Local Events
November 2018
Fat Freddy's Drop 2019
7 Jan 2019 (Mon)
Thames Racecourse, Parawai Road, Parawai, Thames, The Coromandel
Freddy's NZ summer roady is coming to The Coromandel. This will be your ideal opportunity to witness Freddy's brand new track "Trickle Down" live. Newcomers to the Freddy's tour bus include rising R&B star Bailey Wiley, dirt-blues extraordinaire Troy Kingi and reggae-soul funksters, The Black Seeds, and "for the love of it" icons, Salmonella Dub featuring Tiki Taane with more to come.
David Brighton's Space Oddity - David Bowie Tribute Show
6 Jan 2019 (Sun)
Mercury Bay Club, Cnr Campbell St & Cook Dr, Whitianga, The Coromandel, Accommodation
David Brighton is bring his David Bowie Tribute Show to New Zealand for the first time, direct from Los Angeles, performing with a full live band.
"David Brighton has the voice, moves and look to actually step in for David Bowie if he were unavailable and few would ever know." - Harry Maslin, the Producer of David Bowie's Young Americans and Station to Station Albums.
"David Brighton has the voice, moves and look to actually step in for David Bowie if he were unavailable and few would ever know." - Harry Maslin, the Producer of David Bowie's Young Americans and Station to Station Albums.
Whitianga Half Marathon 2019
25 May 2019 (Sat)
Whitianga Half Marathon Accommodation
Join in the running fun this year at the Whitianga Half Marathon with it's a fast and flat scenic loop of Whitianga and the Mercury Bay on both pathways and sealed roads. Everyone is welcome to participate in some way whether you want to run, walk or just cheer on the competitors. This event is set up to be fun for whole family with a range of courses from 21km to a 2km kids beach dash.
The ABBA Show
17 Dec 2018 (Mon)
Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, 38 Durham Street, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
The ABBA Show is a full-scale theatrical production featuring 2.5 hours of live musical performances, a live backing band, replica costumes, theatrical lighting and effects and all the dancing an ABBA fan can handle.
Coromandel Keltic Fair 2019
2 Jan 2019 (Wed)
Coromandel School Grounds, Tiki Road, Coromandel
The Keltic Fair is one of New Zealand's most successful fairs and the highlight of the Coromandel holiday season. Over 300 stalls, Arts and Crafts, Yummy Food, Entertainment all day around.
Tairua School Wine & Food Festival
5 Jan 2019 (Sat)
Coromandel School Grounds, Tiki Road, Coromandel
The Tairua School Wine & Food Festival has become one of the Coromandel's most popular school based fundraising events every year this event raises thousands for the Tairua school, despite the bad weather last years event they were still able to raise over $30,000. The Tairua School Wine & Food Festival brings terrific music, sumptuous food, wines & beers, kids entertainment and great New Zealand produce.
Whitianga Wellbeing Market 2018
28 Dec 2018 (Fri) - 6 Jan 2019 (Sun)
Whitianga Town Hall, Wellbeing Market Accommodation
Come down to the the mind, body, spirit event of the year. This event is 10 days of amazing well-being, wisdom & healing for everyone.
with lots of wonderfully inspirational stalls theirs something for everyone in the family, explore Eco-friendly products, organics, natural beauty and hair care, Crystals, Jewellery, Art and so much more.
with lots of wonderfully inspirational stalls theirs something for everyone in the family, explore Eco-friendly products, organics, natural beauty and hair care, Crystals, Jewellery, Art and so much more.
Whangamata Summer Festival 2018
17 Nov 2018 (Sat) - 17 Nov 2019 (Sun)
Whangamata Summer Festival 2018 Accommodation
The Whangamata Summer Festival is one of the Coromandel's biggest with over 130 stalls Featuring a Craft, Art, Kitchen, Clothing, Jewellery and Food plus live music from local artists. This amazing event is run by a not for profit community group who fundraise all year round with the goal of providing a focus for youth, young families, locals, holidaymakers and the elderly, by staging night time concerts, sports competitions, ice cream eating competitions, a kid's holiday programme, a night market and a huge craft market day.
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Kiwichicky40, 4/5 Reviewed 27th August 2018 on TripAdvisor.com
Great place to stay didn't want to leave only stayed 1 night, handy being able to walk to the lost spring, a must place to visit didn't know it was there till I booked to stay here....Beachside resort is great value for money and I couldn't fault it.
