We all love Christmas in Cooroy when the whole town pulls together to celebrate Christmas.
As part of this wonderful evening event, the Cooroy Future Group will again host a community Christmas party and Artisan and Pottery Market at Butter Factory Arts Centre (BFAC). It will be a celebratory night full of music, art, and food.
At 4pm on 9 December the carpark and front lawn will transform into a Christmas wonderland, hosting 40 market stalls and two food trucks.
There will be free, live music, starting with the music students from Noosa District State High School from 4.30pm and then the Claptomaniacs, a five-piece acknowledged as one of the tightest, most authentic cover bands in the region will perform from 6-8pm. They will fill the night with covers of classic hits by the likes of Joe Cocker, the Doobie Brothers, the Travelling Wilburys, Steely Dan, the Doors, Eric Clapton, and many more from the late ’60s to ’80s era, with a 10 minute break at 7pm to light the Christmas tree.
While you enjoy the music and partake of food from Paco Tacos and Dhoms Kitchen and the pop-up bar, take the opportunity to buy unique, handmade Christmas gifts on offer from local artisans and witness the exciting annual Australian Pottery Throwdown when five experienced potters go head-to-head to complete a series of pottery challenges within a limited time frame.
The BFAC annual friends’ exhibition Eclectica and artisan shop will also be open till 8pm.
Not all the action is down the Butter Factory end of town as the whole town celebrates the lighting of the Christmas tree, the annual Santa race, the kids’ decorated bike competition, street entertainment and businesses and shops open till 8pm.
So, get your creative fill and support your local artisans.
