Coromandel Events

The "World Famous” Coroglen Tavern
Come on in and experience country pub hospitality - in the bar, outside in the large garden bar or on the front veranda. Enjoy great food, drinks, live music, night life, the gaming room and friendly service all in an old country pub atmosphere. Special Summer Festival featuring top bands. Bistro food from 11 am to 9 pm daily.

Whitianga Scallop Festival
Indulge yourself in in big, fat, juicy scallops, washed down with lashings of New Zealand beer and wIne! Soak up Whitianga's harbour vista as some of NZ's best live bands play on one of four stages.Celebrity chefs, cook off's and competitions galore! Check out the next festival at www.scallopfestival.co.nz  

Concert in the Orchard
24th January 2009 - 3.30pm - 9:00pm
Stunning Setting, Swinging Sounds - an awesome family day out!
You can't get a better setting than this. Set on a natural ampitheatre near Pauanui. Three hours of fun filled music. All proceeds go to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust. 408 Settlement Road, Hikuai (Road into Pauanui).

Pohutukawa Festival
21 November- 7 December 2008
Kick off the Coromandel summer in style and celebrate with good food, sweet sounds, great times! Make sure you're here for the last weekend in November and the first weekend in December to check out a wicked line up events all over the Coromandel! Check out www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz

Art Escape Mercury Bay
6 - 9 March 2009
An arts trail set in NZ's most stunning location!
The volcanic, beautiful but remote Coromandel Peninsula, long a destination for outdoor enthusiasts intent on hiking, fishing, and bathing, has also attracted a population of permanent and part-time residents; musicians, sculptors, painters and crafts folk, whose life-style and products expand the regions attractions.
Where: Coromandel Peninsula 

Whangamata Beach Hop
New Zealand’s BIGGEST celebration of the 50’s & 60’s! Held in Whangamata, the 5 day festival celebrates the music, kulture, fashion, music, hot rods, motorbikes, dancing, dragsters, scooters of this golden era. Come along and enjoy all the non stop action! www.beachhop.co.nz  

Summer Gamefishing Calendar
February 2009 Whitianga and Whangamata
Huge marlin and tuna, big prizes and loads of partying! New Zealand’s best and biggest gamefishing competitions all take place on the Coromandel including:
 * Whangamata Nauti Girls and Classic
 * Shimano Stand Up, Tairua
 * Whitianga One Base and Gamefishing Classic 

Kings of the Coromandel Fishing Tournament
23 - 25 April 2009
BIG KINGFISH, BIG PRIZES!! The organisers of this event are touting it as the best tournament New Zealand has ever seen. The Coromandel is renowned for its great fishing and winter time sees some of the biggest trophy fish caught.
Where: Jacks Point, Coromandel Town