A total of 25 diverse community groups have committed to the upcoming Maitland 200 Years community day in Maitland Park.
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Activities at the event this Sunday include Indigenous face painting and dance, Frank's Fantastic Fairy Tale Theatre, a barbecue put on by Rotary, a cake and slice stall, history presentations, native plants, performances by Maitland City Pipes and Drums and Maitland City Choir, a visit by a steam engine and more.
All people are welcome to come along and are invited to dress up as a convict or early settler or in ethnic dress.
“Let us celebrate Maitland’s past, present and future and its amazing diversity,” Maitland 200 committee member Janece McDonald said.
Attendees should bring a chair, picnic rug and picnic basket.
The event is an acknowledgement of migration to what was then known as Wallis Plains between Pitnacree and Oakhampton in the early 1800’s.