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The man in red returns to Mangawhai this weekend, when the annual Santa Parade is held at the Heads on Sunday, December 11.
All manner of festive floats, community groups and individual parade participants will gather at Alamar Crescent in time for the new later start of 1pm, before wending their way through to Wood Street and the shops, then down Molesworth Drive to finish at the Mangawhai Activity Zone (MAZ).
Once the parade is finished at around 2pm, Santa will hop out of his sleigh to meet young fans with a gift for all and a chance to have a photo.
As well as meeting Santa, there will be plenty of activities to keep the kids amused, including face painting, balloon animals, a sausage sizzle and plenty of treats. The MAZ café will also be open for coffee, drinks and ice creams.
New Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson will be there to announce the parade float winners, and he will also draw the raffle being run by Bayleys Mangawhai for a children’s wooden cubbyhouse.
Then at 4pm a Christmas concert will be held, featuring a range of local musicians and singers of all ages, with attendees encouraged to bring a chair, cushion or rug and a picnic to share.
Event coordinator John Phillis says it will be great to be back after Covid-19 restrictions caused last year’s parade and concert to be cancelled.
“Santa missed being in the parade last year and is looking forward to returning to Mangawhai and seeing everyone again,” he says.
Info: Contact John Phillis on 021 339 329 or email johnphilliscelebrant@gmail.com
