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New and continued support from local businesses and organisations has meant this year’s Invercargill City Centre Festival and Market will be bigger and better, with the festivities set to extend across the City Centre this Saturday from 10am until 2pm.
Esk Street Mall will be closed to cars for the period of the Festival & Market Day. There will be unique on-the-day sales from over 25 retailers on
- Esk Street Mall
- Kelvin street
- Dee street
- Tay street
Close to ten food trucks set up in Wachner place, and bands will be performing in the Esk Street Mall pocket parks and Dee Street throughout the day.
Map of the days festivities.
Council’s City Centre Co-ordinator, Kari Graber, said the event would offer something for the entire family including:
- Esk Street Closed from 10-2pm
- Opening of the Gingerbread House competition & winner announced
- Free gingerbread men decorating for the kids
- Music by Foveaux Choir on Esk Street from 1-2pm
- Music at True Grit on Dee Street performed by Saelyn Guyton Golden Guitar Winner
- Free Face painting in the Cambridge Arcade
- Lots of Crafts and Stalls
- Sale Racks and One Day Sale in the City Centre
- Crafters and Stalls filling the streets
- Stilt walkers and hula hoop performers
- The bubble guy
- A giant bouncy castle for the kids.
- Food Trucks in Wachner Place
- Free Sausage sizzle from Elite Custom Hi-Fi
- SIT Arcade done up as a Christmas Grotto
- Scavenger Hunt will keep going so prizes to be wonWandering Santa and Pictures
- Massages in the SIT Arcade
Check out the promo video.
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There will be unique on-the-day sales from over 25 retailers on Esk, Kelvin, Dee and Tay Streets, close to ten food trucks set up, and bands will be performing in the Esk Street Mall pocket parks and Dee Street throughout the day.
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) has prepared a Christmas grotto and an international food market in the SIT Arcade between Esk and Don Streets. Photo: whatsoninvers.nz
Over 50 gingerbread houses from the Invercargill Gingerbread House Competition and Display will be on show in the SIT and Cambridge Place Arcades. Photo: whatsoninvers.nz
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Don’t forget to enter the What’s On Invers $1,500 Queenstown Getaway competition when shopping at these stores.
Petsmart.nz McKnight & Brown Michael Hill McKenzie MenswearVodafone
Stirling Sports Invercargill You Travel Southern Fred and Gingers Hair and Beauty Salon PopCulture Inside Out Clothing Wrens InvercargillYoung Reflections Crafters Collective Wensley Cycles