Mount Maunganui & Bay of Plenty Festivals

The Bay of Plenty hosts a number of great festivals throughout the year. Ask at The Anchorage reception for details about what’s on during your stay!

Tauranga Food and Wine Festival: February
Fine wine, sumptuous food, great atmosphere, well worth a visit.

Tauranga Montana National Jazz Festival: April
Jazz and blues acts from New Zealand and around the world staged in venues around Tauranga and featuring free outdoor concerts.

Tauranga Garden and Art Festival: November
Held bi-annually, the garden festival alternates with the arts festival, showing a variety of the area’s best gardens and excellent visual art.

Tauranga Ethnic Festival: March
A celebration of the many cultures and nationalities represented in Tauranga’s multi-cultural society. Includes dance, cuisine, ethnic crafts, souvenirs and parades.

Waihi Outrageous Wearable Arts Award Evening: October
An evening of colourful arts worn as fashion, a very popular event drawing entries from around New Zealand.

Te Puke Kiwifruit Festival: September
A festival to celebrate Te Puke’s number one fruit. Features a competition to find the Kiwifruit Queen, festival ball and Kiwifruit Expo show casing products and services related to the green and golden fruits.

Katikati A & P Show: February
A celebration of farming and rural living, past and present. Carnivals, highland dancing, wrestling, show-jumping, livestock, crafts and farming products.

The Fruits of Katikati Festival: October
A community festival to celebrate family, food and history. Purchase products grown and produced in Katikati.

Katikati Summer Twilight Concerts: January – February
Held in large private gardens, the summer concerts are a popular Katikati pastime on long, warm summer evenings. Musicians and singers entertain with popular songs in the outdoors. Bring a picnic.

Katikati Wine and Food Funfest: January
A day of fine cuisine and wine to celebrate summer and the community.

Katikati Art Exhibition: September
Four days of exhibiting artists from the Katikati area: floral art showcase and paintings for sale.

Whakatane A & P Show “Festival of Fun”: October
Fun for all the family, celebrating farming and the community. Featuring crafts, food, activities for the children, livestock sales and shows, indoor exhibitions and all a traditional A & P Show has to offer.

Whakatane Summer Arts Festival: January
Two weeks of arts activities including a national art award, Shakespeare in the Park, Jazz in the Park, antiques, musicians and more.

Whakatane Bird Watching Festival: October
Tours and activities for the bird watching enthusiast – films, events, conservation information and displays in the community.

Opotiki Fibre and Fleece Festival
A wearable arts fashion event where contestants create wearable art from natural fibres.