Christmas is coming and so are our district’s three annual Christmas Parade with the dates now set, as outlined below.

Road closure details during these parades are shown on maps of the three towns, below, along with contact details for each one.

Date	Road name	Activity
Saturday 5 December 2026	Memorial Square & Jellicoe Street	Martinborough Christmas Parade
Saturday 5 December 2026	Fitzherbert Street, Revan Street, Birdwood Street and Fox Street	Featherston Christmas Parade
Saturday 12 December 2026	Main Street and East Street	Greytown Christmas Parade

Martinborough Christmas Parade

This year’s Martinborough Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday 5 December 2026 from 3.30pm to 6.30pm. The Community Board advises that there will be a road closure on Jellicoe Street from the intersection of Venice Street to Memorial Square from 3.30pm to 6.30pm for the parade.

If you have any questions, get in touch with Mel Maynard from the Martinborough Community Board by phone 027 231 8867 or email mel.maynard@swdc.govt.nz.

Featherston Christmas Parade

Featherston Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday 5 December 2026 from 11.30am to 1pm.

The roads to be closed for the duration of the parade are Wakefield Street up to Fitzherbert Street to Birdwood Street and Lyon Street between 11.30am and 1pm.

The contact person for the Featherston Christmas Parade is Karen Coltman, phone 021 574 156.

Greytown Christmas Parade

The Greytown Christmas Parade will take place this year on Saturday 12 December with a road closure from 226-64 Main Street, Greytown.

The contact person for this year’s parade is Christine Eliseev, phone 027 214 4573.