The magic of Christmas is coming to Lismore CBD throughout December as Lismore Chamber of Commerce and Industry have gathered the generous help of a whole band of ‘Christmas Snow Angels’ to bring the CBD to life and bring people out into the street to say Merry Christmas.

The Christmas magic starts this Thursday at 5:30pm.

“Our main goal is to bring joy and smiles to the community plus give an added boost for our small business operators, restaurants and produce markets, after what has been a very challenging year," explained Lismore Chamber Executive Officer Emma Wallace.

 This gift of Light and Snow is FREE and open to passers by and will make evenings in town not only fun but safer and more inviting to come and spend time in the lead up to Christmas.  

Activation Name: Merry Little Lismore

Event Date: Thursday and Friday Nights December 10 & 11, 17 &18 and 24

Time: From 5:30pm 

Location: Carrington Street  from Magellan Street to Country Lane, Lismore

Major Snow Angels: Shop Baby, Workforce Road Management

Christmas Elves: Combined Rotary Clubs of Lismore, Lismore Toyota, Fence Guru, Lismore App, Northern Rivers Times, Coates Hire Jackson Technical Services,

The Activation hopes to also capture participation from businesses around the whole CBD as we invite them to decorate and light their windows for a Christmas CBD Window walk.

Features:

Lismore Produce Markets Thursday Evenings from 4pm

Snow Fall Zone : Carrington Street Dec 10^th, 11^th, 17^th, 18^th and 24th.

Light up: To also include Saturday nights with no road closures up until 9^th Jan

With the loss of our beautiful Lantern Parade and Tropical Fruits we really knew our city was missing something to bring a holiday feel and the magic air. When we discussed the project with Dan Jackson of Jackson Technical Services we knew we HAD to make this happen.

However finding enough sponsorship to make this happen has been difficult says Executive Officer Emma Wallace.

“It has been a very different year, even for bigger business and we know that. This year’s activation is just a seed of things to come as things continue to open back up. Anyone still interested in helping us with this gift to the community is encouraged to contact us at the Chamber because together we all can make this a beautiful experience and end the year with something wonderful to connect with 2020.

Families are invited to come and look at the lights and watch the “bubble snow” falling, walk the CBD and if they choose add a little Christmas shopping or an alfresco meal.

Lantern kits will be available at Shop Baby for only $15 and can be carried as a beacon of hope for Christmas and to help see the Lantern Parade return in 2021.

Charity giving stations will also be stationed in Carrington street for a number of local charities so we can all embrace the true giving spirit of Christmas.