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Local businesses are getting into the festive spirit, preparing to take part in the annual Ōrewa Santa Parade on November 26.
Organisers Destination Ōrewa Beach anticipate there will be around 50-60 floats taking part.
Last time the parade was held, in 2020, it broke all its previous crowd attendance records by around 40 percent, with spectators lining the 1.6km route 3-5 deep – bringing estimated numbers to around 8000-9000. This was, in part, due to Santa parades in nearby areas being cancelled that year.
This year’s parade will include classic, collector and hot rod cars, cheerleader and dance performances and an appearance by Batman.
Sammy the Steam engine, cartoon characters and Harold the Giraffe of Life Education Trust will be there.
Entertainers such as Jiggles the Clown and cheerleaders will perform on Moana Reserve from 3.30pm while the crowd gets settled in, and Ōrewa Lions will have a sausage sizzle at the start point of the parade, on the corner of Florence and Alice Aves.
The parade departs at 4.30pm and travels along Hibiscus Coast Highway to the Ōrewa Surf Club carpark.
Organisers Destination Ōrewa Beach ask that if there are families sitting along the parade route where there is crowd control fencing, please sit behind the fencing and keep children, however excited they are to see Santa, off the road.
The Ōrewa Surf Sounds concert begins straight after the parade, featuring local band Rewind with their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s hits on the main stage. The firework finale will go off at around 9pm.
Hibiscus Coast Highway between Riverside and Centreway Roads will be closed to all traffic from 8.45pm until all pedestrians have safely vacated the event site. There will be substantial detours in place so anyone able to walk to the event is advised to do so.
Parking for the Santa Parade and Surf Sounds is available at Western Reserve, off Edgewater Grove.
Info: www.orewabeach.co.nz
