Rodders Beach Festival ’25

Join 1000’s of people at the annual Rodders Beach Festival where we help to raise funds for Westpac Rescue Helicopter. This is a family fun weekend you do not want to miss!
Saturday: 8am – Gates open for hot rod entrants. Make sure you check out our NEW V8 Aussie Muscle category on display in cordoned off parking. 9am – Live Entertainment from El Camino, Hibiscus Coast Rock n’ Roll Club, and Pacific Elvis 12pm – Miss Hibiscus Vintage Competition 1pm– Auckland Rescue Live Auction. 3pm – Prize Giving for Saturday (day events). 3.30pm – VIP entrants cars exit straight off the main highway road and cruise north to the Puhoi Pub in Convoy for “Ze Cruise”. 3.45pm – Standard pass entrants exit off the main highway road and cruise north to the Puhoi Pub. 4pm – Standard passes join the VIP entrants at the Puhoi Pub. There is extra parking across the road at the Puhoi Rugby Club. 4pm-6pm – What’s under your hood competition and the Auckland Harley Davidson Bike Show competition. 6.30pm – Prizegiving for the evening’s competitions and the Puhoi Pub Getaway Trip draw.

Sunday: 8am – Gates open for hot rod entrants for the Sunday Ze Build  “SHOW N’ SHINE” with all cars parked on the main Orewa Boulevard. Live Entertainment from El Camino Band, and Pacific Elvis. 9am – Retro Tiny Tots Competition. 10.30am – NEW! Teenyboppers Competition. 12pm – PRIZEGIVING. 12.45pm – ‘ZE GOLD COAST’ Trip Draw sponsored by our major event spupporter Ze Build. 1pm – “V8 RUMBLE” *Be at your car now to start your engines. All vehicles must be at their cars by this time due to the road re-opening to public. 1pm – ZE BUILD GRANDE PARADE, Along the Hibiscus Coast Highway back to Orewa Reserve for further live entertainment. Bar open from 1.30pm-4pm. 1.30pm – Park up at Orewa Reserve. Bar & food available for event attendees and public. 2pm – Loudest sounds and exhaust competitions. 3pm – PRIZEGIVING for loudest sounds and exhaust competitions. Lucky draw drawn, must be present at the event to claim prize. Live entertainment from “Whiskey in a Jar”. 3.30pm – MYSTERY TRIP GIVEAWAY drawn. Must be present to win!