Tartan Week in Waipu – 2012

 Saturday 30 June

Complimentary Haggis Tasting at Waipu Butcher

6-10am Classic Hits Breakfast kicks of Tartan Week at the Artform Restaurant in Artform.  Snow for the kids and breakfast available from 6am. Come and join the fun.

10am Waipu Pipe Band Parade People in Tartan and street theatre

• Young and old People in Tartan invited don their tartan and join the parade.  $50 Prize for the best dressed in Tartan – can be for most Correct or Most outlandish or Most Creative tartan. Strut your stuff!!
  
• Some of our young Highland dances will perform Sean Truibhas – Shaking off the Trousers and Donning the Tartan
• Street Theatre – some local lads will once again be shaking off their trousers and donning a wee bit of tartan to do a fling.  Mr Plod will be keeping a watchful eye.

11.30am  Tartan at the Races – Ruakaka Race Track
Special focus for Ruakaka Race Day – spot prizes and racing fun
The ‘Tartan Police’ will be about checking out the crowd.
Win a bottle of Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky and a $5 betting slip.

Free Buses from Whangarei – check our website for timetables. Free entrance and carparking.  Website

7.30pm Annual Clan Dinner
at the The Clansman Restaurant  – all welcome Cost: $30 per head
more info to follow

Sunday 1 July – International Tartan Day

10am The Kirkin’ o the Tartan Waipu Presbyterian Church invites all tartan wearers (and others!) to join this special service.

? Highland Dancing Competition

12 midday  A Tour of Historic Waipu Cemetery:

Come and wander and help us uncover some of the stories in the Waipu Cemetery – bring your stories

Monday 2

7pm Waipu Scottish Country Dance Club – all welcome to their regular club night at Coronation Hall

Wednesday 4 July – time TBC

Highland Games – introduction to Heavyweight competition for school children.  Should be a great school holiday day out for the family.

Friday 6 July

Waipu Rugby and Tarts in Tartan Netball Challenge

Tarts in Tartan Netball at Tennis Courts Caledonian Park

• 5.30pm 30 vs 40 ys  Under 40s vs over 40s
• 6.30pm 40 vs 50 yrs - under 50s and over 50s. 
  (Will the over 50s win again!!!)

Men in Kilts Rugby Challenge 7.30pm

Post Match celebrations at the Waipu Rugby Club

This was an amazing night last year – the cold night did not dampen the enthusiasm of the players or the crowd.  Rug up and come and support Waipu.

Check out this cool
Haka vs Kilts video

Saturday 7 July

Complimentary Haggis Tasting at Waipu Butcher

9am-1pm Waipu Saturday Market – in Coronation Hall

11am  Pets in Tartan Parade

Bring your pet along and march behind Waipu’s own Highland Pipe Band, Supported by Waipu Vet Club.  Prizes.  Gather outside the Waipu Pizza Barn

TART’N'ROCK Dance Party

Dress as your favourite Rock star with a tartan twist!

7pm until late at Coronation Hall
DJs Finger food, fun photo booth Courtesy Van
Tickets $20 before 1 July then $25
Available Hammer Hardware Waipu and Unicehm Ruakaka

Organised and a fund raiser for Radio Waves Waipu 105.6fm

Sunday 8 July

9-1pm Waipu Boutique Sunday Market – Coronation Hall

2pm Mid Winter Swim at Waipu Cove
organised by the Waipu Surf Club

Monday 9 July

7pm Waipu Scottish Country Dance Club – all welcome to their regular club night at Coronation Hall

Friday 13 July

Tartan Day Mixed Ambrose Tournament  Waipu Golf Club Time TBA

Art’nTartan Wearable Art Awards
Another fabulous Waipu Extravaganza

Lifting the lid on Celtic and Pacific creativity
Entry forms from Waipu Museum Entries Close on 18 May 2012

Friday 13 (evening show) doors open 7pm show, show starts 8pm
Sat.14 July (matinee) show starts 2pm

Sat. 14 July (evening show) doors open 7pm show, show starts 8pm

Public tickets available Mon 18th June 2012
Waipu Museum and Online through Eventfinder – Click Here

• Opening night: $25.00
• Matinee child: $15.00
• Matinee adult: $25.00
• Awards night: $30.00