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Central OtagoSeptember 24

Senior Queen honour met with disbelief

It seems appropriate the first event of the Alexandra Blossom Festival is the crowning of the Senior Queen, which recognises the community work the nominees do, often unnoticed.

Central OtagoSeptember 6

Festival early bird tickets go on sale

Central Otago residents can get their hands on tickets for the region’s favourite party ahead of everyone else.

Central OtagoSeptember 16

Tickets tomorrow

Central Otago locals can now get their hands on tickets for the region’s biggest annual event.

Central OtagoOctober 15

Large Blossom Festival blaze shut down

Several small explosions were sparked from a backyard fire after drunken revellers threw flammable objects on to it during Alexandra's annual Blossom Festival over the weekend.

Central OtagoSeptember 28

Sun shines on Blossom Festival crowds

Thousands of people packed the streets of Alexandra and Pioneer Park for the Blossom Festival grand parade and Saturday in the Park today.

Central OtagoOctober 1

'Offensive' float banned from parade

For the first time in the Alexandra Blossom Festival's history, aspects of a float have been deemed offensive and it will not appear in tomorrow's 57th annual procession.

Central OtagoNovember 9

Stars align for bumper Blossom Festival

A bumper crowd, perfect weather, lots of happy smiling faces and few arrests - the stars all aligned this year for the 56th Blossom Festival's main weekend.

Central OtagoSeptember 23

'Relatively trouble-free'

Antisocial behaviour during the Blossom Festival weekend continues to drop and the number of arrests this year was the lowest for 16 years.

Central OtagoSeptember 23

Thumbs up for festival from pair of Aussie jokers

The Blossom Festival got the "thumbs-up" from Australian comedy duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.

Central OtagoJune 1

Blossom Festival's float creativity extended

The revised criteria for Alexandra Blossom Festival floats has been officially announced - no longer will a covering of crepe paper flowers be essential for a float to be entered into the competition.

Central OtagoMay 11

Rules about floats eased

Seasoned Alexandra Blossom Festival float builder Lyn Quinn says the relaxation of rules for competitive floats will not detract from the festival.

Central OtagoApril 27

'Rewarded' for festival turnaround

The turnaround in the fortunes of the Alexandra Blossom Festival was noted by the Vincent Community Board this week and "rewarded" with a grant of $26,000 for this year's event.

NewsSeptember 27

People: Alexandra Blossom Festival

At the Alexandra Blossom Festival on Saturday, September 24.

Central OtagoSeptember 27

Cold weather cuts numbers but Buzzy Bee still flies high

Despite the weather turning nasty just after the Alexandra Blossom Festival float procession, event organisers are still basking in a warm glow.

Central OtagoSeptember 27

1000 see mardi gras launch festival

The blossom was in full bloom on the fruit trees yesterday as the family fun started in the 55th annual Alexandra Blossom Festival.

Central OtagoSeptember 25

Friendliness up, arrests well down

The message that it is not worth "looking for trouble" at the Alexandra Blossom Festival seems to be getting through, police say, with the number of arrests this year the lowest for 15 years.

NewsSeptember 25

Alexandra Blossom Festival

Despite the cold, thousands turned out to watch the Blossom Festival Parade in Alexandra on Saturday. ODT photographer Gerard O'Brien was there to capture the event.

Central OtagoSeptember 23

Inviting oil painting wins

A scene that invited the viewer to "climb into the painting and relax" won top honours in the Central Otago Art Society's Blossom Festival Art Exhibition.

Central OtagoSeptember 22

Round the clock race signals start of festival activities

Festivities for the 55th annual Alexandra Blossom Festival begin tonight with the Round the Clock Race and the Mardi Gras.

Central OtagoSeptember 21

Festivities begin with regal event

Official celebrations for the 2011 Alexandra Blossom Festival began yesterday with the crowning of the senior queen.

Central OtagoSeptember 16

Blokes with no shed make St John float blossom

The men from Alexandra's Men's Shed may not actually have a shed to call their own but that has not stopped them finding a project to work on.

Central OtagoSeptember 11

Wardrobe minimal for musical show

Nudity may or may not be on display during this year's Alexandra Musical Society offering - it all depends on "the technical bits".

Central OtagoSeptember 5

Blossom Festival princesses gather

The nine 2011 Alexandra Blossom Festival princesses assembled for the first time yesterday for a photo shoot and although it was not an official engagement, the judging began.

Central OtagoApril 13

Disquiet at request community board help fund new arts event

The wisdom of dishing out ratepayer funds to support a new art exhibition which might be in competition with the independently funded Blossom Festival arts exhibition was debated this week.

Central OtagoMarch 14

Fines total $7950 for festival counts

Court cases which hinged on the outcome of a "test case" over police processes during Blossom Festival weekend were finally settled in the Alexandra District Court yesterday, with a total of $7950 in fines imposed.

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