Persistant rain led to the Art Deco Trust shifting two previously marquee-based events and has led to the cancellation of the traditional Friday evening air display over Marine Parade.
Art Deco Festival director Glen Pickering said while everything was set to go ahead at this stage the belts of heavy rain had affected the Tremains Marquee on the lower lawn of the Marine Parade which meant tonight's Beach Banquet event scheduled for 7.30 and tomorrow morning's Dilmah High Tea Affair, scheduled for 10am, were being moved to the Centennial Events Centre at McLean Park off Vigor Brown St.
"We have had to change the location but they are still going ahead."
Mr Pickering said there would be free bus services from the Tom Parker Fountain to the events centre from 6.50 tonight, but they were unfortunately not able to do the return trip after the event.
And the usual "start location" walk from Tom Parker Fountain down through town to the Depression Dinner at Memorial Square would now begin at the site itself, given rain forecasts.