It's going to snow in Lismore tonight – but unlike traditional snow, it won't be freezing. If you follow the thousands of lights from the Magellan Street produce market, down Carrington Street, you'll find a constant spray of snow at the corner of Eggins Lane.

Local technicians Dan and Luke from Jackson’s Technical Services (JTS), along with the sponsorship of many local businesses and the Lismore Chamber of Commerce have been hard at work creating the snow event.

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Lights and snow

There are thousands of LED lights strung through trees and across the street – and a special Christmas light show will be projected onto the front of the Star Court Arcade as well as colours on the walkways.

There will be music, lanterns, Santa’s Wonderland will be open at the Regional Gallery and the Thursday produce market will be on.

Luke Kane from JTS said the snow is not quite the same as the snow you see on Hollywood shows like ‘Game of Thrones’.

“But it looks like real snow,” he said. “It is actually made from bubbles, so, it will disappear from the ground quickly and people should so get in there and enjoy it.”

Event sponsors Shop Baby and Workforce Road Services are ready for snow tonight.

Roads closed

The snow event will be on for the next two weeks on Thursday and Friday nights from 5.30pm to 8pm. Carrington Street will be closed from Magellan Street to behind Eggins Lane between 4pm and 8pm on those nights.

That’s where the sponsorship of Workforce Road Services (WRS) comes in.

Mitch from WRS said he and his staff will be handling the road closures during the snow event and he is looking forward to seeing the streets come alive again – especially after Covid has affected so many businesses over the past nine months.

On Saturday nights the roads will be open, the magic street lights still shining, but no snow.

Activation and magic

Lismore Chamber of Commerce executive officer Emma Wallace said the event is set to be an ‘activation’ of the town and she hopes to see families come out for the snow events, wander round the town, look at the shop fronts decorated with lights, have a bite to eat, smile and say hi to the community.

“With so many events being cancelled because of Covid, these was a real loss of the festive atmosphere it brings to town,” she said. “So, we wanted to bring snow and light up town to make it safe and happy.

“There will even be lantern kits will be on sale to support the lantern festival– and if you already have one, bring it down and carry it around if you want to – just for fun and to bring the magic back into the CBD.

Technicians from Jackson’s Technical Services (JTS).

Sponsorship

Jamie and Josh from Shop Baby normally sponsor Carols in the Heart each year, but because of Covid, it won’t be happening live (only virtually). So they decided to sponsor the snow event.

“We wanted to get into the community spirit again so we sponsored this to bring some cheer to Lismore after a rough year,” Jamie said.

“We sponsor carols each year because it’s an opportunity for families to come together for a free local event – and we were disappointed it wasn’t running this year because that’s how we give back to our community.

Emma said putting the event on was completely reliant on the sponsors coming on board.

“It was a close call, but the sponsors came on board and the snowball started rolling - even Rotary jumped in and the event happened.

“Next year we hope to invite more dancing, choirs and performances and make the event even bigger,” Emma said.

Tonight, there will even be music and dancing at the nearby Civic Hotel – check the Lismore App for details of the DJ event later today.

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