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Home>Festivals and Events>Knox Carols by Candlelight
Saturday 1 December 2012
4pm - 10pm
Wally Tew Reserve (formerly Ferntree Gully Recreation Reserve)
Brenock Park Drive
Ferntree Gully
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| Bring the family along with a picnic tea or purchase a low cost Christmas dinner complete with plum pudding and celebrate Christmas with a FREE evening of carols and entertainment under the stars. The night gets underway at 4pm with a free children's fairground, free art and craft activities for children, roving performers, face painting followed by an exciting line-up of guest artists, national choirs, an appearance by Father Christmas and the magical fireworks show. Limited Accessible (Disabled) Parking is available on site via the Glenfern Road gate. Please note however, that if you choose to park on site, vehicles will not be allowed to exit the site until 10.30pm to ensure the safety of pedestrians leaving the site at the conclusion of the event.
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| What's on in 2012? | |  Knox Carols by Candlelight concert attracts over 15,000 people in Melbourne's largest celebration outside of the Myer Music Bowl. Activities commence from 4pm with free children's face painting and a free fairground courtesy of Ferntree Gully Holden.
The evening's entertainment begins at 7.15pm with the children’s show featuring the audience favourite, Dorothy the Dinosaur and friends.
The main program begins at 8pm. Continuing the tradition of high quality performers at Knox Carols by Candlelight, our featured performer this year is one of Australia’s most recognised and respected actors and singers, John Waters. John’s diverse background spans four decades, and includes entertaining children on Play School, his highly successful show Looking Through a Glass Onion and more recently a return to the small screen in the acclaimed series, Offspring.
Along with John, the main program will also feature talented performers Deborah Cotton, Imogen Spendlove and over 200 performers including the 100 strong combined Melbourne University Choir and Southern Voices. The country’s finest concert band, the Australian Army Band Melbourne will be conducted by Australian Army Band Director, Major Glenn Rogers.
Other major highlights include Santa’s arrival - a professionally scripted event featuring a touch of Santa magic, a beautiful Candle Lighting Ceremony - written especially for Knox and involving children from churches throughout the community and finally, a spectacular fireworks display.
The evening will be hosted by acclaimed performer and Knox favourite, Brian Nankervis. Residents of Knox, families and friends are warmly welcomed to Knox Carols by Candlelight 2012.
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| Parking at Carols | |
There will be FREE parking available at ALDI supermarket on the corner of Burwood Hwy and Glenfern Road and at St John the Baptist Primary School at 17 Forest Road, Ferntree Gully.
Accessible (Disabled) parking, for people with the approved sticker, is available on site via the Glenfern Road gate. It is important to remember that if you choose to park your car on site, you will not be able to move it until 10.30pm to ensure the safety of the many people exiting the site on foot at the conclusion of the event.
This year there is NO PARKING for Carols at St Joseph's College.
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| Accessibility at Carols by Candlelight | | Carols by Candlelight will also celebrate the International Day of People with a Disability which is celebrated worldwide on December 3 each year. Knox City Council is committed to ensuring that our events are accessible for all, and cater for a wide range of needs. This includes the provision of accessible parking, toilets, Auslan Sign Interpreters and large text Carol’s booklets. If you have any additional requirements or would like any more information about accessibility at Carols by Candlelight, please contact the Events Team on 03 9298 8269 or send an email to CulturalServices@knox.vic.gov.au.
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| Volunteering | | Knox City Council has a proud history with the success of “Carols by Candlelight" (first Saturday in December), "Knox Festival" (first weekend in March) and the "Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival" (third weekend in October) and would like to extend an invitation to you to become a member of our volunteer team. As a volunteer at these events you will be part of an exciting team who are dedicated to providing the patrons of these events with a quality of service, pride in what they do and a sense of community. Volunteers are required to perform a myriad of tasks which include:
• Assisting children in our free art activities
• Program distribution throughout the site
• Stage helpers
• Santa’s helper
• Backstage assistants
• Lost children
• Pavilion/Headquarters management
• Site management and more. If you think that this is the place to show off your volunteering talents then we would love to hear from you.
General Volunteer enquiries to Kaye Martin on 9298 8237 or email Knox City Council Festival Volunteers Coordinator
Knox Carols by Candlelight 2012 is proudly supported by:
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