Father Christmas greets young and young at heart on stage.
Awatini Dooley (3), of Queenstown, Amalie Brown (4), of Lake Hayes Estate, Kibbana Seipolt (5) and James Scoles (7), both of Queenstown, and Sarita Jackson (7), of Frankton.
Ayla Balona (6), of Frankton, meets one of the Remarkable Vets petting zoo animals.
Matthew Langford (4) and Ben Langford (4), both of Lake Hayes Estate, were among the first to visit Santa.
The Pink Ladies (from left) Lilly Brabant (10), Grace Kennedy (9) and Ella Walker-Smith (9), all of Queenstown, danced for the public to festive tunes including Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
Children high five Lakes Leisure's mascot Paddles the Polar Bear.
Jessie Glover (2), of Frankton, looks a picture thanks to Spitfire Fancy Face Painting owner Lyndal Cruickshank, of Lake Hayes Estate.
Hundreds of excited children and their parents lined up to visit Father Christmas in his grotto at the Christmas Family Fun Day at the Remarkables Park Town Centre on Saturday.
Photos by James Beech
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