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EXPLORE > EVENTS/FESTIVALS AOTEAROA 100KS

IN 30 DAYS

May 1-30

Tauranga

People of all ages, genders and capabilities can commit to 100ks on foot, on water or wheels (bikes, wheelchairs, scooters), or all three, to raise money for Breast Cancer

Support Service Tauranga Trust.

Sign up at 100KSIN30DAYS.NZ, pay the registration fee of $50, seek sponsorship, don your pink t-shirt, get moving and share your activity on social media. PLANT FEST Sunday April 10, 9am – 1pm Tauranga Race Course New Zealand’s favourite indoor plant event is back for a third year! Your favourite vendors plus some new and exciting additions will be coming together in 2022 to bring you the biggest and best indoor plant event in New Zealand. EVENTBRITE.CO.NZ MOUNT MAUNGANUI HALF MARATHON Saturday April 30, 8am – 12pm Main Beach, Mount Maunganui Come explore Mount Maunganui for a running festival, including a 21km half marathon, 10km and 5km options. Take in the best of Mount Maunganui with a weekend full of entertaining options and highlights of the region. The course is flat and fast and will finish on the beautiful beaches of Mount Maunganui, where you can celebrate your efforts with friends and family. MOUNTMAUNGANUIHALFMARATHON.CO.NZ ALBI & THE WOLVES – SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Thursday May 5, 7:30pm - 9:30pm The Little Theatre, Whakatāne Albi & The Wolves are an acoustic trio that creates a huge sound using only an acoustic guitar, an electric violin, a double bass and their voices. WHAKATANE.COM AFTER DARK URBAN LIGHT FESTIVAL Friday May 13–22 Tauranga CBD (free entry) For 10 days a selection of luminous artworks will form a unique art trail across the central city through a mixture of video projection, freestanding sculptures, glowing alleyways, short films, and creative use of vacant spaces. AFTERDARKFESTIVAL.COM LEAVING JACKSON

Events around the BayComing UpTAURANGA JUNIOR TOUGH GUY AND GAL CHALLENGE Tuesday June 14, 8:30pm - 12:30pm Trustpower Baypark Arena, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui This is a chance for primary and intermediate aged kids to get involved in New Zealand’s biggest mud run series, in a version tailored especially for them! EVENTPROMOTIONS.CO.NZ 7 DAYS LIVE Sunday June 19, 7:30pm Trustpower Baypark Arena, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui Don’t miss this show – part quick-fire standup from the country’s best, and part completely uncensored and unedited 7 Days show. PREMIER.TICKETEK.CO.NZ BWN SPEAKER SERIES – BREAKING BOUNDARIES Thursday, June 23 Be inspired, empowered and uplifted at the BWN Speaker Series. Our mission is to connect Bay of Plenty women in business with other business women, with a view to build a community of people all looking to make positive change. TAURANGA.ORG.NZ/BWN

SPEEDWAY –CLOSING NIGHT

Saturday April 16, 6:30pm – 10pm Trustpower Stadium The southern hemisphere’s fastest traffic jam! BAYVENUES.CO.NZ Friday June 10, 7:30pm – 10pm Baycourt Addison Theatre For more than 40 years Johnny Cash and June Carter enthralled audiences around the world with their songs of life, love and heartache. A love story played out through some of the greatest songs ever written. PREMIER.TICKETEK.CO.NZ