North Canterbury Food & Wine Events
Seafest, Kaikoura - Saturday 1st October 2011
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Situated on the northern Canterbury coast, Kaikōura Seafest is an annual festival of local wine and food and a celebration of the abundance of the ocean and all it represents for the Kaikōura region.
Kaikōura is renowned not only for whale watching but for its stunning crayfish (or lobster).
In fact "kai kōura" actually means "eat crayfish" and the Kaikōura Seafest is your chance!
An impressive variety of products, predominantly from the local Kaikōura, Marlborough and North Canterbury regions, is offered at Kaikōura Seafest and presented in many wonderfully creative ways — all enjoyed with continuous live entertainment throughout the day. Click here for more information on Seafest.
Other Events Coming Up
Oxford Farmers' Market - every Sunday morning 9am - 12noon, Main Street, Oxford
The Oxford Farmers' Market is a popular destination for locals, visitors and passers through. Located in the middle of Oxford the local fresh produce is varied and as this is an all year round market also offers the freshest seasonal produce. The smell of fresh coffee and breakfast goodies being cooked will entice your taste buds to stop, mingle, chat and enjoy the experience of fresh food at the Oxford Farmers Market every Sunday morning.
Ohoka Farmers' Market - every Friday morning 9am - 12.30pm, Ohoka Domain, Mill Rd, Ohoka
Ohoka Farmers Market is held in sheltered Ohoka Domain. Our regular customers are provided with a healthy alternative shopping experience. Our local stallholders, growers and food artisans offer a diverse variety of affordable, seasonal, fresh local produce. Some of our produce is unique to our market. All of our produce is of a high quality. We have organic and gluten free produce too! So why not join us - we love visitors who know a good thing when they see it!
The market is held wet or fine - and is undercover during those damper days.
Barb Warren, Market Manager
03 312 6439 / 021 062 4965
Rangiora Farmers' Market - every Sunday morning 9am - 12.30pm, Waimakariri District Council Car Park (off Percival St), Rangiora
There is no excuse now not to enjoy fresh produce! New to the Farmers Market circuit is Rangiora. Join many of the stallholders from Ohoka each Sunday in the Waimakariri District Council car park - rain, snow, wind or shine. Don't forget to bring your own shopping bags and enough cash (only a few stalls have EFTPOS facilities).
Waipara Valley Farmers' Market - every Saturday morning 10am - 1pm (winter hours), Carters Road, Amberley
Check out the Waipara Valley Farmers' Market held out the front of the Hurunui District Council. Plenty of parking is available. There is an excellent range of local produce, from vegetables, home baking, fish and meat, olive oils, eggs, honey, preserves and bread and lots in between including fabulous coffee. Stallholders come from the region between the Waimakariri and Conway Rivers. As with other markets bring plenty of cash and your own shopping bag.
Richard Morgan, Market Manager
03 314 6139 / 021 0225 4310
More local events...
When you are travelling through North Canterbury be sure to take in a local event in the Waimakariri District, Hurunui District, and Kaikoura.