Organisers of the Golden Oldies Sports Celebration in April wish to advise of arrangements in and around Hagley Park during the event.

We are writing to inform residents surrounding South Hagley Park that the Christchurch Casino Golden Oldies Sports Celebration will be taking place from the 30th March to the 28th of April.

Held all over the world, Golden Oldies sporting events aim to make sport less serious and more social and we’re encouraging the whole community to get involved, check out the games and entertainment and enjoy the experience.

Each week of April will see different sport teams descend upon Hagley Park and other local playing fields to compete in various sporting codes and experience the wonderful attractions Christchurch has to offer.

There will be marquees erected in Hagley Park. Key dates are:

The event will start setting up from 19th March 2018
Sport celebration commences: 30th March 2018
Sport celebration finishes: 28th April 2018
The event will be packed down by 6th May 2018

All Golden Oldies sports games are free to watch and we’re encouraging members of the public to join us in various festivities as we celebrate the fun, friendship and fraternity of the games. Key dates and a breakdown of the events schedule is included over the page.

Music: There will be amplified music throughout the celebration. However, all functions except Saturday evenings will be finished by 830 p.m. The Saturday night of the 7th, 21st and 28th of April an Friday 13th April will finish at 10.30 p.m. All functions will have monitored noise levels to ensure they do not exceed Council requirements.

Parade of Nations: On the 1st, 15th and 22nd April there will be a Parade of Nations. Participants will parade around the exterior of South Hagley Park and then congregate at the marquee. A traffic management plan will be in place for these dates, although we do not anticipate much public disruption.

Parking: We anticipate public enthusiasm during the celebration and as games are free to watch we expect there could be increased public parking around the park.

Licensing: The marquee will be licenced and therefore an age restriction applies to marquee entry. The marquee will host both private and public events. We want to extend a very warm invitation to you to join us for the public events and see what the Golden Oldies are all about. Security will be present during the celebration.

This is an international event, and a great opportunity for us to showcase Christchurch and its many attractions. we’re encouraging the whole community to get involved, check out the free games and entertainment and enjoy the experience.