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The talents of young and old will be showcased when The Coromandel welcomes summer with a month-long festival extravaganza. Events in this years line up include Beside the Seaside, The Chocolate Festival, Coromandel Dive Festival, The Underfoot Gallery, Chocolate Body Painting Competition plus much more.
From November 23 to December 23, every town in The Coromandel will host a series of events as part of the Pohutukawa Festival.
 Christmas Parades around The Coromandel
Santa is coming to Whangamata on Saturday 1 December, from 10am with a wonderful Pohutukawa Parade celebrating our kiwi summer. He'll then be heading to Whitianga the following weekend, 8 December at 10am before making his way to the Waihi Santa Parade at 1pm then reappearing at 2pm in Thames. His final Coromandel appearance will be in Pauanui and Tairua on the 15th December when he plans to catch the ferry at 10am.
 Summer on The Coromandel
Regardless to where you plan to base your Coromandel Summer experience, there's plenty of fairs, festivals and activities on offer. Check out some of our most popular and long running celebrations Whanga Week, Whangamata Summer Festival, Matarangi Beach Summer Festival, Whitianga Summer Fair, Mercury Bay Summer Festival and the Prana New Years Festival
NZ Handmade Arts & Craft Market
As part of the Pohutukawa Festival's Weekend in Whangamata, the inaugural NZ handmade Arts and Craft Market will showcase handmade arts & crafts. Set on Te Titoki Reserve right by the wharf there will be something for everyone.
1 December 2012
 Chocolate Body Painting
Come and be a part of the Coromandel's first CHOCOLATE Body Painting Competition. Held 1 December in Tairua township, this event will be a fun and entertaining event for the whole family.
1 December 2012
 Paeroa Battle With The Bulls
Do you want to see some of NZ's Bull Riders take on 1000kg beasts? Come and see extreme bull riding at the Paeroa Battle with the bulls.
8 December 2012
Beside the Seaside
Beside the Seaside is a celebration of talented locals in various artforms including visual and performing arts.
23 November - 9 December 2012
 Coromandel Dive Festival
Underwater photography, a treasure hunt, evening barbecues and loads of diving at the 2012 annual Coromandel Dive Festival, come on over and be a part of it, don't miss out!
30 November - 2 December 2012
 Coromandel Gold
2012 Coromandel Gold will be truly epic with a solid dose of international flavour to compliment the best music Aotearoa has to offer, all held in the beautiful surroundings of the Mercury Bay.
30 & 31 December 2012
 Pauanui Chocolate Festival
Running as part of the Coromandel’s Pohutukawa Festival, the chocolate extravaganza will see local eateries creating some mouth-watering chocolate inspired events including an intriguing Chocolate Degustation Dinner.
30 November - 2 December 2012
For a full list of events on the Coromandel please refer to The Coromandel website
Deals and Specials for December on The Coromandel
Organise your own trip using the planner tool or check out our itinerary ideas to help plan your road trip to The Coromandel.
 Thames Charters - Big Fish Win Back
Win a free return trip when you catch the biggest fish. Bring at least 5 mates and the person who catches the biggest fish gets a fishing voucher for a free return trip on Thames Charters
 The Waterworks $5 Weekend Deal
Dust off your swimming gear and head down to The Waterworks on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of December for some good old fashioned kiwi fun!
 Whiti Farm Park Celebrates 5 years
Whiti Farm Park are celebrating five years in business. Come on over and enjoy turtle racing, human gyroscope, noah's ark bouncy castle, face painting, lollie scrambles, sausage sizzle. Spend the day meandering through over 8 acres of mature park like surroundings. Meet, feed, cuddle and interact with over 40 species of friendly farmyard and exotic animals, birds and reptiles, in a safe, clean environment. Farm machinery, a train, a fire engine and old fashioned games are dotted around to inspire, intrigue and educate. |
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