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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.
- Bring a picnic blanket to relax, enjoy the ambiance, and savor treats, plenty of seating and a shaded picnic zone under the trees!
- BYO your own chair and a chilly bin for purchases
- Plan your foodie route with the Site Map – Browse the Site Map now >>
- Visit the Licenced Bar (EFTPOS ONLY) & Main Stage and relax over a local craft brew, wine, cocktails and delicious cider while enjoying the party vibe of the rhythmic grooves all day long! Children welcome with parent or guardian.
- 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 Bar & Main Stage
Kāpiti Ice Cream Dining Room
ZEAL Zone buskers & street performers
Seriously Pickled Kāpiti Kitchen Stage
FREE Kids Zone, face painting & 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 Gate Entry 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:
$23 Adult, $18 Gold Card or Student ID (incl GST + booking fee), FREE up to 12 years
AT GATE on the day for last minute purchase at PREMIUM prices - best option, park off site in a GOLD COIN parking zone and walk to Gate Entry if wanting to buy a ticket on the day:
$30 Adult, $25 Gold Card or Student ID (Incl GST, no booking fee - Eftpos ONLY), FREE up to 12 years
TRANSPORT & PARKING
Allow extra travel time as the roads will be busy with many others making their way to the Fair.
BUY VIP parking online when purchasing your tickets to access VIP parking on site at Mazengarb Reserve. Your VIP parking ticket will be scanned once you have entered Scaife Dr and will let you conveniently park all day for just $13!
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. Let VIP parking scanners on Scaife Dr know that you need disabled/mobility parking and they will wave you through.
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 as a GOLD COIN site 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 (no dogs permitted except guide dogs)
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 the LIVE MUSIC party vibe with rhythmic grooves all day on the Main Stage with exciting Kiwi bands! Love cooking? Visit the Seriously Pickled 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 available at Gate Entry or INFO HUB for $3.
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 from Scaife Dr). 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 Licenced Bar.
Kāpiti Food Fair Site Map is smoke & vape FREE.
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 Bar (EFTPOS ONLY) & Main Stage with a local craft brew, wine, cocktails and delicious cider. Children welcome with parent or guardian. CHEERS to that!
Whether attending with friends, whānau, workmates, or a foodie tribe, there is truly something for everyone. Families can enjoy the welcoming festival atmosphere, food enthusiasts can explore emerging culinary trends, and Christmas shoppers can get a head start on seasonal gifting while stocking the pantry for summer entertaining.
Make a day of it.
Gather your friends and whānau, plan your destination getaway, secure your accommodation and VIP parking early, and get ready to savour the flavours, sounds, and spirit of summer at Kāpiti Food Fair.
Kāpiti Food Fair is a pre-Christmas food festival event providing an opportunity for vendors to package their products for visitors to sample, buy gifts or to 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, seafood and cheeses.
Honey, health & balm products, microgreens, herbs, spices & rubs, rice & noodles, pizza bases, vegetable wraps, cracker bread, muesli, sprouts, fruits & veg, kitchenware, DIY kits, tupperware & gadgets, 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 and egg boxes.
2026 will be no exception to this.