MARAKA PROCESSION FLOAT

It's almost Maraka time again, can you believe it!! Our Lady of Lourdes will once again participate in the Maraka Procession for 2025. Mrs Leanne Demorest, along with our FACE committee, have kindly offered to coordinate this event again this year. The annual Maraka procession will take place on Saturday October 25th.

This year the theme is ‘MUSIC THRU THE AGES’. We will decorate the float with all things music, celebrating ‘Lourdes dancing through the decades.’ We will be travelling through the decades of music starting with 50s Rock n Roll, then moving to 60s-70s disco, 80s-90s pop/hip hop to 00s-now our famous music stars.  This year we have decided to give each Year level and era of music to dress up in. 

Prep - 50s

Year 1 - 70s 

Year 2 - 90s

Year 3 - 00s

Year 4 - 80s

Year 5 - 60s

Year 6 - Free choice - choose from any decade

Children can also come dressed as a famous music icon of that era. I have attached a list of costume ideas for your music era. 

All children who wish to participate must convene at 4.30 pm on Gedge Street. The procession will begin at 5 pm and do two laps of town. All children from Prep to Year 6 are welcome to participate.

We usually have many children to fit on the float, so we ask Year 6’s, and possibly some Year 5’s, to walk alongside the float. Lolly bags will be available for the Year 5’s and 6’s to hand out to spectators; however, there are no throwing lollies from the moving truck. Please ensure your child is wearing sunscreen and brings a water bottle along, as it can be very hot sitting on the float.

If anyone can spare some time on Saturday morning to help set up the float, and to dismantle the float straight after the procession, it would be greatly appreciated. I hope to see you all for our annual Maraka celebration and look forward to seeing all your wonderful costumes.