival.
"The retailers in Barnard Street will be open late on Friday evening, with lots of special offers on that night and throughout the weekend," Bowerbird owner Lenore Harris said.
Latest Stories
Starting from 4.30pm until 8pm on Saturday, 26 July, there will be a snow machine for children, live performances and music, food vendors and a secret judge to announce the winner of the best dressed for the night: so don’t forget to wear your ugliest Christmas jumper or best winter outfit.
Celebrations will continue throughout Sunday until 3pm, with fabulous offers and retail discounts for attendees.
One of the event organisers, Emma Evans, said the original idea of a Christmas in July celebration was transformed into a Winter Festival, centralised around Barnard Street and the Clocktower, with a chance to grow in future years.
"Our plans for the festival are going really well," Ms Evans said.
"We're on track and we're hoping weather is going to be nice over the next few days.
"We can't wait for this weekend."
Admittance to the festival is free.
Tickets for the fashion parade are $55 and available at the Alpine Hotel or online via: https://tinyurl.com/mryach8k
