The streets of Adelaide come to a standstill on pageant day in November each year, when hundreds of thousands of people converge on the city to watch a procession of fairytale floats weave their colorful and magical way past, heralding the start of the Christmas season. Father Christmas has arrived in Adelaide in this traditional manner since the first pageant in 1933, helped along by South Australia’s credit unions and the state government. The pageant is now the largest of its kind in the world.
Region/City Name:
Adelaide
Event Date:
November 12, 2011
Venue:
The procession begins on the corner of King William Street and South Terrace and winds its way through the streets, finishing at the landing stage' on Adelaide Central Plaza, at North Terrace
Event Time:
9.50am to 11.15am
Date Text:
12 November 2011
Website:
www.cupageant.com.au
