This year Central Park and Bent Streets will be transformed into a family oriented carnival atmosphere with the regular amusement rides coming to town to entertain the children.

The chamber has organised under 12 year-old carnival rides for the benefit of younger children who come out to see Santa and there will also be a number of teenage rides again this year.

The usual street stalls will be present, with local community clubs providing food and chocolate wheels with many chances to win a Christmas ham. And this year, the bed racing makes a return.

At 8pm there will be a visit from Santa. The finale will be the lucky draw at 8.30pm where shoppers will have the chance to win $500 in shopping voucher prizes.

During the lead up to the carnival, participating outlets have been giving away shopper dockets to customers enabling them to enter into the draw. Participants are reminded they will have to be present at the draw to be eligible for the prizes.

Police, Taree VRA and SES volunteers will again ensure a safe and enjoyable evening and parents are urged to ensure their children are fully supervised throughout the night.

Many of the local retailers will be open during the carnival for late night Christmas shopping or the chance to just relax for a while with a coffee.

There will be no access by traffic into Bent Street between Isabella and Farquhar Streets after 4.30pm, with road closures effective until the carnival finishes at 9.30pm. All drivers are asked to remove their cars from Bent Street before 4pm.

We need your help

Storage space is required for the four hospital beds that are used annually at the Christmas Carnival. They will require approximately one car space of floor area. 

Do you have any space in the shed or the garage or even at the farm or know of anyone who does? If you do, please contact us ASAP on admin@winghamchamber.com.au.