EventsYour free guide to events happening in the Picton area. If you wish to list your event here then please contact the Picton Resource Centre on 03 573 7790 or email prcentre@xtra.co.nz.
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Volunteer Marlborough Drop-in Session
Thursday 15th April, 10.30 am - 3.30 pm
Picton District Library, 2 Dublin Street, Picton This is your chance to meet with us to find out more about volunteering in Marlborough. You can talk to us about anything to do with volunteering in Marlborough... For example, ask us where you can help in Picton (there are 22+ opportunities in or near Picton!) You might also like to ask us what volunteering is, what you can get out of volunteering, or how you can volunteer as part of a group. Open to people of any age, ability, or culture. Hannah from Volunteer Marlborough will be available to meet with anyone interested in volunteering at the Picton Library between 10:30am and 3:30pm. If you would like to arrange an appointment outside of this time, email vm@volunteermarlborough.org.nz. |
The Great Waikawa Boat Bits Car Boot Sale & Market Day
Saturday 17th April, 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Waikawa Boating Club, Waikawa Marina, Picton Sell your stuff - boat related or not. Check out our amazing local artisans products and enjoy a Devonshire Tea on our waterfront deck. $20 to book your car park or table inside the club. Phone 03 573 6798 or email office @waikawaboatingclub.co.nz. |
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Traffic Light Bandana Dog WalkSaturday 17th April, 9.30 am - 12.00 pm
Memorial Park (Dog park by the Emergency Centre), Picton Traffic Light Bandana DOG WALK and fun day, hosted by Picton Vet, NZ. Get out and socialize 'on lead' at the first ever Traffic Light Bandana Dog Walk and fun day. These colourful bandanas each indicate the dogs feelings or condition. It signals to others to ask before interacting. Enjoy your dog in the company of others, while encouraging communication and control at dog parks, and avoiding accidents and altercations. The event starts with recieving a registration doggy bag complete with bandana and supplies, from 9 – 9.45 am. At 10am, get ready to join others in one of two walks around the Picton town showing off the colourful bandanas on the dogs. Call in at rest homes on the way to let some of the elderly see the parade. |
From 11 am the fun begins with 'Have to Go' Agility, Games and prizes - running races, egg and spoon, statues, best trick, largest and smallest dogs, and more. Dogs and owners can mingle and socialise in a controlled environment with dogs 'on lead'. A professional photographer will be available, as will a coffee cart for refreshments and a police dog might even visit.
You Must register and pay BEFORE the event at Picton Vet Clinic. No gate sales! Please provide your details and contact phone and email. Registration includes a FREE Bandana and entry to games. Dogs must wear current COUNCIL REGISTRATION TAG and the TLB Bandanas given that day. Please bring extra cash to support small businesses, also a SMILE and enjoy yourself.
You Must register and pay BEFORE the event at Picton Vet Clinic. No gate sales! Please provide your details and contact phone and email. Registration includes a FREE Bandana and entry to games. Dogs must wear current COUNCIL REGISTRATION TAG and the TLB Bandanas given that day. Please bring extra cash to support small businesses, also a SMILE and enjoy yourself.
