Christmas comes early in Cudal!

Dreading the thought of Christmas Shopping? Why not get it all over and done with on one night at Cudal’s inaugural Twilight Christmas Markets!

On Saturday 30, November the Cabonne Food, Wine and Cultural Centre will become a Christmas shopping hub, with scores of sellers offering a range of hand-made local gifts and produce to put under your tree or fill your Christmas table.

The park neighbouring the old C.W. Corden Store will be filled with about 20 stallholders selling tasty food and take-home items.

There will be pizza, ice cream, and Asian cuisine, while the Cudal P&C will have Christmas themed desserts and take-home gifts available, said organising committee member, Verity Middleton.

And the Cudal Lions Club will be offering pulled pork, sausages and steak sandwiches.

“We've got full bar service from Pioneer Brewing and we've got mocktails as well if you are that way inclined,” said Verity.

From the park, you can make your way into the Cabonne Food, Wine and Cultural Centre, where the old department store windows will be filled with moving Christmas displays.

“We hope to be a bit David Jones inspired... There’ll be moving object and interesting things in the window to see before you enter the shop and you get that old department store feeling with all goods handmade in the Central West,” said Verity

“The aim is that you can do all your Christmas shopping in one night! And it dovetails into the ‘Buy from the Bush campaign — the furthest retailer is from the Blue Mountains but apart from that they are all Central West retailers, the majority of it all hand-made, so you will literally being buying from the bush.

“You can not only come and do your Christmas shopping, but also feel good about doing your bit and buying from the bush!”

The markets will kick off at 5pm, with Santa and Mrs Claus arriving by horse-drawn carriage at 5.15pm.

“We will have a hay bale throne for Santa and Mrs Claus and kids can interact with them and have some tea with Santa and Mrs Claus and write a letter to Santa,” said Verity.

“We will also have face painting and a jumping Castle, a three-piece band doing Christmas Carols and our giant village Christmas Tree will be ceremoniously lit at 8.30pm, so there is a lot going on!”

The markets will be held 30 November, 5pm-9.30pm at the Cabonne Food, Wine and Cultural Centre.