Myer Christmas Parade

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The 2007 Myer Christmas parade on Bourke St, Melbourne

Myer Christmas Parade was an annual event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia organised by Myer Pty Ltd in conjunction with the City of Melbourne. Attracting a crowd of over 40,000,^[1] the parade commenced at the top of Spring Street and ended outside Myer's flagship Melbourne store on Bourke Street. Local newsreader Jennifer Keyte and other celebrities helped televise the Parade through the city though Channel 7 Melbourne. Radio station 3AW also broadcast the parade live.

Up to 2,000 people participated annually in the parade including dancers, celebrities, musicians, sports stars along with a host of Christmas themed floats.

Marking the commencement to the Christmas period, the parade also coincided with the opening of the Myer Christmas windows. Decorated with a different Christmas themed scene each year, the iconic Melbourne attraction draws up to 1,000,000 visitors each year.

The Myer Melbourne Christmas Parade was last staged in 2010

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v t e Events in the Melbourne City Centre

Note: this includes events held in the Melbourne City Centre and its fringe areas, not the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area

Summer	All: Summer Fun in the City of Melbourne December: Australian Dancesport Championships Australian Film Institute Awards Boxing Day Test Carols by Candlelight Myer Christmas Parade January: Australian Open Midsumma Festival Melbourne International Boat Show One Day International Cricket February: St Kilda Festival

Autumn	March: Australian Grand Prix Melbourne Fashion Festival Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Moomba Waterfest Melbourne Queer Film Festival April: ANZAC Day Parade AFL ANZAC Day clash Logie Awards Melbourne International Comedy Festival Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Melbourne Jazz Festival May: Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival

Winter	All: Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series June: AFL Queen's Birthday clash Melbourne International Animation Festival Australian International Motor Show July: State of Design Festival Melbourne International Film Festival Open House Melbourne Run Melbourne August: Melbourne Day Melbourne Underground Film Festival Melbourne Writers Festival Manifest Craft Cubed

Spring	September: AFL Grand Final Melbourne Fringe Festival Melbourne International Festival of Brass Royal Melbourne Show Melbourne Spring Fashion Week October: Around the Bay in a Day Melbourne International Arts Festival Melbourne Marathon Festival Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival November: Head of the Yarra Melbourne Cup Carnival

See also: Landmarks in the Melbourne City Centre Museums in the Melbourne City Centre Theatres in the Melbourne City Centre

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