Carnivorous Plant Society
Sunday 18th April, 7.30 pm
Picton Little Theatre, 9 Dublin Street, Picton Carnivorous Plant Society is coming back to Picton! Allow New Zealand’s favourite psychedelic jazz band to take you on a journey from the streets of Mexico City to the mountains of Asia then straight to the depths of hell! The talented quartet of four of New Zealand's most accomplished musicians perform their original compositions that will ignite the imaginations of audiences. Featuring Finn Scholes, Brett Adams, Michael Barker, and Sean Martin-Buss. The stories told in the music are echoed visually by hand-drawn animations by band-leader Finn Scholes, who happens to be NZ's best trumpet player (and who also plays tuba, vibraphone, piano, and organ). Stories of dystopian futures, alien empires, and trans-dimensional travel will unfold and your mind is guaranteed to melt. "Wonderful!" - John Campbell, Radio NZ “Some serious instrument playing going on!” - Kathryn Ryan, Radio NZ "Wonderful bunch of extremely talented musicians... they wowed the audience last night." 4th Wall theatre Purchase tickets for $28.75 from Eventfinda Ticketing |
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Story Time at the Edwin Fox
Monday 19th April, 6.30 pm
Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, Dunbar Wharf, Picton Join the Edwin Fox crew and hear some of the real life stories of the Edwin Fox passenger, hot chocolate and cookies included. Bring a cushion and blanket and snuggle up. $5 each, bookings essential on 03 573 6868. Children under 14 need to be accompanied by an adult. |
Movie Time
Tuesday 20th April, 2.00 pm
Picton Library, 2 Dublin Street, Picton Enjoy a movie at the library these school holidays. Come along to Picton Library and Service Centre to enjoy a children's movie for children of all ages. This is a free event and no registrations are required. Simply come along on the day. For more information contact Picton Library and Service Centre ph: 03 520 7493. |
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Picton Wine Club: Last of the Summer Wine
Wednesday 21st April, 12.15 pm
Lochmara Lodge, Lochmara Bay, Picton Depart Picton 12.15pm, return 2.45 or 4.00pm. Rose’ Wine provided by the Club. Water Taxi $25 per head return (children $20). This also gives you entry into art & nature trails, free use of kayaks, paddle boards & animal feeding. Does not include underwater observatory. Water Taxi $25 per head return (children $20). Lunch $26 per head Children $12 per head Members $51.00 per person / Non- members $56.00 Children $32.00 Booking is essential to pictonwineclubbookings@gmail.com or contact: Barbara 027 281 7871 or Bruce 027 346 2130. |
Story Time at the Edwin Fox
Wednesday 21st April, 6.30 pm
Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, Dunbar Wharf, Picton Join the Edwin Fox crew and hear some of the real life stories of the Edwin Fox passenger, hot chocolate and cookies included. Bring a cushion and blanket and snuggle up. $5 each, bookings essential on 03 573 6868. Children under 14 need to be accompanied by an adult. |
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Waka Ama 2021 Long Distance Nationals
Friday 23rd April - Sunday 25th April 2021
Queen Charlotte Yacht Club, Shelley Beach, Picton The dates have been set for the Waka Ama Long Distance Nationals here in our beautiful backyard, Fri 23rd April to Sun 25th April. This was due to take place in April 2020 but had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Picton gets another chance to host this national event. |
Story Time at the Edwin Fox
Friday 23rd April, 6.30 pm
Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, Dunbar Wharf, Picton Join the Edwin Fox crew and hear some of the real life stories of the Edwin Fox passenger, hot chocolate and cookies included. Bring a cushion and blanket and snuggle up. $5 each, bookings essential on 03 573 6868. Children under 14 need to be accompanied by an adult. |
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Anglican Church Garage Sale
Saturday 24th April, 8.30 am - 11.30 am
Anglican Church, Nelson Square, Picton Household goods, linen, furniture, preserves, books and much more. |
Anzac Day Service
Sunday 25th April, 6.00 am
Picton War Memorial, High Street, Picton This dawn ceremony commemorates all New Zealanders killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. |
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The date itself marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers – the Anzacs – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The aim was to capture the Dardanelles, the gateway to the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. At the end of the campaign, Gallipoli was still held by its Turkish defenders.
Thousands lost their lives in the Gallipoli campaign: 87,000 Turks, 44,000 men from France and the British Empire, including 8500 Australians. Among the dead were 2779 New Zealanders, about a fifth of those who served on Gallipoli.
It may have led to a military defeat, but for many New Zealanders then and since, the Gallipoli landings meant the beginning of something else - a feeling that New Zealand had a role as a distinct nation, even as it fought on the other side of the world in the name of the British Empire.
Thousands lost their lives in the Gallipoli campaign: 87,000 Turks, 44,000 men from France and the British Empire, including 8500 Australians. Among the dead were 2779 New Zealanders, about a fifth of those who served on Gallipoli.
It may have led to a military defeat, but for many New Zealanders then and since, the Gallipoli landings meant the beginning of something else - a feeling that New Zealand had a role as a distinct nation, even as it fought on the other side of the world in the name of the British Empire.
