SANTA is set to take a break from delivering presents to pop into Bangalow Showground for the town’s annual Christmas Eve Carnival on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Bangalow Lions Club president Greg Nash said Santa will arrive in a fire engine around 5pm and give away free ice-blocks and lollies to children.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very family-focused event,” he said. “We are inviting people to bring a picnic blanket and set up on the village green between the Lions Club Kiosk and Moller Pavilion and have a lovely afternoon.”<\/p>\n
There will also be face painting, tie-dye making, stilt walkers and a breakdancing performance at the event.<\/p>\n
Christmas Belles Choir, Shorty Brown the Clown and multidisciplinary artist The Space Cowboy, who is known for his daring sideshow stunts, will also entertain the crowd.<\/p>\n
“This guy is absolutely crackers,” Mr Nash said. “He gets up on a unicycle and swallows swords and juggles operating chainsaws. He’s born and bred in Byron Bay and has performed in circuses all around the world.”<\/p>\n
The event will culminate with a fireworks show at 7.45pm.<\/p>\n
Bangalow’s Christmas Eve celebration has been running in various forms since the 1950s.<\/p>\n
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the town’s main street was shut down for the event.<\/p>\n
Bangalow Lions Club took it on after the Chamber of Commerce disbanded and it was moved to the Showground for several reasons, including parking, permits and insurance.<\/p>\n
But Mr Nash said the Showground was the ideal place for the celebration, with Santa circling the ring in the fire truck.<\/p>\n
“I have travelled to all the showgrounds around with the pony club and I think Bangalow is the most picturesque in the Northern Rivers,” he said. “It’s a really safe, spacious, beautiful place to spend a few hours with your family and friends.”<\/p>\n
The Bangalow Christmas Eve Carnival will be held at Bangalow Showground on Tuesday December 24 from 4pm to 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SANTA is set to take a break from delivering presents to pop into Bangalow Showground for the town’s annual Christmas Eve Carnival on Tuesday afternoon. Bangalow Lions Club president Greg Nash said Santa will arrive in a fire engine around 5pm and give away free ice-blocks and lollies to children. “It’s a very family-focused event,” […]<\/p>\n