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Storage has become an issue for the Midwinter Carnival again as our lease is up next year. We need a ground floor warehouse of about 400 square metres with a large roller door if you are aware of something affordable? We are also open to sharing costs with other organisations who have similar needs. What do you think - should we keep them at all?
Midwinter’s lanterns need new storage
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After almost 25 years of delighting Southerners with annual lantern shows, Dunedin’s Midwinter Carnival event is facing a crisis. The storage... Congratulations to our many volunteers. Your support of the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival has earned some well deserved recognition at today's SBS Bank Volunteer Awards organised by Volunteer South. Yes today YOU won the award in the Events category and were also a finalist in the Arts & Culture category. Thank you to all our volunteers many of whom have been helping out for years carrying giant lanterns, helping kids make lanterns, performing in the Carnival Procession and in many other ways! More info about other winners here volunteerawards.nz/
It's coming up to a month since the Midwinter Carnival 2021: A Moonlit Garden! So here we have a look back at the magical night, which left all of us astounded <3 Be sure to come back next year for even more enchantment. We can't wait to see you. #dunedinnz #midwinter2021 #dunnerstunner
And here we have the FULL VIDEO of our projection on St Paul’s Cathedral!![]()
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We would like to say another massive THANK YOU to this year’s Carnival Partners! Particularly our core funders Dunedin City Council, Otago Community Trust, our Gold Partners Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin and Meridian Mall Dunedin ❤ as well as suppliers Gravity Events and many other local businesses.![]()
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Of course we couldn't have done it without the artists, the production crew, volunteers and carnival community! We couldn’t put on such a magical event without each and every one of YOU 🥰![]()
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Special thanks to the projection animators Oana and Paul Jones for creating this wonderful animation. You guys rock!![]()
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#midwinter2021 #dunedinnz #dunnerstunner #projections
Brophy Aerials Contortion left the crowd speechless!![]()
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📸: Blake Armstrong and Alan Dove
Dee May and the Saints performing an incredible set on the Gravity Stage!!![]()
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Big shoutout to Gravity Events ✨
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