Wanakafest 20th – 24th October 2010

Wanakafest – Wanaka’s celebration of the community and spring takes place from Wednesday 20th October to Sunday 24th October.

The Labour Weekend will be a barrel of fun and full of entertaining communtity events as Wanaka locals celebrate the start of the summer season.

Highlights this year include

Wednesday 20th
Passion For Fashion Show – 7 to 9.30pm at The Lake Wanaka Centre.
The highlight for me is the Piggies for Fashion which will be on display. These are the famous piggies from the BNZ bank ads that have been given a serious makeover by talented locals.

Thursday 21st
Moviefest – 7 to 9pm at Lonestar.
This is a competition showcasing local filmmakers short films of approx 2.5 to 3 minutes each.

Friday 22nd

Wanakafest Street Parade – 5.30 to 6.30 Town Centre

Saturday 23rd

Food and Wine Fest -10.30 – 5pm Pembroke Park

A delicious celebration of Wanaka Wines and foods with all the wines grown in Wanaka, complimented by food from talented local chefs.

Sunday 24th

Rotary Rubber Duck Race – 10.30 at Bullock Creek

Come and join the locals as we celebrate living in the best place in New Zealand!

More information about Wanakafest is available at  http://www.wanakafest.co.nz/