Year 5 student Riley is the proud winner of the 2026 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant Mini Float Competition. Riley’s design Sandy Christmas features a cool koala enjoying hot chips on the beach.
Her Sandy Christmas concept was one of 600 entries in this year’s mini float competition themed: The Simple Pleasure of a South Australian Christmas.
Riley’s design wowed the competition judges with its fun, colour and sense of community that captures the South Australian festive season and the spirit of the Christmas Pageant event.
As part of her prize, Riley recently received an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Star Dust Castle where her winning 2026 mini float was unveiled.
Our talented junior years student will also receive a reserved space to watch her Sandy Christmas mini float weave its way through the streets of Adelaide at the 2026 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant on Saturday 14 November.
Congratulations to Riley on her wonderful achievement!
Photo credit: National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant
