New Plymouth - Taranaki -Event Calendar

December 2011

TSB Bank Festival of Lights
Sunday 18th December 2011 - 29th January 2012
Location : Pukekura Park. New Plymouth
Daytime activities for families and children include scavenger hunts, skateboarding events, magicians and more. Every night has the magical Park lit for your wonderment and joy and entertainment begining nightly from Monday 26th December with artists on the Hatchery Lawn Stage nightly as well as on the Fred Parker Lawn stage on the weekends. Check out programmes and artists on the Festival website at www.festivaloflights.co.nz

Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Symposium
Tuesday 27th December - Saturday 21st December 2011
Location : 9.00am - 7.00pm daily just along from the Wind Wand.
See the transformation as large local boulders turn into beautiful works of art with chisels and angle grinders in the hands of 25 national and international sculptors. Entry is free and works will be auctioned on site on Saturday 21st January 2012

January 2012

Yarrows Taranaki Cycle Challenge
Saturday 28th January 2012
Location : New Plymouth
One of New Zealand's best recreational cycle events. All participants get a food and drink voucher. - Solo and relay teams - 148km.

Contact TriWoman New Plymouth
Sunday 29th January 2012
Location : Ngamotu Beach
The Contact TriWoman is an all female triathlon series that's coming back to New Plymouth in January 2012. The Contact TriWoman Series is for all women, whether that's taking part in your first triathlon or taking on the challenge year on year. Enter as an individual, a mother and daughter team or take part with your workmates. Do a Duathlon instead. However you do it, you'll be a TriWoman by the end of the summer!

February 2012

Americarna Taranaki
22nd February - 25th February 2012
Location : Taranaki wide
Americarna is back! where it belongs!! Check out the Americarna website at www.americarna.com to see what is planned and to find out how to take part.

March 2012

WOMAD 2012
16th March - 18th March 2012
Location : Brooklands Park and TSB Bowl of Brooklands
WOMAD - when the world comes to New Zealand! 30-hours of global sensations presented by artists from New Zealand and all around the globe. Music, art, dance, films, food, workshops, cooking creations, a free creative programme for young ones - and more! All set in one of the most stunning venues in the world right here in New Plymouth.The lineup for WOMAD Aotearoa/New Zealand 2011 has been announced and you can check it out on the WOMAD website at www.womad.co.nz

January 2013

Colgate Games
Friday 4th January 2013 - Sunday 6th January 2013
Location : Inglewood
January 2013 sees the enormously popular 'Colgate Games' coming to Inglewood, a pleasant 10-15 minute drive from New Plymouth. Stay at the Flamingo and enjoy spacious immaculate units with full cooking facilities, two guest laundries, park-like grounds and two fabulous pools, playground and barbeque area to relax in after a hard day cheering on the kids !! Book now as we are already filling up fast. Call us on our freephone - 0508.352.646 to book or chat and visit our web site at www.flamingomotel.co.nz to view past guests comments.