BIRKENHEAD CHRISTMAS MARKET & SANTA PARADE
Presented by
Birkenhead Rotary & Birkenhead Town Centre Association



Saturday 7th  December
Market Stalls @ 2-4 pm






Free Entertainment Facepainters, Circus Entertainers Strolling Village Streets 2-4 pm

Santa Parade @4 pm- 5 pm Starts/Finishes newly reopended Rawene Road Carpark One loop only .

Early Bird Family Restaurant Specials 5-7 pm
Blitza, Dutch Delight, BBC, Joses CantinaAbruzzo, Hayashi


The parade will be assembling in Rawene road public carpark this year entry to line up for the parade from the Cheesecake Shop Service Lane.

Traffic will need to access the Village from either Birkenhead Ave or Highbury Pass (KFC Entrance ramp ) before 2.30 pm and egress after 5.30pm

Route/location & times:

Rawene Road, Birkenhead Ave & Highbury Bypass, 
Mokoia Rd, Rawene Road carpark

Driveway next to Warehouse (Hammond Place access from Birkenhead Avenue up until 3.30 pm unless it is closed earlier due to safety reasons ie; size of the Crowd

Parade Starts:4.00pm

Parade Finishes: 5.00pm

Parking Enforcement:/Access to Mokoia road from the roundabout to Birkenhead Primary School will be open until 30 mins prior to the commencement of the parade at 3.30 pm approximately. 
Please note:  

Rotary have permission to close the following roads from 2 pm.
However the plan will be to definitely close the marshalling end of
Mokoia road from Colonial to Huka from 2pm.
Mokoia From Huka to Highbury Corner 3.00 pm
Birkenhead Ave, to Hammond Place 3.30pm
Highbury bypass (half the road) From 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm or when parade finished.

NOTE :ROTARY HAVE THE PERMISSION TO CLOSE ABOVE ROAD LOCATIONS AT 2.30 PM AND REOPEN AT 6.30PM BUT WILL ENDEAVOUR TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION KEEPING ALL ROADS OPEN AS LONG AS SAFELY POSSIBLE
If there large crowds the roads will be closed earlier than advised in line with safety regulations.

Parking 3 hours Free Highbury Mall- Acess till 3.30 pm Hammond Place