	{"id":98292,"date":"2023-12-04T04:58:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=98292"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:05:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T22:05:52","slug":"town-readies-for-festive-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/town-readies-for-festive-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Town readies for festive fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE town of Buninyong is gearing up for its annual Village Christmas Twilight Market to be held in the Town Hall precinct.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature food trucks, handmade craft stalls, plant stalls and a range of other gifts for sale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got 115 stalls at the moment and that\u2019s one of our biggest Christmas markets ever,\u201d said market coordinator Lisa Cressey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur spring market that we just had in October we had 126 stalls, so our market has become really, really popular with stall holders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt keeps getting bigger and bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sound of carols will also be ringing through the town with a performance in De Soza Park and a visit from Santa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got buskers singing Christmas music, Christmas products for sale and the Buninyong carols starting at 6.30pm,\u201d said Ms Cressey.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Cressey said the event always has a good atmosphere with the community coming together to get in the festive spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s usually lots and lots of people walking around enjoying food and drinks,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful market and one of my favourites of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To share the joy of Christmas, the town has also been decorated in red wooden bows made by the Buninyong Men\u2019s Shed and there\u2019s also a Christmas box located near the roundabout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sort of an information box with a map of the town as well and it is advertising all the Christmas stuff we are doing over the next months,\u201d said Ms Cressy.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the festive festival 12 elves have also been hidden across the town for children to find.<\/p>\n<p>Buninyong\u2019s Village Christmas Twilight Market will kick off from 3pm on Saturday 9 December in the Town Hall precinct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE town of Buninyong is gearing up for its annual Village Christmas Twilight Market to be held in the Town Hall precinct. 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