Dress up a BNZ Piggy for Willowridge Wanakafest! Come in to BNZ Wanaka to purchase your very own Piggy, register it and dress it up. Piggies will cost $25 for adults & $15 for children. Money raised will go towards Willowridge Wanakafest and our community! Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Best Children’s…
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Lone Star hosts MovieFest
A new exciting element of Willowridge Wanakafest 2010 Talented Filmmakers of Wanaka! We want you! click here for more info! The aim of MovieFest is to encourage filmmakers to promote and showcase the talent in our area! Competitors will produce a 2.5 – 3 minute movie under the theme “Wanaka is…” Wanaka is so many…
For all with a Passion for Fashion.
Tickets go on sale for Edgewater’s Passion For Fashion Tomorrow! (September 1st) The show has had a facelift this year after some excellent community feed back on previous years shows. Nine of Wanaka’s fashion outlets, including: 47Frocks, Frost, Bella, Cherry, Structure for Men, BASE, Soul Clothing, Sassy Pants and Big Tums Little Bums, will be…
Wanaka Food and Wine Fest
Willowridge Wanakafest Food and Wine Fest. A combined effort from 5 Wanaka vineyards and several of Wanaka’s top restaurants has created a food and wine fest to be held in conjunction with this years Willowridge Wanakafest. For the first time, this is a solely Wanaka event. Only grapes grown in the Wanaka area and food…
Fashion Pioneers Competition
We have just launched our Fashion Pioneers Competition. If you are interested in taking part in this creative competition and have your design shown on the catwalk. Then get your registration form filled in and start designing! Please email info@wanakafest.co.nz and I will send you a registration form!
Check out last years AWS Urban Downhill on You Tube
Check out this fantastic video made by Dan MacMullans ( the race co-ordinator and of FreerideNZ ) brother. It really shows what a fantastic event it was. We are really looking forward to this years race, but are still in need of some support. Whether its full sponsorship, through to a couple of hours of…
House Build HUGE Success
The Stonewood Homes House build was a massive success. More than 200 people cam to the NO RESERVE house auction and the house sold for a great price. All the proceeds from the auction will go to the Wanakafest Charitible Trust. These proceeds will be put towards a community project that everyone can enjoy. Thank…
Counting down to 2010!
The dates have been set for 2010… we will be running the festival from Wednesday October 20th to Sunday October 24th. We are really looking forward to bringing you more fun and festivities for all the family to enjoy.
Ideas for a Community Asset.
One of the ideas put forward is an adventure playground at Eely Point. With the successful sale of the Stonewood Homes House Build House and planning for the 2010 festival underway, we now have plans to turn some of the proceeds into a community asset. The Wanakafest Community Trust is currently deliberating on what to create…
Hurray! A great festival!
Whew! we made it! What a great festival!! Thanks so much to everyone who helped out Here are some pictures from the weekend… Here come the floats! The fantastic Mitre 10 float all part of the Harcourts Street Parade by Kahu Youth that kicked off the festivities. Superman! Into the lake at the Radio Wanaka…
