Santa’s here! Let’s party in the square.

Saturday 21 November, 9am – 12:30pm

FREE live music, face painting, the bug ride, roaming entertainers and plenty more in the Town Square. Catch Santa’s arrival at 11am!

Celebrate Santa’s arrival at NorthWest Shopping Centre with a party in the Square!

There will be a DJ playing some funky tunes, creative face painters and a balloonist, a talented caricature sketch artist (request a Christmas themed sketch!), roaming entertainers, the popular bug ride and plenty of games on the grass!

Plus BELT from the movie ‘The Croods: A New Age’ (in cinemas Boxing Day) will be making special appearances throughout the day!

Catch Santa’s arrival in his big red truck at 11am. He’ll be coming down Kohuhu Lane and making his way to his NorthWest grotto in the centre. Want a photo with Santa in his NorthWest sleigh? Santa photography begins at 11:30am on Saturday 21 November – find out more here.

There will be a hand sanitiser station available to use in the Town Square. The NorthWest QR code will be on display and we encourage you to scan this with the NZ COVID Tracer app. All entertainers are taking extra safety precautions to ensure the safety of our customers, community and staff.

Kohuhu Lane will be closed for this event. Best parking is in the main NorthWest Shopping Centre carpark.