Community Christmas carols will have an online presence and retail “Block Parties” will spice up Christmas shopping with music, games and entertainment as Hobart heads into the festive season.
A program of activities to celebrate the lead-up to Christmas will include five Block Parties and four community-led Christmas carols events taking place over four weeks.
The City of Hobart earlier called for expressions of interest from city and suburban retailers to submit their ideas to activate their shopping precincts in the lead-up to Christmas.
The City also called for carols event proposals from the community sector. Both initiatives received grants and in-kind support from the City to help bring life to the city during the festive season.
“We are all looking forward to Christmas and we are thrilled to be able to support these special Christmas festivities,” Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said.
“While these events will be smaller and a little different to what we have seen previously, they will still feature that fabulous community spirit and creativity that we see in Hobart.
“I want to thank all of the people who have worked with our staff to create events in short timeframes and under challenging conditions.”
The first Block Party will be at Battery Point on Saturday 28 November. Running from 11am to 3pm, the event will include demonstrations and displays by local artists, choirs and a dog parade.
