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TOP TIPS for a FANTASTIC DAY at the Kāpiti Food Fair:
- Have your VIP parking and gate entry tickets ready for scanning.
- Bring a gold coin for parking koha donations if VIP parking is not purchased.
- Pack a hat and sunscreen – complimentary SPF is available if you need it.
- Bring a picnic blanket to relax, enjoy the ambiance, and savor your treats with plenty of seating and a NEW shaded picnic zone under the trees!
- BYO your own chair if you wish and a chilly bin for purchases!
- Plan your foodie route with the Site Map – Browse the Site Map now >>
- Visit the Tuatara Bar (EFTPOS ONLY) & Thames Pacific Main Stage and relax over a craft brew, wine, local cocktails and delicious cider while enjoying the vibe of the 80's to 90's revival party all day long! Children welcome with parent or guardian. CHEERS to that!
- MOST vendors accept EFTPOS or bank transfer. BYO cash as there is no ATM.
10,000+ visitors - 250 vendors (packaged product & ready to eat)
The Ultimate Food Festival with something for everyone
Off Licence LIQUOR ZONE
Licenced TUATARA Bar & Thames Pacific Main Stage
Kāpiti Ice Cream Dining Room
ZEAL Zone buskers & circus acts
ANZ Kāpiti Kitchen Stage
FREE Kids Zone, Face Painting & Street Performers
Shady Picnic Zone
Crowd friendly dogs on lead welcome
GATE ENTRY
BUY tickets ONLINE >> BEFORE arriving to streamline entry, and save money upfront and spend more on delicious food at the Fair! Have your tickets ready to scan at Gate Entry. Skip the queue, walk straight in with your ticket – no waiting in line at the Ticket Office to buy a more expensive ticket on the day!
OR ON THE DAY, scan our ticket QR CODE on site to purchase ONLINE at Standard ticket prices:
$20 Adult, $15 Gold Card or Student ID, FREE up to 12 years
TICKET OFFICE operates for last minute purchase at PREMIUM prices - best option, park off site in a GOLD COIN parking zone and walk to the Ticket Office if wanting to buy a ticket on the day:
$25 Adult, $20 Gold Card or Student ID, FREE up to 12 years - cash or eftpos
TRANSPORT & PARKING
BUY VIP $10 parking online when purchasing your tickets to access VIP parking on site at Mazengarb Reserve. Your VIP parking ticket will be scanned at the Barrier Arm once you have entered Scaife Dr and will let you conveniently park all day for just $10!
NO VIP parking ticket? Head to a managed GOLD COIN parking zone shown on our PARKING MAP. Walk the short distance to the Fair and enjoy the vibe along the way with many other visitors arriving and departing!
DISABLED/MOBILITY parking is FREE and near Gate Entry 2, with parking marshals ready to assist.
LOCALS: We recommend walking, running, biking (plenty of bike racks and lock-up options on site) - Or catch the train from Waikanae or Paekākāriki and board the FREE bus from Paraparaumu Station (timetable below).
HEADS UP: MEADOW COURT entry will be CLOSED, and Realm Drive car park will be OPEN with a fenced pathway to tarmac near Gate Entry 2.
FREEDOM CAMPING options in Kāpiti as Mazengarb Reserve is locked each night and camping is not permitted - click here >>
FREE Bus Schedule
CATCH the TRAIN to Paraparaumu Station and board the FREE Bus on the half hour for a short ride to and from the Fair.
Depart Paraparaumu Station Intercity Bus Stop, Main Rd, Southbound: 10.13am, 10.43am, 11.13am, 11.43am, 12.13pm, 12.43pm, 1.13pm, 1.43pm, 2.13pm, 2.43pm, 3.13pm, 3.43pm, 4.13pm.
Depart Mazengarb Reserve: 10.43am, 11.13am, 11.43am, 12.13pm, 12.43pm, 1.13pm, 1.43pm, 2.13pm, 2.43pm, 3.13pm, 3.43pm, 4.13pm, 4.43pm, 5.13pm.
