Santa's Arrival Parade at Charlestown Square

FREE EVENT! Register so Santa knows you're coming! Join us on Saturday 14th November for our annual Christmas parade as we welcome Santa in true festive style. Gather your family and friends and join the celebration: 🎅 Santa's parade through the centre starting in the South Piazza 🎶 Festive music & Christmas cheer This year, Charlie's Christmas Carnival returns - a full-scale celebration that brings the wonder and excitement of Christmas to life! From 9am, the festivities begin in the South Piazza with carnival fun for the whole family. Enjoy FREE fairy floss, popcorn, face painting, roaming entertainers and performers. At 10am, the moment everyone's been waiting for - Santa arrives! Watch as he leads a spectacular parade through the centre, spreading festive cheer as he makes his way to our Carnival-themed Santa Set. After the parade, don't miss a special meet and greet with the performers at the Santa Set from 11:30am - the perfect chance to snap a photo and soak up the carnival atmosphere. It's going to be a day of colour, laughter, and Christmas magic - and you won't want to miss a moment. Join us at Charlestown Square and be part of Santa's grand arrival in carnival style!