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Warkworth will welcome back the Kowhai Festival on Saturday, October 21, albeit a pared down version of its former self.
Organisers are calling it the Welcome Back Celebration, recognising that the festival was last held in 2019 when it celebrated 50 years.
The festival’s three year hiatus was the result of covid and the difficulty last year of picking up momentum again. Finding volunteers to take on key organisational roles has also been a challenge.
This month’s event will be based around the wharf area and Kapanui Street, and will run from 11am to 8pm. The programme will feature live music, a bar run by Bohemian Cider and Matakana Wine Growers, and food trucks.
Entertainers will include jazz group Latter Karma, Jade River Ukes, Warkworth Big Band, The Drive, The Dirty Happys and the perennially popular White Chapel Jak, who will be on stage from 6.30pm.
Organisers hope the community will get behind this year’s event in the hope of seeing a return to a bigger festival with markets and street parades next year.
