The Annual Port Adelaide Enfield Twilight Christmas Parade will take place at 6pm on Saturday 20 November 2010 along the streets of Port Adelaide. The event signifies the start of the Christmas Season and brings the community together for an evening of fun and celebration in the iconic setting of Port Adelaide.
Over the years the Parade has become a significant expression of local cultural identity. Many community groups join in the Parade, which adds to the colour, energy and local flavour of the event. Thousands of visitors and locals flock to the streets of Port Adelaide to witness a Parade that celebrates both the festive season and the vibrant Port Adelaide Enfield community.
Audiences have grown steadily over the years and the event now attracts more than 15,000 spectators, making it one of the largest street parades in Adelaide. In 2009, over 1200 participants took part in the parade, which featured 80 entrants.
After Party:
The FREE After Party kicks off at 7pm and features:
- Live music and entertainment on-stage
- Santa’s Cave
- Face painting
- Clowns & street performers
- Rides & amusements and more!
This years entertainment line-up features family favourite The Ticklish Allsorts and awesome party band The Smarty Boys and a giant fireworks display is held over the Port River at 9pm!
Parade goes ‘Green’ in 2010:
The Port Adelaide Enfield Twilight Christmas Parade will be a climate friendly event. They have purchased Australian GreenPower to match estimated electricity use and offset emissions from audience transport to and from the event, waste, additional fuel and freight through purchasing high quality renewable energy carbon credits. 47 tonnes of CO2 emissions will be saved through investment in Gold Standard carbon credits through ‘Carbon Friendly’.
The Twilight Christmas Parade attracts over 80 participant groups and 15,000 visitors annually, most of which travel to the event by car. The City of Port Adelaide Enfield is addressing the environmental impact of the event through minimising waste and through CO2 emissions offset.
Road Closures:
For all information, including a map of the parade and road closure times, a PDF has been made available here: http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/TwilightChristmasParade_PublicNotice_TRCs_17092010.pdf
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