Save the date!
Published 07 November 2024
Everyone's favourite festive event - Christmas in the City 2024 - returns on Sunday 8 December.
This year's event includes the popular Street Parade and Carols Concert as well as activities happening throughout the day.
Food trucks, market stalls, sideshow alley, Christmas decoration-making workshops and so much more are being planned for the day. All of the fun will be taking place at Bicentennial Square and the Graham Bricknell Music Shell with the parade weaving its way through the Bunbury CBD.
From 4pm to 8.30pm the following will take place at Bicentennial Square.
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- Food trucks
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- Market stalls
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- Christmas Carnival Rides (Pat Usher Foreshore)
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- Albemarle Under 5 Zone featuring
- Free play area with Bunbury Regional Toy Library
- Changing and breastfeeding facilities with Australian Breastfeeding Association
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- Bubbles and painting with Pixiewood Creations
- Albemarle Under 5 Zone featuring
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- Tronox Christmas Creation Zones featuring:
- Community Card station with Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre
- Wooden treat ornament creations with YAC
- Lantern making with Bunbury Chinese Lantern Festival
- Wreath Creation station with City of Bunbury Environment team
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- Construction station with Carey Park Scouts
- Tronox Christmas Creation Zones featuring:
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- Blue Leaf interactive stall
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- Bunbury Rotary Club Boat raffle
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- Tronox interactive stall
From 5pm to 7pm a procession of Christmas-inspired floats and community groups will loop their way through the Bunbury CBD as spectators line the streets.
There will be 36 groups in total taking part in this year’s parade.
SES
Southern Cross Austereo
Wardandi Aboriginal Corporation and Yaka Dandjoo
Bunbury City Band
Herbie 53
Thai Community
Relay for Life
The Little Birdie Bar
Elevate Gymnastics Academy
Bunbury Sea Scouts
Junkadelic Brass Band
Activ Foundation
Scout About Doggie Day Care and Pet Care
Unity Dance Co
Dolphin Discovery Centre
NextGen Cheerleading
Australind Lions Club – Ronny the Train
Bunbury Men of Song
Bunbury Rock n Roll
Carey Park Scout Group
Falan Dafa
Camp Quality
Head Over Heels
Greyhounds Pets for Life
Bunbury Sister and Friendship Cities
Top Jazz Ballet
Bunbury United Soccer Club
Greater Bunbury Rotary Club
Studio of Contemporary Dance
City of Bunbury Surf Lifesaving Club
Bunbury BMX Club
Lescheneault Scout Group
SRG with Dynamos and Hay Park
Bunbury Volunteer Bushfire Brigade
Bunbury Geographe Motor Museum
Santa’s Ride
Later in the evening revelers will make their way to the Graham Bricknell Music Shell for the Carols Concert. Be entertained by local performers and singalong to much-loved carols.
Lyrics will be shown on the big screen and song books will be handed out during the event.
Battery-operated candles will be available for purchase at the concert with all proceeds going to the Girl Guides WA.
Road closures for the duration of the event from 1pm to 9.30pm
- Blair Street from Haley Street to Symmons Street
The following roads will be closed from 1.30pm to 7pm
- Wellington Street: Victoria Street to Wittenoom Street
- Prinsep Street: Victoria Street to Wittenoom Street
- Wittenoom Street: Wellington Street to Prinsep Street
Partial road closure from 1.30pm to 3.30pm
- Victoria Street partial closure for fencing installation
Road closures for the LiSTNR Street Parade from 4.30pm to 7pm
- Blair Street: Stirling Street to Clifton Street
- Victoria Street: Stephen Street to Clifton Street
- Prinsep Street: Wittenoom Street to Haley Street
- Haley Street: Full length
- Wellington Street: Wittenoom Street to Haley Street
- Symmons Street: Wittenoom Street to Blair Street
- Clifton Street: Westbound only, Blair Street to Wittenoom Street
- Wittenoom Street Carpark: Closed from 6pm Saturday 7 December and reopen by 7pm Sunday 8 December.
- Parking on Victoria Street: All vehicles parked on Victoria Street (Clifton Street to Prinsep Street) must be removed by 2pm Sunday 8 December.
- Centrepoint Carpark Access: Restricted access from 4.30pm to 7pm – please note this carpark is NOT managed by the City and therefore different parking restrictions may apply.
- Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre Carpark: no access between 4.30pm to 7.30pm
- Cobblestone Carpark: this will be available for parking all day
- Parking in Bunbury is FREE
Our major sponsors for this year as follows:
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- Lotterywest
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- Albermale
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- LiSTNR
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- Southern Ports
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- Tronox
Our in-kind sponsors are:
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- Aqwest
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- TLS Production
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- Onsite
LiSTNR Christmas Street Parade map
Carols Concert Lyric Book
More events
Christmas in the City is part of our Summer Lovin' program of events!
A jam-packed program of exciting things to do in Bunbury sure to keep everyone entertained during the summer months.
Check out what's happening by visiting the Summer Lovin' page of our website.