Hawkes Bay Top Weekend Event - Art Deco Festival

New Zealand Top must experience Event - The boutique Art Deco Captial of the world invites to a Weekend with over 100 attractions. Many are free.

By Armando Faes

The locals - Unique, charming hosts of the event

A very handy & detailed Brochure is available from the official Art Deco Trust.

Open Brochure

Up to date Event information are available on the Art Deco Trust Website.

Open Event & Ticket Website

Soap Box Derby (Free)
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Vintage Car Parade (Free)

Saturday 12:30 pm Emerson Street

Close to 300 vintage vehicles will crawl through the pedestrian zone. Not younger than 1946 beautifully presented and mostly owned and driven by locals.

Hawke's Bay Vintage Car Club

Veronica Bell Parade (Free)

Veronica Sun Bay - Sound Shell Marine Parade - Sunday 12 pm

The Veronica Bell is the symbol of the 1931 earthquake and the help of the New Zealand Navy.

HMS Veronica (1915)

Gatsby Picnic (Free)

Lawn from Tom Parker Fountain to Napier Sound Shell
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

Locals dressed up in true Art Deco fashion and gathering together with friends and family for a traditional English / New Zealand Picnic.

Price for the most elegant gazebo!

Memorial Flying Display (Free)

Napier Sound Shell or Marine Parade
Various Days & Times

Vintage aircraft perform spectacular maneuvers over the city and foreshore of Napier.

Festival Marquee Buffet Dinner with Music

Festival Marquee, Lower Lawn, Marine Parde, Napier

Have a scrumptious buffet dinner alongside with swinging jazz. The open marquee at the beach offers sea views up and down the Marine Parade

Railcar Rides to Sunday Otane Market or High Tea

Various times Thursday 14 - Sunday 17 February

A fabulous family-friendly train ride to experience Hawke's Bay countryside between Napier Station, Hastings, Otane and Waipukurau

RM 31 Railcar Tokomaru

Celebrations on the street (Free)

Napier Streets

Napier streets are dominated by small bands and dancers who enjoy the best swing music ever written.