ENTERTAINMENT
ENJOY LIVE MUSIC all day on the Thames Pacific Main Stage with an 80's to the 90's revival party theme! Love cooking? Visit the ANZ Kāpiti Kitchen Stage for demos, or head to the ZEAL Zone for local talent and circus acts. There’s also a supervised FREE kids’ zone for families and plenty of roving street performers.
ON SITE
BYO cash as there is no ATM. MOST vendors accept EFTPOS or bank transfer.
Kāpiti Food Fair bags, t-towels & aprons available at Gate Entry or INFO HUB for $3, $5 & $10.
INFO HUB will operate to answer ALL visitor questions, and for LOST property, and free BAG STORAGE.
On-site paramedic for any emergency.
Flush portaloos near Gate 1 & 2 and two disabled toilets (one inside Pavilion and another accessed externally near Ticket Office). Flush wahine/tane toilets available inside Pavilion and at some GOLD COIN parking zones (see PARKING MAP).
Crowd friendly dogs on lead are welcome - FREE water for pets and humans at the INFO Hub and Tuatara Bar.
WELLNESS UPDATE
Stay home if you are feeling unwell, we are committed to the Event Sector Voluntary Code.
The Ultimate Food Festival with something for everyone!
Lots of food & beverage products to taste & take home to your kitchen pantry or give away as gifts. It's a perfect Christmas outing to buy gifts.
United nations of ready to eat food – try something new & different – come hungry!
Off licence Liquor Zone - plenty to taste and take home!
Relax in the licenced Tuatara Bar (EFTPOS ONLY) & Thames Pacific Main Stage with a craft brew, wine, local cocktails and delicious cider. Children welcome with parent or guardian. CHEERS to that!
WASTE MINIMISATION: The Fair has a five-year waste strategy in-place to divert 80% to 100% of waste progressively from landfill commencing from 2019. Key people and volunteers include local business, Organic Wealth, and volunteers from the No 49 Squadron Air Cadets.
The team is trained to sort through the waste generated during the event with a ‘fine tooth comb’, to separate all materials and ensure there is zero contamination in the recycling and organic waste bags or bins, creating a great waste diversion result for everyone involved. We are proud of our waste busting efforts and thank everyone involved including visitors who are asked to dispose their waste into different bins and to our ready to eat vendors who are asked to use compostable serving materials.
Review our Waste Minimisation Strategy >>
Kāpiti Food 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 artisan and commercial products including a large variety of ready to eat foods with every vendor adding to a positive visitor experience.
Just some examples of what has been on offer at past Fairs includes:
Chocolates, sweets, fudges, turkish delight, licorice, toffee apples, jams, marmalade, jellies, relishes & pickles, pates, pastes & syrups, sauces, dressings, vinegars, dips & spreads, pestos & salsas, dukkah & preserves.
Figs, peanut butter, nut butters, breads, baking & cupcakes, cheesecakes, donuts, macarons & pastries, wines, beers, champagne, cider, mead & ports, liqueurs, whiskey, gin & vodka, juices, cordials & soda, teas, coffee, chai & kombucha, olives & olive oils, nuts, salts, peppers, ice cream, popsicles, gelato & sorbet, koeksisters, popcorn & candyfloss, meats, pies, salami & sausages, cheeses, DIY kits, eel, smoked salmon, crab & fish.
Honey, health & balm products, microgreens, herbs, spices & rubs, rice & noodles, pizza bases, vegetable wraps, cracker bread, muesli, sprouts, fruits & veg, kitchenware, tupperware & gadgets, henna art, recipe books, plant holders, handcrafted utensils & holders, pottery, chopping boards, spice racks, notice boards, plates & platters, tagines, pet foods, pepper grinders, mortal & pestles, eco & reusable bags & packaging, edible gardens, free range eggs & egg boxes and the united nations of ready to eat foods.
2025 will be no exception to this.