Whitianga Oceans Festival
Less than a month to go! Get your tickets!
With the marina as your backdrop, great entertainment on stage and plenty to eat and drink, the Whitianga Oceans Festival is a standout event on the Coromandel calendar.
This year’s festival will bring together live music, local food, and a full day of coastal vibes – all wrapped in our Coast Meats Country theme.
Expect a full day of live music – the line-up is fantastic – Brad Cox from Australia, The Western Guide, Automatic 80s and Vegas Brown and band.
Food lovers can enjoy a wide range of flavours, from fresh local seafood and smoky BBQ to sweet treats and festival favourites. Pair that with refreshing beverages from local and national producers, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a memorable day out.
Dust off those dancing boots
You don’t need to know your left boot from your right, just be ready to give line dancing a go thanks to Salty Steppers Line Dancing Club!
Between the live music sets, we’ll be getting the crowd up for a bit of line dancing, with the chance to learn a few moves, get in line and put those dancing boots to work.
Whether you nail every step or end up facing completely the wrong direction, that’s all part of the fun.
Cowboy boots optional, enthusiasm highly encouraged.
Whitianga Oceans Festival: Saturday 19 September 2026 10.00 am – 5.00pm, info@oceansfestival.co.nz
Whitianga hosts 70th Birthday for NZ Sports Fishing Council
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club will host the 70th birthday celebrations of the New Zealand Sports Fishing Council. It is their AGM and they have turned it into a weekend of celebrations. Thursday, 17 September to Saturday night 19 September.
The weekend marks 70 years of representation, conservation, and sport fishing advocacy since the council’s formation as the NZ Big Game Fishing Council in 1957. Mercury bay game Fishing Club is a foundation member and will be the hosts for the weekend.
77 delegates and their partners will be enjoying Mercury Bay for a line-up of sight-seeing, conference sessions and a Saturday night red carpet turnout being the special prize giving celebration for the National Awards. This will be at the town hall.
After 5.00pm, on Saturday, 19 September, change your Oceans Meats Country gear that you wore at Oceans Festival for Saturday night’s red carpet bonanza. Flippers might not do.
Check out Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club website https://mbgfc.co.nz/
