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Strong interest in Wellington festival

It seems Wellington just can’t get enough summer fairs.

The Mount Victoria Inner City Festival takes place on the last day of summer and the number of stallholders applying to take part has delighted organisers.

More than 50 stallholders have registered for the festival, which will be held in two streets just behind Courtenay Place’s Embassy theatre on Saturday, February 28.

To accommodate the extra stalls, permission has been given by the city council to block off Caroline Street as well as Roxburgh Street.

The festival, which has an organic and inner city living theme, will feature stalls promoting things like solar heating, inner city gardens and electric bicycles. Numerous workshops will be held including flax weaving and how to plant herb gardens.

There will be continuous live music and entertainment featuring Jess Chambers, Tim Beals, Harriet & the Matches as well as Flamenco, Ceroc and belly dancing. There will also be guided walks around historic Mt Victoria.

Advertising has included pinning up posters in a large cruise ship that will be berthed in Wellington for the day.

The festival is being held to raise money for New Crossways, Mount Victoria’s new community centre.
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