Come and join us for Christchurch’s biggest day of family fun.
The VIP Frames & Trusses Christmas Show Parade is a festival style event, with roving entertainment, an amusement park, a Christmas market, food vendors and large picnic areas for families to come and make a day of it.
Take the free Bentley’s Santa Express from one of three locations across the city. The Bus Exchange, Eastgate or The Hub Hornby. Location maps and information on our website and Facebook page.
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, Beauty and the Beast 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.
The VIP Frames & Trusses Christmas Show Parade is a festival style event, with roving entertainment, an amusement park, a Christmas market, food vendors and large picnic areas for families to come and make a day of it.
Take the free Bentley’s Santa Express from one of three locations across the city. The Bus Exchange, Eastgate or The Hub Hornby. Location maps and information on our website and Facebook page.
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, Beauty and the Beast 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.
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