Christmas comes to the city
22/11/2023 10:41am
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas in Nelson as Christmas decorations start to go up around the city and festivities begin.
Nelson City Council’s festive wreaths and banners are being installed this week throughout the central city, just in time for the Christmas tree to take its place on the Christ Church Cathedral steps at the top of Trafalgar St on Saturday 25 November. The Nelson Santa Parade Trust will host a tree lighting ceremony on Sunday 26 November starting 7.30pm.
In Tāhunanui, an illuminated star will be placed on top of the Norfolk Pine at the beach and both Tāhunanui
and Stoke will have a display of festive street banners.
Santa will take time out of his Christmas preparations to appear at the NBS Nelson Santa Parade, taking place on Sunday 10 December, starting from Hardy Street and travelling down Trafalgar Street from 1pm-3pm.
For more details about these, and other events, see itson.co.nz
Some key festive season dates:
24 November – 3 January Festival of Christmas Trees – Christ Church Cathedral
25 November Christmas tree installed – Christ Church Cathedral steps
26 November Christmas tree lighting ceremony and the Christ Church Cathedral’s Festival of Christmas Trees - Church steps and Christ Church Cathedral
10 December Nelson Santa Parade – Nelson city centre (Rain date: 17 December)
24 December Carols on the Steps – Christ Church Cathedral steps, Upper Trafalgar Street
