The Mainfreight Christmas Show Parade is a festival-style event, with roving entertainment, an amusement park, a Christmas market, food vendors and two large picnic areas for families to come and make a day of it.

The gates will open at 11am and the parade will start at 2pm.

Each of our parade floats will be beautifully staged with actors, singers, dancers, music and some special effects. Laced together with bands, marching teams, and cultural and community groups.

Old favourites Cinderella, Superman, Alice in Wonderland, Mother Goose and Lord Lego-Tron will make an appearance, along with new floats the Princesses, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and many more.

There will be popular characters like Batman, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pikachu and of course the grand appearance of the ultimate Christmas team – Santa and Mrs Claus.