By TANIA PHILLIPS
“CRACKER night was a real big deal when I was a little kid,” so sang country music star John Williamson, and you know, out at Tenterfield it still is.
Tenterfield Lions Club will hold their annual “Cracker Night” at the Tenterfield Showground on Saturday 11 June.
The night has become a major part of the Southern Downs and Northern NSW calendar over the past few years with locals and visitors flocking for the fireworks, fun and frivolity.
One of the highlights of the popular event is the highly creative Fire Drum competition with competitors creating some amazing “fire drums” over the years from planes and trains to just about anything else you can imagine.
And it’s worth entering too – the open class carries a perpetual trophy for the year as well as $300 for the winner, with $100 for second and $50 third.
The winner of the family class will earn themselves a two night superior room stay at the Paradise Resort Gold Coast plus $200 spending money while second prize is a “well-stocked” hamper sponsored by the generous business community of Tenterfield.
This year’s event will feature a monster fireworks display from Skylighters Fireworks at 7.30pm as well as a huge bonfire. A bar and food stalls will be in operation throughout the night and entertainment will include live music and displays by local schools and community organisations as well as a performance by the ever popular Brisbane band “Sweatshop”.
There will attractions and activities for kids – young and old – and a great gate prize of a hamper donated by Tenterfield business houses.
Gates open at 4pm and entry is $10 per person or $20 for a family (two adults with two school children).
For more information phone 0428 351 513.
