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Newtown Fair Day Fun Day

Saturday, 3 March 2018, 3:21 pm | Newtown Festival

Fair Day Fun Day - Get Set to Be Set on Fire! Bicycle rodeo tracks, kitchens that are set on FIRE, circus skills, bulgarian and north thai dance workshops, street sports, performances, mermaids swimming past, the 2018 Newtown Festival Street Fair ... More >>

This Sunday 6th Of March - 9.30am: The Newtown Festival 2016

Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 2:46 pm | Newtown Festival

The Street Fair sees eleven blocks closed to vehicles, to make way for tens of thousands of enthusiastic locals and visitors who arrive on Fair Day to a Newtown transformed. Cafes and restaurants spill onto roads and are joined by a huge array of international ... More >>

Newtown Festival Mental Health Expo

Thursday, 28 February 2008, 4:19 pm | Newtown Festival

The annual NEWTOWN FESTIVAL continues from the annual Newtown Fair with the presentation of the 2008 MENTAL HEALTH EXPO to be held on Monday 3 March 2008 at the Ioane Vito Centre in Fergusson St, Newtown. More >>

Newtown Festival Culture Jam

Thursday, 28 February 2008, 10:26 am | Newtown Festival

The annual NEWTOWN FESTIVAL will fill the streets of one of the city's most vibrant suburbs from the NEWTOWN FAIR DAY taking place on SUNDAY 2 MARCH. This year the entertainment extends into the evening on the main stage which has been relocated to accommodate ... More >>

Newtown Festival Fair Day 2 March 2008

Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 2:34 pm | Newtown Festival

The annual NEWTOWN FESTIVAL will fill the streets of one of the city's most vibrant suburbs from the NEWTOWN FAIR DAY taking place on SUNDAY 2 MARCH. This year the entertainment extends into the evening on the main stage which has been relocated to accommodate ... More >>

Booming Newtown Festival seeks backer

Monday, 29 October 2007, 9:53 am | Newtown Festival

The Newtown Festival - now one of the major focal points of Wellington's summer events calendar - is on the hunt for corporate sponsorship to help fund the steady expansion of its Newtown Fair Day. More >>

Newtown Festival 2007 - Date announcement

Monday, 6 March 2006, 10:33 am | Newtown Festival

Mr Peter Frater, Newtown Festival's appointed Event Manager announced the dates of the 2007 Newtown Festival. More >>

Newtown Festival 2006 - Festival Fair

Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 3:41 pm | Newtown Festival

The Newtown Festival fair day will see a vibrant commercial area turned into a lively, chaotic, place of entertainment, business and community get together. There will be on Riddiford Street over 190 market stalls, three music stages, street theatre/buskers, ... More >>

Newtown Festival 2006

Monday, 27 February 2006, 10:33 am | Newtown Festival

Music is a key element of the Newtown Festival. The performers on the North Stage are well known within music circles and have links to the Newtown Community Performers on the North Stage include More >>

Newtown Festival 2006 - Mental Health Expo

Friday, 24 February 2006, 3:07 pm | Newtown Festival

The South East and City Primary Health Organisation (SECPHO) along with support from the Wellington City Council, Capital and Coast District Health Board and the Community are again undertaking its Annual Mental Health Expo to be held on Friday the 3rd ... More >>

Newtown Festival 2006

Monday, 13 February 2006, 10:41 am | Newtown Festival

The Festival runs from 24 February to 13 March with main activity being the Newtown Fair Day to be held on Sunday 5 March 2006 The festival involves activities in the Newtown area. More >>

Changing attitudes to mental illness through music

Monday, 7 March 2005, 9:34 am | Newtown Festival

Changing people’s attitudes to mental illness through music is what drives singer songwriter Johnny Matteson. Johnny, who has experience of bipolar disorder, is one of the artists performing at the Mad Pride ™ concert, being held next week as part ... More >>

Newtown Festival Road Closure & Traffic Diversion

Friday, 4 March 2005, 9:06 am | Newtown Festival

On Sunday 6 March 2005, The main street of Newtown will be closed and traffic redirected around other streets. More >>

Newtown Festival 2005 - Carrara Park Picnic

Thursday, 3 March 2005, 8:09 am | Newtown Festival

On Saturday March 5, from noon, bring your picnic lunch and listen to live jazz music performance brought by Charmaine Ford. More >>

Newtown Festival 2006 - Date announcement

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 10:22 am | Newtown Festival

Mr Peter Frater, Newtown Festival's appointed Event Manager announced the dates of the 2006 Newtown Festival. More >>

Newtown Festival 2005 - Wellington Zoo

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 10:19 am | Newtown Festival

The Organising Committee of the Newtown Festival is pleased to have a couple of the special activities of Wellington Zoo as part of the 2005 Newtown Festival. More >>

Newtown Festival 2005 - Artists and Art Studios

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 10:18 am | Newtown Festival

There are a number of artists and studios in Newtown. Some are the work places of artists themselves while others are galleries. These folk have joined the Festival programme. More >>

Newtown Festival 2006 - Date announcement

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 9:40 am | Newtown Festival

Mr Peter Frater, Newtown Festival's appointed Event Manager announced the dates of the 2006 Newtown Festival. More >>

Newtown Festival 2005 - Festival Fair - March 6

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 11:02 pm | Newtown Festival

A new initiative of the 2005 Newtown Festival fair day will be the DJ stage. Located in Constable Street, Anand Naran, a local DJ with friends will be keeping the music going in that area of the fair site. You can expect to hear music ranging from Reggae ... More >>

Newtown Festival 2005 - Pegasus Moon

Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 8:50 am | Newtown Festival

The Organising Committee of the Newtown Festival is honoured that New Zealand School of Dance and Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School joining as a partner in the 2005 Newtown Festival with a performance of "Pegasus Moon' Co-produced by Wendy Wallace, ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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