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NEWS FLASH: the Kāpiti Food Fair has entered the 2022 Top Shop Award. We invite you to vote for us - Our customer experience is all about GOOD friends, GOOD times and GOOD food. It's quick and easy to vote, just text 'KAPITI Kāpiti Food Fair' to 4040 - ka pai thank you and we can't wait to see you at the Fair on Sat 3 Dec for a fun, indulgent and tasty day out.

Kāpiti Food Fair 2022, book your calendar now for a super fun, indulgent & tasty day out that fills your life with GOOD friends, GOOD times and GOOD food #KapitiFoodFair, Mazengarb Reserve, Paraparaumu, Kāpiti Coast. An extravaganza that will make a lasting impression on the minds and bodies of all foodies.

EARLY BIRD tickets are open online at Humanitix and sold by cash or EFTPOS at gate.

Parking: Gold coin

Crowd friendly dogs on lead are welcome
12,000+ visitors
250 vendor sites
Tuatara Bar & Stage
ZEAL Zone
FREE Kids Zone

Kāpiti Food Fair is 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 to your pantry or for gifts. Talented entertainers will perform all day long.

HEADLINE ACT confirms for 2022: AMA Tui Winner for Best Country Artist - JODY DIREEN - a Kiwi Country Pop Singer - full Tuatara Stage programme on website.

COVID Update
The Fair can operate at Covid Whero Red, Karaka Orange or Kakariki Green Traffic Light of the NZ Protection Framework with unlimited numbers. If we had to postpone and reschedule due to Covid, we would transfer all arrangements to the 2023 Fair on Saturday 2 December 2023. Our strong plea to all visitors, vendors, entertainers, crew and volunteers, is to get fully vaccinated and boosted to protect you, your whānau, your community. Stay home if you are feeling unwell and when at the Fair, please follow our event safety guidelines at all times.

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 available for purchase from Hits Info Hub for $5.

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

Hits INFO HUB Hub for visitor Qs.

Free water & sunscreen, bring your hat.

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. Kāpiti Hockey Club & 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, 2022 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: NZME Kāpiti News and The Hits 92.7
SILVER: Mike Pero Mortgages Zebunisso Alimova, SignCraft Kāpiti, Templeton Group, Tuatara Brewing
BRONZE: ANZ Paraparaumu, ANZIL, Flightdec

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.