North Canterbury News: July 29, 2021
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MAINPOWER LIGHT FESTIVAL<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>July</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Bigger, better, brighter lighting experience<br />
Alighting extravaganza returns to<br />
Rangiora’s Victoria Park next month.<br />
The MainPower Light Festival will<br />
transform the park into alight and<br />
sound wonderland from September 16 to<br />
18.<br />
Event spokesman Karl Horwarth says<br />
close to 8000 people attended last year’s<br />
inaugural event, making it one of the<br />
biggest events in the region,<br />
encouraging the trust behind the<br />
venture to hold it again.<br />
This year’s theme is ‘Bigger, Better,<br />
Brighter’.<br />
Twice as many lights will be installed,<br />
with mirror balls, a5mmushroom, neon<br />
trees, fairy light tunnels and canopies,<br />
and pulsing arches, adding to the<br />
experience.<br />
‘‘Victoria Park will be lit up over three<br />
nights with afairyland of laser lights,<br />
neon, disco lights, interactive lighting<br />
displays, glow toys and more,’’ Karl says.<br />
Thursday and Friday will be mainly a<br />
light show, but if tickets sell well, a<br />
licenced bar, craft and food stalls may<br />
be added on the Friday night, plus an<br />
outdoor movie could be shown.<br />
For the finale on Saturday evening, a<br />
UV dance floor, food and craft stalls, a<br />
licenced bar and kid’s activities such as<br />
bouncy castles and bumper boats will be<br />
included along with roving entertainers,<br />
and live music.<br />
An outdoor family movie will also<br />
feature on the big screen starting at<br />
5.30pm.<br />
On Thursday and Friday evening the<br />
festival gates open at 5.30pm and close<br />
at 8.30pm, while Saturday’s<br />
entertainment starts at 5.30pm and runs<br />
until 9.30pm.<br />
Tickets are $5 per person, under 2s<br />
are free. Family tickets are $15 for two<br />
adults and three children under 16<br />
years.<br />
Tickets can be used on multiple<br />
nights. There are limited tickets<br />
available.<br />
They will be on sale at www.<br />
rangioralightandsound.co.nz or via the<br />
Facebook page www.facebook.com/<br />
rangioralightandsound.<br />
The MainPower <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Lights photo competition will run again<br />
this year.<br />
There are sections for youths and<br />
adults. Competition entries must be<br />
emailed to<br />
rangioralightandsound@gmail.com by<br />
noon on September 11.<br />
Up to five photos can be entered per<br />
person.<br />
Finalists will have their work<br />
showcased in the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong>.<br />
Imaginations illuminated ...<br />
Agroup of boys do battle with<br />
glowing swords in an archway<br />
during last year’s Light<br />
Festival.<br />
PHOTO: DAYNA BURTON<br />
Light<br />
Festival<br />
16 -18SEPTEMBEr<br />
Victoria park, rangiora<br />
Experience alight &sound wonderland.<br />
Afairyland of laser lights, neon, disco lights, interactive<br />
lighting displays, glow toys &more. On the main night, food,<br />
UV dance floor, licensed bar, stalls, kid’s activities, roving<br />
entertainers, live music &anoutdoor movie.<br />
ENTRY:Just$5, $15per family.<br />
BIGGER,BETTER, BRIGHTER<br />
Limited Numbers, Get Your TicketsNow<br />
rangioralightandsound.co.nz<br />
Rangiora
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