	{"id":62557,"date":"2022-12-09T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=62557"},"modified":"2022-12-08T09:09:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:09:11","slug":"christmas-wonderland-at-gala-and-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/christmas-wonderland-at-gala-and-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas wonderland at gala and markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JOHNSTONE Park will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland this Saturday, December 10 in support of the Barwon Health Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Geelong Connected Communities Gala Christmas Concert and Markets will present free, festive fun for the whole family, with gates opening at 4pm ahead of performances from 6.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>There will be Christmas stalls from local makers offering a range of products for people to browse and buy, helping shoppers to tick off their festive purchases by supporting small business.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;Kids Zone&#8221; will feature sport and craft activities by Kelly Sports, face painting elves by The Party Girl and roaming entertainment by Fresh Creative Entertainment including stilt walkers and jugglers.<\/p>\n<p>There will be an artist doing caricatures, photo opportunities with the 2022 AFL Premiership cup won by the Cats, and a Selfie Santa Station where families can take a happy snap with the of the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Popular children&#8217;s entertainers The Mik Maks will host the two-hour concert as well as perform in it, and the lineup also includes some of the region&#8217;s best musical talent including Imogen Brough, Stellar Perry, and Kim Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be a special performance by The Kings of Christmas, Rob Mills and Bobby Fox, which will provide a preview of their new show of the same name at Costa Hall later this month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62564\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62564 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/12\/KingsofChristmas_10711-1-e1670384361521-600x380.jpg?_t=1670384366\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kings of Christmas, Rob Mills and Robby Fox, will give a preview of their Geelong show later this month. Photo: FACEBOOK\/THE KINGS OF CHRISTMAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The star-studded line up will also include acts such as Karen Feldman&#8217;s Dance Studio, With One Voice Choir, Pitch Perfect Singing School, Geelong Concert Band and Geelong Highland Pipe Band.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a surprise on-stage appearance from Santa Claus and Mrs Claus.<\/p>\n<p>The festive community offering is part of the Barwon Health Foundation&#8217;s Wish Upon A Star Christmas Appeal, which raises funds to support local sick children<\/p>\n<p>Barwon Health Foundation executive director Zoe Waters said she was looking forward to spreading some festive cheer across Geelong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This very special free event will brings smiles to the young, and young at heart, combining a range of different activities and performances that are sure to help local families make happy Christmas memories that will last a lifetime, all while helping other local families in need,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to donate to the Wish Upon A Star Christmas Appeal, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/barwonhealthfoundation.org.au\">barwonhealthfoundation.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHNSTONE Park will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland this Saturday, December 10 in support of the Barwon Health Foundation. 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