Don’t Go To The Party…… Let The Party Come To You!

Don’t Go To The Party…… Let The Party Come To You!

Aucklanders are being urged to stay off the roads this anniversary weekend and let the holiday celebrations come to them! With the fantastic Auckland Harbour Festival in the city of sails there is every reason to stick around and take your family and friends to the viaduct from 28th – 30th January.

It’s going to be fun for all the family with a fair ground, tall ships racing and trips out, live music and street theatre performances, Match Racing, the NZ Herald Auckland Anniversary Regatta and hot ticket performances from NZ favourites Goldenhorse and The Exponents.

Auckland Harbour Festival Director Dave Stewart said. “Why get stuck in the traffic this anniversary weekend when you could get stuck into some fun right here in Auckland? The city of sails will be alive with activities and festivities, many of which are completely free, meaning you’d have to be mad to miss out. Auckland is really going to be let its hair down this anniversary weekend so come along and join the party.”

Highlight of activities taking place Saturday through till Monday include:

10am – 9pm Street theatre Hobson’s Wharf

10am – 9pm Buskers Market Square

9am – 6pm Discounted entry of $4pp* NZ National Maritime Museum

10am – 9pm Funfair including Ferris wheel, Market Square

Titanic Bouncy castle, Food stalls

Highlights of special events day by day include:

Friday 27th January

11am – 3pm Auckland Match Racing Cup Waitemata Harbour

2pm Tall Ships Racing Waitemata Harbour

Saturday 28th January

9.30am – 10am Opening Ceremony Market Square

Featuring Powhiri & Navy Cannon

10am – 5.30pm Tall Ships open to the public Princess Wharf

10am – 3pm Auckland Match Racing Cup Waitemata Harbour

5.30pm - 6.00pm Navy Band ‘Beat the Retreat’ Outside Maritime Museum

* $4pp valid on production of voucher to be found on www.harbourfestival.co.nz

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Sunday 29th January

10am – 5.30pm Tall Ships open to the public Princess Wharf

3.30pm Classic Yachts berthing Te Wero

6.00pm – 9.30pm Goldenhorse & Exponents Te Wero

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8.05 – 8.15pm RNZAF Red Checkers Display Team Waitemata Harbour

9.30pm Fireworks display Waitemata Harbour

Monday 30th January

9am NZ Herald Waitemata Harbour

Auckland Anniversary Regatta

Parade of Sail

11am Start Gun for the above

11am RNZAF P3 Fly Past Waitemata Harbour

1pm 3pm Ports of Auckland Te Wero

Symphony on the Sea with

The Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra

Full event schedule is available to view on www.harbourfestival.co.nz and as the above shows much of the activities designed to entertain all the family are in fact completely free! Those with associated ticket costs can be purchased on www.ticketmaster.co.nz 0800 111 999

The Auckland Harbour Festival is being hosted by Auckland City, and supported by The Heart of the City, Ports of Auckland, The New Zealand Herald, The Radio Network & Tourism Auckland,

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