# Event Details - **Event Name**: Christmas Open Day at Willow Bank Heritage Village - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 am – Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 am - **Event Description**: SUNDAY 30th November 10AM - 3PM Festive Themed Open Day! Willow Bank Heritage Village is an affordable, fun and interactive living museum 1km south of Wakefield. With 20+ shop displays for you to explore, food & drink and lots more. A place to get dressed up, to embrace the fun, and immerse yourselves in times gone by. We have actors and volunteers who create a unique cultural experience offering various activities of the early 1900’s. Willowbank is always growing and changing, so there is always something new to discover with every visit! Experience: NEW: Print Shop - Our historic print shop will be open - come and print on our original 1875 Albion Printing Press! A hands-on chance to try something truly unique. ?PHOTO BOOTH - Christmas themed photo booth will be open to take your pic, print it into a beautiful booklet to take home as a souvenir. ? CHILDRENS SUITCASE MARKET - Be a part of this market just for children, come along and set up your suitcase stall under our sun shade, stay as long as you like. No need to book. ? VICTORIAN SCHOOL EXPERIENCE - Mr Wilkinson will be running the classes, please book outside the school house on the day. There will be a few sessions to be booked throughout the day. Not to be missed! ? CINEMA EXPERIENCE - Our cinema will be running throughout the open day, by our experienced projectionist...watch a short film on our Super 8 Projector & Screen. ? DRESS UP AND LOOK THE PART - Want to immerse yourself in this experience? We'd love you to! Please pick up a map at the entrance and make your way to the dress shop. Find your character and step back in time. "Willow Bank is a stage and you are part of the play!" ? VICTORIAN CAFE - Enjoy an authentic Victorian style Coffee with delicious local Sublime Coffee, brewed in a restored 100 year old espresso machine. If you prefer tea, we have Pomeroys, served in our beautiful China, with tiny milk jugs, and all the extras + Cakes, Scones and home made jam, and tea sandwiches. (We have many gluten free options!) ? 1950s BURGER BAR - Run by Deano's Hotdogs, offering a yummy variety of hotdogs, chips and drinks if you are after something savoury. ? 1970s MILK BAR - Milkshakes, Spiders & Icecreams available here. ? VILLAGE OPEN TO EXPLORE - This is an awesome experience that you can tailor yourself. EFTPOS AVAILABLE. ENTRY $7 per adult / $3 per child. Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield 79 Wakefield-Kohatu Highway, Wakefield. (1km south of Wakefield on the left) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/christmas-open-day-at-willow-bank-heritage-village/200028868651038 - **Event Categories**: christmas, workshops, art, theatre, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 32 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028868651038?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nelson-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Nelson - **state**: NE - **country**: New Zealand - **location**: Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield - **lat**: -41.60002580405 - **long**: 172.95910915146 - **full address**: Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield (https://allevents.in/org/willow-bank-heritage-village-wakefield/26456753) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/9f0be425013084a85922e54725d4f8b5597862b58048ee1d87481a22af8b06d8-rimg-w1200-h541-dc90aaa1-gmir?v=1763916618 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/cffed4bf15ef34edbe1dd83436fe656a85383918219896662fb16f47129f5b89-rimg-w300-h300-dcffffff-gmir?v=1763916618 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** christmas, workshops, art, theatre, entertainment - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Christmas Open Day at Willow Bank Heritage Village ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Christmas Open Day at Willow Bank Heritage Village", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/9f0be425013084a85922e54725d4f8b5597862b58048ee1d87481a22af8b06d8-rimg-w1200-h541-dc90aaa1-gmir?v=1763916618", "startDate": "2025-11-30", "endDate": "2025-11-30", "url": "https://allevents.in/nelson/christmas-open-day-at-willow-bank-heritage-village/200028868651038", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "name": "Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand", "addressLocality": "Nelson", "addressRegion": "NE", "addressCountry": "NZ" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-41.60002580405", "longitude": "172.95910915146" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "SUNDAY 30th November\n10AM - 3PM\n\nFestive Themed Open Day! \n\nWillow Bank Heritage Village is an affordable, fun and interactive living museum 1km south of Wakefield. 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