City welcomes festive season in big way
TOWERING at more than 10m high and complete with a 1.7m star will be the city’s largest Christmas tree.
The tree will take about 20 people 12 hours to install and will be unveiled as part of the free Christmas in the CBD celebrations later this month.
Councillor Geoff McDonald said there would be four areas in the CBD to enjoy the activities which included City Hall, Walton Stores, Bell St Mall and Grand Central’s Central Square.
Activities will include children's rides, a visit from characters like Spiderman and Belle from Beauty and the Beast, elf hat making and, of course, a visit from Santa on his sleigh.
Santa will make his way through the CBD before stopping at Central Square to unveil the city’s biggest tree. Mayor Paul Antonio and other special guests will be involved.
“It is just a special time of year isn’t it. That we can all come together and celebrate the great place we live but also catch up with friends and family and really get involved in the festival season,” Cr McDonald said.
Christmas in the CBD on Thursday, November 30 will kick off a huge Christmas weekend for Toowoomba which includes Cobb and Co’s Hand Made Under the Stars Market on the same night, the Bush Christmas Exhibition which also kicks off on the Thursday, the official opening of Christmas Wonderland on Saturday and the Mayoral Carols on Sunday.
For a full list of events go to tr.qld.gov.au.