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



Saturday 8th  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 Birkenhead Primary School Mokoia road.  One loop only .

Early Bird Family Restaurant Specials 5-7 pm
Blitza, Dutch Delight, Gustoso, Hayashi


The parade will be assembling in Mokoia road this year outside Birkenhead Kindy & Bowling Club 

Traffic will need to access the Village from either Birkenhead Ave or Highbury Pass (KFC Entrance ramp ) after 2 pm

Route/location & times:

Mokoia Road, Birkenhead Ave & Highbury Bypass

in 2018 One Loop From Birkenhead Primary School to Birkenhead Primary School

$5 Extra parking on Birkenhead Primary School Lower Field Access 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:  Cars on Mokoia road after 3.00pm will be towed.

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 2PM 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
Parking lower field school $5 access to warehouse driveway between Highbury Mall and Birkenhead Square