<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been charged after allegedly brandishing a 30-centimetre knife at a Carols in the Park event in Tasmania. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hundreds of people and families attended the popular Christmas event at the City Park in Launceston about 5.45pm yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police alleged a man who sat in the crowd near the stage produced a black-handled knife, causing nearby witnesses to flee.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-anthony-albanese-approval-rating-sussan-ley-antisemitism/67ebac52-efb2-471b-98fe-29a60116bc30" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Anthony Albanese's approval rating plummets in wake of Bondi terror attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police took the man into custody. No one was injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 48-year-old from Kings Meadow was charged with being unlawfully armed in public and detained to face court this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Carols in the Park event is a free community event put on by the council, with help from volunteers, local businesses and performers. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/tasmania-launceston-carols-in-the-park-man-charged-for-brandishing-knife/fa5eac0a-4ce1-4cf2-8e98-63851b20552e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood said the event is a highlight that residents look forward to all year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This event is such a special chance for our community to come together and celebrate the festive season in one of Launceston's most beautiful spaces," he said in a statement earlier this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The event started at 5pm, with families on picnic blankets and low chairs filling up the park to watch performers sing Christmas classics.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span></span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>