Christmas magic returns to Cornwall Park

Christmas celebrations are set to return to Cornwall Park. Hastings families are excited to celebrate Christmas in our beautiful park for the 129th time.

This year’s event will be held on Sunday 14th December and will start with a Family Fun Day from 3pm till 7pm before the crowd will be invited to sing Christmas Carols.

Hastings District Councillor Sandra Hazlehurst says “This family event is a highlight of our year and a wonderful opportunity to bring people together to celebrate Christmas. Once again carols will ring out across the park. This year the carols will be led by The Deco Bay Napier Port Brass Band with support from the Fetu Ao Choir from the Hastings Wesley Methodist Church and the Hawke’s Bay Community Choir.

Sandra Hazlehurst says “This is the 129th time that carols have been sung in Cornwall Park at Christmas time. One wonders what a time traveller from 1885 might think if they saw the Splash Pad in full flight, bouncy castles, Zumba fitness, volleyball, touch rugby and pop music.”

The free, family fun day kicks off at 2pm with bouncy castles, backyard games and activities from Kiwi Adventure Trust, storytelling and craft making from Hastings District Libraries. Food stalls will be operating and families are invited to bring a picnic and spread out on the lawn opposite the Splash Pad.

The live performances start at 3pm with Zumba Whanau, Rhythm Forte, The Dream Girls, Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre and local country legends The Kawekas. A highlight will be Santa’s arrival at 5pm, with the chance to have your photo taken with him until 6pm.

TSB Bank, sponsors of this event as part of the TSB Bank Christmas Series, will be giving away two TSB Bank Saver Plus accounts loaded with $500 each (conditions apply). Stop by the TSB Bank tent between 2 and 5pm for details on how to enter the draw.

Christmas in Cornwall Park is brought to you by the Hastings District Council with support from TSB Bank, Creative Hastings and the Kiwi Adventure Trust.

Christmas in Cornwall Park
Sunday 14 December
2pm-9pm
Tsbbankchristmas.nz

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