After weeks of planning, the Matariki Festival is ready to sparkle in Esk Street tomorrow! Road closures will be in place as the street is filled with stalls, entertainers, food vendors, and even a giant stage truck! The festival will begin at 10am with a traditional Maori opening ceremony. We will have all-day entertainment […]

Final look of new hydroslides revealed

Posted on 28 June, 201928 June, 2019

These latest pictures show how the hydroslides will look against the recently completed upgrades at Splash Palace and also confirms the colours for the slides. Splash Palace Manager Pete Thompson said staff were excited to show the look of the new hydroslides to everyone.“They’re generating a huge amount of attention and anticipation and it’s really […]

2019 Bluff Oyster Festival + Photo Gallery And Video

Posted on 27 May, 201927 May, 2019

What a day! The 2019 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival took place in Bluff today and it proved to be another success. Once again tickets were sold out months ago and queues stretched around the block waiting for the gates to open at 10.30am. After a run of chilly weather for the last few years […]

Food and Fun – It’s Oyster Festival Time

Posted on 22 May, 201925 May, 2019

Oyster Fringe Festival A New Event For Bluff | Hot Competition Expected At Oyster Events Around 20,000 Bluff Oysters will lure thousands of people from all over New Zealand and beyond when the 2019 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival takes place in Bluff on Saturday 25 May. As they were last year tickets were sold out […]

Buskers Festival celebrates 10 years in the south

Posted on 25 January, 201925 January, 2019

This year marks a decade of international street performers and artists descending upon Invercargill to entertain and delight the city as part of the Southland Buskers Festival.