Christmas is coming and Jellicoe Park will be there with bells on.
With just six weeks until Onehunga’s Christmas event, the park is set to be the very best version of itself – ready to host the free family festivities on Friday 29 November 2024, 7-9pm.
Some much-needed improvements mean the park will look better than ever. Facility upgrades include laser lights, a fully functioning water fountain, renewed signage, and heritage buildings have received facelifts.
Jellicoe Park by night will look a bit different this year with laser lights illuminating the old Norfolk Pine tree in an environmentally friendly way. These replace the costly traditional stringed lights which were not hung in 2023, due to budget constraints and to avoid sustaining further damage to the old tree.
New Lights
New lights will shine bright with colours and special effects in a first for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki parks and will become a permanent fixture, with no need for annual installation.
“Jellicoe Park is going to look amazing and even though budgets are still tight, it’s great to be creative and change the settings each year to explore different ways of doing things,” says Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board chair Maria Meredith.
“Last year’s Christmas event was a fantastic occasion to give back to those less fortunate and the candles provided great ambience, which everyone loved.
“This time, we’re looking forward to seeing what these laser lights can do and to consider other opportunities to light up the tree as they will be a permanent feature,” she says.
“And we are very thrilled to have fountain renewed.”
Onehunga Christmas in the Park is on 29 November.
