Adelaide Annual Christmas Pageant

An attempt for the Guinness World Record was made for the largest Mexican wave to celebrate the event’s theme of community.

For the first time, a Credit Union Christmas Pageant King and four Princes joined the Queen and Princesses to create the Pageant Royal Family and spread Pageant magic across South Australia. A second attempt was made at the Guinness World Record for the largest Mexican Wave. The wave travelled for 3.2 kilometres through the city around 7 corners but fell short of the numbers required.

The Credit Union Christmas Pageant Facebook page and free iPhone App were launched. The Pageant audience broke the Guinness World Record for the largest group of Carol Singers.

Junior royals added to the Credit Union Christmas Pageant Royal Family through a talent competition. A Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing red noses was achieved.

Pop star Samantha Jade became the first national celebrity to sing the Australian anthem at the start of the Pageant.

In 2014, the Credit Union Christmas Pageant celebrated the theme of 'Share the Pageant With Someone You Love'. For the first time, the event held a national competition to bring a Pageant fan's expat family to Adelaide to see the event, thanks to Tiger Air Australia.

Post event concert on the North Terrace landing stage and national live broadcast.

In 2016 the credit unions celebrated 21 years as the event's naming rights sponsor - an amazing achievement!

The 85th Anniversary of the Pageant, and the Credit Union's 22nd year as Naming Rights sponsor

The 2018 event celebrated 23 years of the credit unions as the naming rights partner of the Credit Union Christmas Pageant whilst the Blue Honour Line turned 60 years old.

From 2019, the event welcomes National Pharmacies as the new naming rights partner with the event now being referred to as the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant.

Brenton Ragless and Kate Collins present the 2024 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant from the heart of Adelaide.

Christmas Padgent