Caloundra Tourism

Events: Community

Waitangi Day Sunshine Coast

Sat 12 Feb 2011

This is a community event. A fun day where New Zealanders, Australians and other Sunshine Coast residents and visitors can come and enjoy, get involved and experience Kiwi and Pacific Island culture, entertainment, amazing dancing and of course some traditional Kiwi and Pacific Island food!

Come Celebrate & Win a New Zealand Holiday!

Attend the Waitangi Day Sunshine Coast event for your chance to win this fabulous holiday to New Zealand including airfares and 5 days accommodation in a luxury Britz Elite 2 Berth Motorhome. Free competition entry with your admission ticket purchase age 13+. The holiday is a joint initiative proudly sponsored by Flight Centre & Air New Zealand. Winner must be present at the draw at 3.50pm to win.
Immediate redraw until prize is won.

Live band: Internationally acclaimed multi award winning artists Spacifix

are coming to play at Waitangi Day Sunshine Coast!

Also The MAP Project featuring local award winning artist Massey Smith with full

5 piece band.

Massive 20 mtr shade marquee for attendees at front centre stage area. There will also be many smaller marquees around the grounds. You can bring a chair or picnic blanket and settle in for a great day of entertainment! So bring your Aussie mates along for a great day of family fun!

Following the success of last year’s 2nd event, in 2010 the 3rd year running the event, the program has been expanded to be bigger and better featuring internationally acclaimed musicians SPACIFIX, Maori and Polynesian dancing and culture groups, local band The MAPP Project, traditional kiwi and pacific island foods, also take-away food and lots of entertainment for the kids. Kids activities include: jumping castle, games, musical instrument making and more!

A licensed bar (shaded) and a wide variety of food will also be available, including traditional south pacific cuisine, seafood, ice cream, coffee, and even a hangi which uses the traditional methods of slow cooking meat beneath the ground. The hangi will be ready early and also available in take-away alfoil containers.

Entry Fees:

$15 adults. $10 age pensioners. NO PASSOUTS.

FREE admission for kids 12 years & under.

FREE PARKING! This event is all about the community & making it a great day for all without costing too much. So this year we've taken over the parking responsibility and thanks to the help of our awesome volunteers, we are happy to announce FREE PARKING!! So make sure you say a big thanks to the parking attendants on your way in!! See u this Saturday.

Prepare well and bring cash you will need for the day. Stallholders have very limited EFTPOS facility so it will mostly be a cash paid event. Plenty of stallholder raffles too - so bring your gold coins along for a chance to win heaps of great prizes!

Hangi, ethnic & fun foods & beverages, both alcoholic & non-alcoholic, will be available at reasonable prices. Due to liquor licence & council regulations, NO eskies or food is allowed to be bought into the ground. Children to be supervised. Don't drink and drive.