When the 69th Cherry Festival gets underway next week, one thing you can be sure of is that all eyes will be on next Saturday's street parade. Proudly sponsored by Woolworths, the street parade is set to feature over 80 floats in what is one of the highlights of the festival.
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This years theme is “It’s All About The Cherries” with all floats encouraged to make sure they feature cherries in their design. There will be some amazing decorations in the procession with everyone from the Fire Department and NSW Police through to local businesses, schools and other community groups taking part in the parade.
The street parade itself will be emceed by 2LF presenter Neil Langford, who will rev up the crowd and let everyone know what is happening. Approximately 8000 people are expected to line the streets for the family friendly event with everyone encouraged to come and support the wonderful efforts of the entrants in the parade, and celebrate the Cherry Festival.
The Woolworths National Cherry Festival Street Parade will start at 4.00pm to 5.00pm, after which there will be the Cherry Queen Coronation Ceremony, Massed Pipes and Drums Spectacular, and at 7.15pm the Street Parade winners will be announced.
It is not just the street parade that will capture visitors attention. Across the weekend there will be entertainment, events and displays to suit all ages and interests. The Photographic Competition and Exhibition along with the Competitive Art Exhibition will launch earlier during the week, while Friday, November 30 will see the return of the Friday Night Carnival complete with skate demonstrations, Bollywood dancers and of course the ever popular fireworks display.
Saturday promises to be a hive of activity with Farmers Markets, the Autopro Car Show, Busking Competition and Multicultural Fiesta, all taking place, while crowd favourite the Cherry Pie Eating Competition will provide some fierce competition and plenty of laughs.
Sunday will kick off with the Donges Supa IGA Big Breakfast, where you can grab a nice coffee and a delicious bacon and egg roll, before sitting back and listening to the Wombat Bush Poets recite some beautiful poetry. Other highlights include the Cherry Pip Spit Competition, a must for anyone keen for some bragging rights, and the Kelpie Working Dog Demonstrations.
There will be plenty of other entertainment and event to get involved with across the weekend including live music, arts and crafts exhibitions and markets, museum openings, cherry orchard tours and much more. For more information on the 69th National Cherry Festival visit the Cherry Festival website or contact the Young Visitors Information Centre.
