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More than 150 stalls will set-up along Hibiscus Coast Highway, in Orewa, on Saturday February 16, for the first day of the annual beachside Boulevard Arts Festival.
There will also be clowns, children’s activities, amusement rides, two stages for the entertainment and more than 30 food trucks.
The event is being organised by Destination Orewa Beach.
Manager/secretary Hellen Wilkins says that as the event has grown over the years, it has been split into a two-day fiesta to enable the Sunday to focus 100 percent on ‘the arts’.
“Saturday will be your quintessential Summer Fiesta, while Sunday will take place on Moana Reserve and across the (open) road on Orewa Square. There will be live art displays such as body art, chain-mail art, sculpture, carving and potters wheels, an art market and a cultural performance stage.
“The event focuses on local – local artists and local performers, from the Puhoi Bohemian Dancers to the Hibiscus Coast Highland Dancers.
“This is the highlight of the year for us and brings people to the Coast from far afield.”
The fiesta is a zero waste event and participants who bring their own food are asked to bring it in re-usable, biodegradable or compostable containers.
Saturday’s activities will run from 11am to 7pm, while Sunday’s events will run from 10.30am to 3pm.