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Levity Beet
Wednesday 28th April, 2.30 pm
Picton Library, 2 Dublin Street, Picton Levity Beet will have your children mesmerised and charmed with his live performance. Free event, come along and join the fun. |
A Tribute to The Bee Gees, Queen and The Eagles
Saturday 1st May, 7.30 pm
Picton RSA and Club, 66 Wellington Street, Picton Madsen Promotions presents a tribute to The Bee Gees plus a tribute to Queen and The Eagles. Featuring Paul Madsen and Band. Three great shows, one incredible night. Tickets $25 available from Picton RSA and Club. |
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Early Evening Concert With Jo Little & Paolo Antonioni
Sunday 2nd May, 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Le Cafe, London Quay, Picton Jo Little:Is a singer-songwriter from Dunedin in the deep south of NZ. Little delivers her own style of road-worn, slow-burning, folk-country effortlessly. Her delicately crafted songs are like photo albums of her life. Jo’s first EP release ‘A Short Burst Of Hot’ was in 2009 with her band Midnight Kitchen. In 2012 she released a solo album ‘Till The Blue Skies Come’. Both are available on Bandcamp and Spotify. An eagerly anticipated EP ‘Otherside’ is now in post-production and is due to be released in 2021. |
Paolo Antonioni:
Is a singer-songwriter from the Tyrol mountains of Northern Italy, Paolo has spent the past two years touring NZ, always armed with his trusty cowboy hat, guitar and extensive harmonica collection. An international travelling musician, who fuses his Italian roots with an Americana, folk-country feel. He released his second album ‘Blot’ in 2019 which is available on Amazon and Spotify.
Tickets are $10 and available from www.undertheradar.co.nz
Is a singer-songwriter from the Tyrol mountains of Northern Italy, Paolo has spent the past two years touring NZ, always armed with his trusty cowboy hat, guitar and extensive harmonica collection. An international travelling musician, who fuses his Italian roots with an Americana, folk-country feel. He released his second album ‘Blot’ in 2019 which is available on Amazon and Spotify.
Tickets are $10 and available from www.undertheradar.co.nz
Brave Caitlin Smith's Imaginary Band
Friday 28th May, 7.30 pm
Picton Little Theatre, 9 Dublin Street, Picton “…a voice that imagination created” – Mike Alexander. Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band will be touring with Caitlin Smith (piano and vocals), Mark Laurent (guitar), and Steve Cournane (percussion and cymbals) - a dream team performing jazz and folk music. |
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Caitlin Smith's latest album ‘You Have Reached Your Destination’ creates a multisensory universe unto itself - Braille and a tactile labyrinth within the cover art, poetry, and footsteps recorded between 14 originals. A mesmerizing, prolific, and passionate performer, originals are sandwiched between the tastiest covers, especially the repertoire of her spiritual parents Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen.
Caitlin Smith is a mesmerising performer, song-poet, and story singer. Legally blind since birth, she is a tireless advocate for accessibility issues and the healing and transformative power of creativity.
A vocal and song-writing coach to many of our best-known artists, Caitlin Smith combines poetry and music in unforgettable performances that include her original compositions as well as covers penned by her musical heroes.
Tickets available soon from Eventfinda.
Caitlin Smith is a mesmerising performer, song-poet, and story singer. Legally blind since birth, she is a tireless advocate for accessibility issues and the healing and transformative power of creativity.
A vocal and song-writing coach to many of our best-known artists, Caitlin Smith combines poetry and music in unforgettable performances that include her original compositions as well as covers penned by her musical heroes.
Tickets available soon from Eventfinda.
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Marina 2 Marina
Saturday 9th October, 7.00 am - 1.00 pm
The Foreshore, Picton Marina 2 Marina is a scenic annual running event in the heart of the Marlborough Sounds. This unique competition utilises the picturesque trails between Picton, Waikawa and Anakiwa. With a variety of walking or running courses to choose from, this event is suitable for all levels of fitness. The four courses take you through native bush and along waterfront trails. A key feature is the panoramic views of the Marlborough Sounds that this event provides. You will finish at the event hub on Picton waterfront where a festival atmosphere will welcome you home. For more information or to register visit www.marina2marina.co.nz |
Linkwater School FairSaturday 23rd October, 10.00 am - 2.00 pm
Linkwater School, Linkwater Our Spring Fair is a great fun day for everyone. We have a fantastic plant stall, terrific coffee, and food in our cafe, BBQ, games for the children including trailer rides, old-fashioned games, and bouncy castle. This is Linkwater Schools BIG fundraiser for the year, please come and help us by supporting the fair so that we can continue to give our children the best possible education that we can. |
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