Behind The Facade: The Truth About The Boxing Day Parade

Avon Vale hunt at their boxing day meet 2022

The annual Boxing Day Hunt Parade is a traditional fixture in many towns’ Christmas calendars, with families turning out to enjoy the ‘spectacle’. The hunt lingers for a while, drinking port, eating sausage rolls and basking in the admiring gaze of the public. So, what happens next? Here, we provide a step-by-step, behind-the-scenes account of how the rest of the day unfolds.