Afternoon entertainment will be held in Cooke Park between 4.30pm and 6.30pm before the start of Carols in the Park from 6.30pm.

The event, organised by the Parkes Ministers Association, is expected to attract more than 1200 people.

The Lachlan Regional Orchestra will be performing at our Carols in the afternoon pre-show.

You can follow all of the news on plans and for the afternoon and evening and a number of competitions being held at the carols facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/parkescarolsinthepark/

Parkes Shire Council agreed at its recent meeting to support the event by waiving hire fees and assisting with set up.