Community & Business
6 December, 2024
Santa (Fair) is coming to town (and other Christmas goings-on)
Preparations for Christmas are well underway across Oakey and district.
Santa Fair will take place this Saturday from 4 to 8pm at the Oakey Rugby League Football Grounds at Kent Street in Oakey.
The flagship event of the Oakey Chamber of Commerce features rides, stalls, food trucks, carols, dancing, face painting, activities, Santa and Sleigh, and the Christmas Tree.
Working bees will be taking place for Santa Fair on Friday and Saturday.
If anyone wants to help, contact Oakey Chamber of Commerce President David Cooper on 0417 077 262.
This year, the Tinsel Trail Christmas Lights competition is making its way down from the villages of Quinalow, Maclagan, Peranga and Kulpi, down to Oakey and Goombungee.
Entries have closed for this event, and the winners will be announced on Saturday at Santa Fair.
There are several categories, including
- Best Town
- Best Business/Public Place
- Best Nativity Scene
- Best Entrance (Night/Day)
- Best Mailbox
- Best House in each town.
Oakey’s churches have banded together to take part in the Tinsel Trail, with different denominations being assigned different aspects of the Nativity.
Christmas lights have already gone up around the district.
Homeowners have asked the public to be respectful of the decorations and not pick them up and/or play with them.
Besides Santa Fair, Christmas events are also planned for Goombungee, Boodua and at other locations in Oakey.
