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REGISTER to PARTICIPATE
Event organisers invite individuals, businesses, organizations and community groups to register an event / attraction / entertainment / stall and to be listed in the festival program.
Mary MacKillop Street Festival
SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER 2010
A street festival will welcome the influx of tourists, pilgrims, dignitaries,journalists, photographers and broadcast media visiting Penola for the canonisation of Mary MacKillop on Sunday 17 October.
Participate in the festival and showcase the district’s history, culture, tourism, food, wine and more!
EVENT SCHEDULE (full schedule listed separately)
10.00am-9.00pm Street festival
2.00pm-2.30pm Procession from Mary
MacKillop Pk to outdoor stage
3.00pm-4.30pm Penola’s Mass service on stage
4.30pm-6.30pm Dinner break and entertainment
6.30pm–9.00pm Live TV broadcast of canonisation from Rome
Event organisers invite individuals, businesses, organizations and community groups to register an event / attraction / entertainment / stall and to be listed in the festival program.
Assessment considerations: The event or attraction can be anything that will contribute to the positive experience of people attending the Mary MacKillop canonisation celebrations and/or has the ability to enhance the image of the Limestone Coast as a tourism destination.
Be creative: Visitors to Penola will be looking to enjoy any number of experiences: art, food, entertainment, busking, costumes, crafts. All associated events will be owned, managed and funded entirely by the applicant.
Fee: Permit fees are $10 each with no commission payable. An additional $15 fee will be charged to applicants requiring insurance coverage for their event.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN...
The festival is themed Where it all began and will celebrate the
formative years Mary MacKillop spent in Penola, arriving in 1860
aged 18 as a governess at Penola Station, and her subsequent
inspiration to establish the first St Joseph’s school for poor and
isolated children in a six-stalled wooden stable 1866.
APPLICATIONS and ENQUIRIES to:
Penola Coonawarra Visitor Information Centre
27 Arthur St
Penola, South Australia, 5277
Ph: (08) 8737 2855
APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY 3 SEPT 2010
Details correct at time of printing but are subject to change