Hobsons Bay will host a number of free Christmas picnics to kick off the festive season.
Community picnics at Brooklyn, Newport and Seabrook will be held across the first three weekends of December featuring live music and stage entertainment, arts and crafts and of course, photo opportunities with Santa.
Brooklyn Reserve hosts the first picnic, Deck the Hall, from 12pm to 3pm on Sunday, December 1, before Have Yourself a Very Newport Christmas takes to Paine Reserve from 5pm to 8pm on Saturday, December 7.
The third picnic, Season’s Greetings, Love Seabrook, will feature at Homestead Run Reserve from 5pm to 8pm on Saturday, December 14.
Food trucks will only be available at the Brooklyn and Seabrook picnics.
Along with the picnics, there will also be performances and carols events taking place throughout the municipality in the lead up to Christmas
A special presentation of Handel’s Messiah by the Camberwell Chorale, led by local resident Doug Heywood OAM, will take place at the Williamstown Town Hall on Saturday, November 30.
Altona Carols in the Park will be held on Sunday, December 8 at Logan Reserve, Altona, followed by Newport Carols by Candlelight at Paine Reserve on December 14.
Carols by Candlelight Altona Meadows is on Saturday, December 21 at Trafalgar Reserve, while the following evening, Carols by Candlelight Williamstown will be held at Commonwealth Reserve.
Come December, Christmas decorations will appear across Hobsons Bay and retail precincts will feature Christmas-themed activities and events.
Details: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/christmas
