Local Events

The world famous Cathedral Cove will be playing host to this years Cathedral Cove Waka Challenge
Day 1 is a 25 km race around Center Island

Day 2 is the Juniors and Novice turn out on the water with a 10 km paddle to Center Island and back.

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.

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.

Run or Walk the historic Karangahake Gorge this year as part of XTERRA Trail Challenge Waihi. This XTERRA Trail is open to all off-road running/walking enthusiasts of all ages and abilities there a distance option for you chose from:
Short 8.2km Run/Walk
Mid 13km Run/Walk
Long 20.5km Run/Walk
Super Long Marathon 43.5km Run Only

The Trail Trilogy courses include a distance of everyone from a easy 9k through to the ultra 100k all events cater for runners and walkers. If you're looking for a really fun experience with a group of friends or workmates, you to put a team together and take on the marathon or one of the ultra-marathon races together.