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
www.tickemaster.co.nz
0800 111 999
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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For more information on Auckland Harbour Festival see http://www.harbourfestival.co.nz