“Thanks to someone kind of enough to let us
across,” my fellow pedestrian, with a British
accent, said as our group crossed Broadway, and
we were off into the Old Fashioned Christmas.

Dunedin’s Main Street District was transformed
into a Christmas wonderland for the children who
visited. Horse-drawn carriages took guests around
the Main Street Area, one of the most unique and
fun aspects of the event. Local church and school
choirs and performers put on a Christmas show
on stage in Pioneer Park (who can’t remember
being a kid in a Christmas program!). Several
duos played simply beautiful Carols in front of
stores including Sterling Winery and Sandy Gull’s
Ice Cream, and an Angel in the window of Kina’s
Couture reminded everyone of their live window
mannequins at Wines The Blues. The piper in
front of the Celtic shop brought guests back
to the delightful traditions of their Holiday
surroundings. Girl Scouts offered bake sale
treats. There was train for little ones to ride,
and of course, the red guy, Santa, was there
along with his work shop, to hear Christmas
wishes. There were children’s crafts and a
Dickens Village.

Everywhere around - in the park at the
Christmas Show, at all of the special
features, and up and down Main Street,
families could be seen having a great time
together and having fun catching up with
old friends and meeting new ones. It was
another year of a great Dunedin tradition.