Is Adelaide Christmas Pageant on TV?

Adelaide Oval and LIVE on Channel 9 Saturday 13 November, 2021. Since 1933, the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant has been the traditional start to the Christmas season in South Australia. Thousands of people, young and old, line the city streets to welcome Father Christmas to Adelaide.

How can I watch the Adelaide Christmas Pageant?

The National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant will be broadcast exclusively and LIVE in South Australia on Channel Nine and live-streamed on 9Now for those interstate.

Where can I watch the Christmas pageant?

Currently you are able to watch “The Christmas Pageant” streaming on Hoopla, fuboTV, Hallmark Movies Now Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand.

When did the Adelaide Christmas Pageant start?

1933
It was Sir Edward Hayward, Chairman of the former department store John Martin & Co (John Martin’s), who first established the Christmas Pageant in Adelaide in 1933 and, apart from a hiatus through World War II, it’s been an annual city event ever since.

What day is the Christmas pageant?

Saturday 13 November 2021 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant.

How long is the Adelaide Christmas Pageant?

Since 1933, the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant has marked the traditional start to the festive season in Adelaide, with hundreds of thousands of happy faces lining the 3.2 kilometre route.

How long does the Adelaide Christmas Pageant go for?

around 40 minutes
It was a success; running for around 40 minutes with just 8 floats and 3 bands, it attracted 200,000 spectators and from then the tradition of the John Martin’s Christmas Pageant or as it was affectionately known the ‘Johnnie’s Christmas Pageant’ was born.

What is a Christmas pageant meaning?

A Christmas pageant is a public event conducted in celebration of the Christmas holiday, typically involving an entertainment in the form of a procession (such as a Santa Claus parade), or a Nativity play or other performance.

What time does the Adelaide Christmas Pageant finish?

Gates to Adelaide Oval will open at 5pm. There will be a pre-Pageant ceremony from 6.30pm. The National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant will officially begin at 7pm and finish at approximately 9pm.

How many people go to the Christmas pageant?

As the Southern Hemisphere’s largest public parade, it marks the official welcoming of Father Christmas to Australia, with the man in red greeted by well over 325,000 excited parade-goers in 2019 waving their favourite floats by from behind the ‘Blue Honour Line’.

Is the Christmas pageant free?

The National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant will remain a free event and ticketing will be allocated through a fair ballot system, with more information on ticketing to be announced in October. To be the first to hear about ticketing, subscribe to our newsletter here.

What is the difference between parade and pageant?

As nouns the difference between parade and pageant is that parade is an organized procession consisting of a series of consecutive displays, performances, exhibits, etc displayed by moving down a street past a crowd while pageant is an elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.

When is the Christmas pageant in Adelaide Australia?

( ABC News: Brittany Evins) Australia’s most well-attended parade will go ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic, but in a much different format to usual. The Adelaide Christmas Pageant will be held on the evening of Saturday, November 14, at Adelaide Oval.

Why did Father Christmas come to South Australia?

Pageant director Brian Gilbertson said Father Christmas had been given a permit to come into South Australia from the North Pole, as the Easter Bunny did in April. “It’s an interesting year, it’s been a difficult year, but we want to end the year with a celebration like we do every year with the pageant leading up to Christmas,” Mr Gilbertson said.

Who was the creator of the first Christmas pageant?

The first Christmas Pageant was held during the Great Depression. Created by Sir Edward Hayward (Mr Bill), it featured approximately eight floats, four bands and 200,000 spectators. It ran for around 40 minutes. All participants were staff at John Martins.