It is only 4 weeks until the 2025 Santa Parade
The 2025 parade is to be held Saturday, 29th November, the annual parade is recognised as the kickstart to the Christmas events in Southland.
Once again, we will be undertaking hands-on project support for the Santa Parade, with working bees on the floats pre-parade and helping out on the day.
Club Members Alice Pottinger, along with Ross Wensley, have co-ordinated the annual Christmas parade for the past 10+ years, of the Southland Santa Parade's 25+-year history.
Our Club has proudly supported this community event for 10+ years, with members helping prepare floats, towing floats, marshalling, helping with costumes, co-ordinating water stations, sizzling sausages & more on the day.
The 2025 pre-parade working bee on the floats, held on the Tuesday night before the parade is scheduled for Tuesday 25th November
This working bee is where the Santa Parade floats are given a final check over to ensure they are looking their best for parade day.
Tasks may include cleaning of floats, painting or fixing some final Christmas cheer to a float or other general parade prep so please dress accordingly.
If you or you know of someone that might like to get involved with the parade on the day, there are lots of opportunities to be involved. The Parade Team are on the lookout for more:
Street walkers & performers, traffic wardens, street marshals and drivers to tow the floats.
For more information on the 2025 parade check out the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/southlandsantaparade
If you’d like to lend a hand fill out the form to go to the Parade team directly by filling in this form https://forms.gle/qG8LQxH1c8qvPCgi6 , or email: southlandsanta@gmail.com or contact Alice or Ross directly.