The Whitianga Oceans Festival returns for 2023
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The Whitianga Oceans Festival returns for 2023

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The Whitianga Oceans Festival is set to return 9 September 2023, after a hiatus since 2019. This highly anticipated festival offers a day full of live music, seafood, and entertainment, with a lineup of celebrity chefs, NZ bands, comedians, and themed actors, all set against the backdrop of the beautiful Whitianga Marina.


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With the event not having been run since 2019, the Whitianga Oceans Festival organising team are putting lots of effort into making the 2023 event a fantastic occasion.  The line up of tasty food, wide range of beverages, high profile celebrity chefs, and NZ bands, will create a great day out for you and friends.  Add themed actors, comedians and the beautiful seaside setting and the recipe for good times just gets even better.

We're back and the Whitianga Oceans Festival organising committee is excited to announce the date for the next festival as Saturday 9th September 2023. The Festival will involve all of the great seafood, live music and entertainment that has made this event one of New Zealand’s best loved food and wine festivals. The organising committee have no doubt this event will continue to be a sell out we're thrilled to have it back on the calendar.

– Nick Reader, Oceans Festival Coordinator

Oceans Festival Ticket Details

Brought to you by Whitianga Scallop Festival Inc, the festival has been running for many years and was created to provide benefits for the Whitianga hospitality sector and for community groups to raise funds for their organisations.
 
To be held at The Esplanade beside the Whitianga Marina, tickets go on sale Wednesday 17th of May, but with early bird tickets available Tuesday 16th of May by pre registering your interest. 
 
More information is to be announced by Oceans Festival organisers soon including the exciting line up of musicians, celebrity chefs and entertainers.

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