WHAT’S ON... Palmy Parent & Child Expo
Awapuni Function Centre, Racecourse Rd, Awapuni, Palmerston North Sunday 13 June 2021 10:00am – 3:00pm Under 16: $0.00 Adults: $2.00 The Palmy Parent & Child Expo is back for 2021! A great event for the whole family! Local businesses come together to showcase their products and services to local families. Fantastic exhibitors and stalls, bouncy castles for the kids, Bunnings DIY kids workshop, face painting, activities, food trucks, giveaways and more. Free goodie bags for the first 200 families through the door!
Matariki Night Weaving Stars
Roslyn Library, 8 Kipling St, Palmerston North Wednesday 23 June 2021 5:30pm – 7:00pm Join us to celebrate Matariki and learn to how to weave harakeke (flax) into beautiful whetū (stars). This will be a fun night for the whole family or to bring a group of friends along. The evening will start with weaving the harakeke stars from 5:30pm - 7pm. Then from 6:30pm 7:30pm we will be having a supper of soup and buns. All materials will be provided.
Pancakes at the Museum
Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main St, Palmerston North Sunday 27 June 2021 11:00am – 2:00pm Join us for a day of cooking unusual pancakes. Choose from our range of well-known characters, cook a pancake of them using blue, red, yellow or even black mixture, and then eat them! At previous events we’ve baked Cookie Monster, Elmo and Sonic - what will you make? Gold coin per pancake - make as many as you like.
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main St, Palmerston North Saturday 10 July 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm When you go down to the museum today, you’re in for a big surprise! Bring your teddy bear and some lunch, and enjoy stories read by Te Manawa staff in costume. We’ll have seating available but bring something comfy to sit on just in case.
Matariki Puanga
Manawatu River Path, Albert Street, Palmerston North Saturday 10 July 2021 4:00pm – 7:00pm We’ll be celebrating the Māori new year with a Matariki Puanga festival at our awa (river) pathway. Join us on Saturday 10 July for a light show, kai, kapa haka, Māori storytelling and performances. The celebration is being held along from the Albert Street entrance of the Manawatū River, at the star path from 4pm -7pm. Matariki is a cluster of stars known as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters. The first new moon following the rise of Matariki is the first day of the Māori New Year. Matariki can be hard to see from Manawatū so some Māori instead give prominence to Puanga, another prominent star near Matariki. This year you’ll be treated to a light show projected onto the cliff face opposite the festival. The festival can be accessed from the Fitzherbert bridge or Albert Street walkway entrances. If you enter from the Fitzherbert bridge end, you’ll need to walk east down the walkway towards the Manawatū Golf Club. When entering from the Albert Street entrance, you’ll need to walk west, towards the Fitzherbert bridge. Please wear gumboots or sneakers as it may be muddy and bring a torch, and blankets to sit on.
Nerf Battle V
Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main St, Palmerston North Saturday 17 July 2021 5:45pm – 9:45pm Ticket Information: Players (per round): $5.00 The Nerf Battle returns for a fifth go! A special round for ages 5-7 runs from 5.45-6.45 pm; all-ages rounds are hourly thereafter. You must bring your own equipment; we’ll supply the darts. Eye protection is compulsory. No charge for spectators. Book by calling 0800-4-A-MUSEUM or visiting our front desk.
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