Festival’s programme

Press, 26 February 1987, Page 20

Festival’s programme

- The Christchurch Floral

Festival begins tomorrow, and will continue for 10 action-packed days. The programme is as follows: Friday, February 27, all day — '•Wear a Flower Day” — flowers win be given away in the malls, in the Square, and around Christchurch. . Friday, February 27March 7 — “Floral Carpets” on the river bank opposite Noah’s Hotel. .Saturday, February 28Sunday, March 1, 18 am. to 4 p.m. — “Flower-a-Faif? at the Arts Centre market (old university complex). Repeated the following week-end. Saturday, February 28, 2 p.m. to.. 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 1, 18 a.m. to 5 p.m. —r Dahlia show, Horticultural Hall. Saturday, February 28, 2 p.m. —* “Fabulous Floral Floats” procession through the city. On display at the Addington Raceway afterwards. Sunday, March 1 — Church service, Christchurch Cathedral, in the Square. Monday, March 2;

Tuesday, March 3; and Thursday, March 5 — "Love Beautiful ; Christchurch” tours •? r-* conducted bus tours around prize-winning streets and gardens. f22Also — Tdast Rack tours of the Botanic gardens from Cathedral Square. Wednesday, March 4, all day — “Give a Flower Day”: friendship through flowers — give one to a stranger, a neighbour, a friend. ■ - F Wednesday, March 4, It am. to 3 ; p.m. — “Suburban Mall Crawl” — free bus tours- around specially decorated malls.

Wednesday, March 4, all day — “Focus on Flowers” — free admission to the Photographic Society exhibition at the Canterbury Chinese Cultural Association Hall, 22 St Asaph Street;

Thursday, March 5 to Sunday, March 8, It a.m. to 8 p.m. — “Windows of the World” —A a special floral art display by Christchurch’s foremost floral artists, at the Horticultural Hall.

Friday, March t, 12Jt pm. to 4 pm. — “Floral Frolics” and entertainment in Cathedral Square. Public invited to join in; for example, floral hats, walking sticks, parasols, Derby and Joans, and dressing in old period costumes. Great prizes. Saturday, March 7, 18.38 am. — “Procession Extraordinary" and “Battle of the Flowers.” The public are invited to shower floral princes and princesses with flowers, towards the end of the procession. Saturday, March 7, midday to 4 pm. — “Carnival of the Flowers” — Cashel Street, High Street, Colombo Street and adjoining malls. More than 12 hours of fun-filled activity and music. Saturday, March 7 — “Luncheon Party” — adjoining Cashel Street Mall on the river bank by Tiffanys. “Evening of Music” by George Gershwin. Christchurch Symphony Orchestra at the Town Hall.