Ficifolia Festival
A highlight of the annual Ficifolia Festival calendar, the street parade to be held on Saturday, February 10 is expected to again attract a big crowd.
The parade is set to celebrate everything from the 1980s, with the Festival celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
To celebrate, an extended program will be offered on parade day, commencing with the inaugural car show at 10am.
The car show will run into the early afternoon, complemented by a makers and farmers market to be held from noon.
The new look market will host locally hand made items and locally grown produce.
The traditional street parade will commence at 5pm and is expected to be full of colour, with its participants encouraged to show the community their best 80s outfits and floats.
Family friendly activities will follow in Drouin’s Civic Park.
Following the success of last year’s event, the BMX competition at Drouin’s skate park will return for a second time.
Live music will feature in the Keith Pretty Soundshell between 6pm and 8pm. Keeping with the Festival theme, bands Ceramix and British Invasion will play music from the 80s, with assistance from DTG Entertainment.
The family outdoor movie will screen from 8pm, with fireworks to feature during the interval.
The Festival committee put it to the people to choose the movie for 2018, with Ferdinand attracting 56 per cent of the votes.
Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador.
Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors.
With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he squares off against El Primero, the famous bullfighter who never loses.