Christmas in the City brings art, entertainment to CBD

Date published: 30 November 2015

Flinders St will come alive with a packed calendar of Christmas activities and entertainment in December.

The Christmas in the City program kicks off on Tuesday, December 1 with the launch of the Christmas Corals Community Public Art Exhibition morning tea celebrating all the community groups who have come together to work on pieces for the installations that have decorated the CBD in the lead up to Christmas.

The full program includes:

Townsville Bulletin Square:

  • Tropical pet Santa photos on Saturday, December 5
  • Townsville Bulletin corporate carol singers on Friday, December 11
  • Music in the City – Amy and Bonnie Zaghini on Friday, December 18
  • Finding Nemo on the big screen on Sunday, December 20
  • Botanics Bonsai and Craft Extravaganza on Monday, December 21
  • First 5 Forever Christmas Storytime and Sustainable Christmas Crafts on Tuesday, December 22

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

  • Fantastic Plastic jewellery making on Saturday, December 12
  • Print the Reef printmaking workshop on Sunday, December 13
  • Art Escape Underwater Mobiles workshop on Monday, December 14
  • Art Escape Paper Plate Portholes on Tuesday, December 15
  • Art Escape Recycled Submarines on Wednesday, December 16
  • Art Escape Ocean in a Bottle on Thursday, December 17
  • Art Escape Creatures of the Deep on Friday, December 18

For more information visit council’s website www.townsville.qld.gov.au