The event will be held at the church hall on July 26 and 27, with Leeton High School hospitality students promising to cook up a Christmas feast for the ages.

The hall will be turned into Santa's workshop and residents have been invited to dress in their festive best, even their most ugly Christmas jumper.

A pantomime will entertain, while the food will be to die for.

Father Robert Murphy invited all community members to get into the Christmas in July spirit.

"This way we get to do all of the Yuletide things at the 'right' time of the year ... the climate is right, it's dark, the lights," he said.

"We are so excited to have the year 12 hospitality students doing he catering.

"We're really looking forward to them cooking up a traditional Christmas menu.

"They have come up with the menu and will be doing the cooking up, the cleaning, the serving - the whole lot."

Santa will also be making an appearance during the event.

Leeton High TAS head teacher Lisa Schmetzer said students were looking forward to the experience and were eager to do well given it's part of their course work.

"They've been part of the whole process," she said.

"It will give them the experience of doing the cooking, the serving, the whole lot."

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The event will be a turn of the tables of sorts.

Each year on Christmas Day, the hall hosts a festive community lunch.

The event is organised by a small committee and, while it isn't put on by St Peter's, several of its parishioners do assist on the day.

The Christmas in July event will allow those volunteers from throughout the community to come along and enjoyed being looked after without having to do all the hard work.

The July 26 event will be held from 6.30pm, while on July 27 the event will get underway from noon.

For tickets call Lyn on 0427 536 908.

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