Upcoming community events

Kāpiti Food Fair 2023, book your calendar now for a super fun, indulgent & tasty day out that fills your life with GOOD friends, GOOD times, GOOD food and GOOD music #KapitiFoodFair, Mazengarb Reserve, Paraparaumu, Kāpiti Coast. An extravaganza that will make a lasting impression on the minds and bodies of all foodies.

RAIN or SHINE OUTDOORS EVENT

VENDOR registration opens early April 2023 on the Fair website - Contact Helene Judge, 027 244 9585 for enquiries.

EARLY BIRD tickets by 8 NOV or STANDARD tickets from 9 Nov - online at Humanitix to avoid the queue at the Ticket Office on the day.

Parking: Gold coin

Crowd friendly dogs on lead welcome
10,000+ visitors|220+ vendor sites
TUATARA Bar & Stage
ZEAL Zone
FREE Kids Zone
LIQUOR Zone off licence
WE LOVE LOCAL Kitchen Stage

An annual food & beverage event well known to vendors and visitors. Relax in the bar & wash down your foodie treats and shop to you drop for items to take home or for gifts. Talented entertainers will perform all day long.

WELLNESS UPDATE
If we had to postpone and reschedule due to Covid, we would transfer all arrangements (including your ticket or 100% refund if requested) to the 2024 Fair on Saturday 30 November 2024. We encourage everyone attending to be fully boosted to protect you, your whānau, your community. Stay home if you are feeling unwell and be assured that we are committed to the Event Sector Voluntary Code.

TRANSPORT
Park on-site or catch the train to Paraparaumu Station and board the Free Bus every half hour.

If local, walk or ride your bike - plenty of bollards & trees to padlock your bike too.

Kāpiti Food Fair t-towels & aprons available for purchase from the INFO HUB for $5 & $10 & $3 shopping bags at Gate Entry.

ATM cash on site for visitors ($1 transaction fee).

INFO HUB for visitor Qs & FREE bag storage.

Free water & sunscreen, bring your hat & picnic blanket.

This Fair is a commercial event however we have a social agenda too. On the day, the Fair is supported by Kāpiti Rotary, No 49 Squadron Air Cadets, Paraparaumu College & Work Ready Kāpiti and in return for their services the Fair owners make a donation to each organisation.

The Fair is a pre-Christmas event providing a commercial opportunity for vendors to package their products for visitors to sample, buy gifts or to simply stock-up their pantry at home. Previous Fairs have attracted vendors selling a variety of artisan and commercial food & beverages, 2023 will be no exception to this.

- Destination event - fun full day out
- Bring the family
- Shop to you drop
- Eat yourself silly
- Shop for Christmas or your pantry
- Be entertained
- Liquor Zone Off Licence
- Huge range of packaged products
- United Nations ready to eat foods

SPONSORS
PLATINUM: The Chris and Melinda Leatham Charitable Trust
GOLD: Kāpiti News and The Hits 92.7, SignCraft Kāpiti
SILVER: Big Mac Slabs Furniture, Mike Pero Mortgages Zebunisso Alimova, Tuatara Brewing, VIEWFULE, We Love Local
BRONZE: ANZ, ANZIL, Flightdec, Love Live Kāpiti Real Estate

The Fair was a recipient of the Domestic Events Fund in 2020 and is a current recipient of the Kāpiti Mayor Events Fund and is supported by numerous local business in time & reduced cost of services.

Our Vision: To be an iconic F&B pop-up extravaganza that makes a lasting impression in the minds and bodies of all foodies.

Co-Owners: Helene Judge & Jeanine van Kradenburg, 027 244 9585, [email protected]

The Fair reserves the right to use any image captured by our official photographer for promotional purposes in any media, in perpetuity without compensation, unless not consented.