The streets of Millthorpe will light up for the first event of the festival, with a night market taking place between 5pm and 8pm. 

Orange 360 communications manager Emily Mitchell said there will be fireworks at 8pm and fire drums will warm people in the town’s historic main street.

Rod de Vries made 10 fire drums for the event and they were designed to have cut-outs so the word Millthorpe shows up when the drums are lit.

Live music from Smith and Jones will add to the atmosphere and there will be plenty of stalls with warming drinks, food and wine.

Miss Mitchell said a bus will take people from Orange to the event. 

It will depart from the Orange Visitor Information Centre here will be a 5.45pm pick up and 8.30pm drop off for $20 per person.

Many other events have already sold out or at capacity.

However, people can still attend Fiery Friday at Ross Hill Wines, on Saturday there’s a fire and poetry event in Molong and The Aussie Fire Buckets’ Camp Oven Cook Off  at Eugowra, while on Sunday people can still attend the Fiery Cargo Village Market Day, Fire Feast Sunday at the Greenhouse of Orange or a Sunday Roast at the Lord Anson.

People can also visit www.orangewinterfirefestival.com.au for more information and events.

Miss Mitchell said she was delighted with the response to the various events.

I think because it’s the first year we were thinking people would get behind it,” she said.

She said the festival could also be rekindled next year.

“We are definitely looking to keep it as a continuing event getting bigger and bigger as the years go on,” she said.