The coromandel artbeat spring festival

23/12/2025

14/12/2025

Our third coromandel artbeat spring festival saw 95 creative events across our rohe, from live music gigs, artist open studios, workshops, local theatre, makers markets, exhibitions, community events, and festivals. The online program was diverse, offering something for everyone to enjoy. This year....

12/12/2025

Sunday 14 December – Coromandel Town Christmas Parade & Market 🛷
11:30am, starting at Coromandel Hotel (Top Pub) and ending at the Area School.
Christmas market, colouring competitions and festive fun 🥳

12/12/2025

🌟 The 37th Coromandel Christmas Exhibition 🌟

All local Coromandel artists. We are very lucky to so many talented artists in our community.

Grand opening 5pm Sunday 14th December 🥂

Art exhibition runs from 14th December until January 10th 2026.

11/12/2025

🎄CHRISTMAS FAIR 2025 🎄

🎁 The fun kicks off at Williamson Park with the awesome crew from on-site from 11am.

🎅🏼 The Lions Club Christmas Parade follows at the new time of 1pm

🌟 FREE FAMILY FUN 🌟

Enjoy new rides, games, and live entertainment, and be in to win one of three HUGE prizes! It’s going to be a day full of festive fun for the whole family — you won’t want to miss it!

📅 Saturday, 13th December
📍 Port Road, Whangamatā

For more info contact Sarah Speedy at Whangamatā Real Estate on 027 843 4013.

10/12/2025

🔥 AHI KAA is still on! 🔥

Don’t miss this powerful exhibition celebrating Māori clay artistry and the legacy of Ngā Kaihanga Uku.
Experience works grounded in whenua, whakapapa, and the creative fire that keeps this tradition alive. 🏺

8th November 2025 - 8th February 2026
Tuesday to Sunday 11am - 3pm

For more information check out their website below:
🌐 https://drivingcreek.nz/ahi-kaa-exhibition/

Exhibiting Artists:
Amelia Blundell, Amanda Kemp, Avara Moody, Amorangi Hikuroa, Baye Riddell, Carla Ruka, Chantel Matthews, Dave Austin, Dorothy Waetford, Elijah Haki Revell, Fleur Palmer, Gemeaux Riddell, Hana Pera Aoake, Karuna Douglas, Kaeleb Kereopa-Ngatai, Mike O’Donnell, Rhonda Halliday, Sandy Te Awhitu Kerr, Todd Douglas, Wi Te tau Taepa.

Driving Creek Pottery

09/12/2025

✨ Local Art Collab ✨

Discover a fresh pop-up exhibition celebrating contemporary art from our region. Wander down the Depot laneway (next to Café Melbourne) to explore work by Helen Casey-MacDuff, Lena McKillop, and Shannon Silcock — from ethereal light forms and gestural abstracts to figurative landscapes and modern pinhole photography.

Artists will be creating in the space throughout the exhibition, offering a rare peek into their process. Don’t miss it — on for a limited time! 🎋

Opening Night: Fri 12 Dec, 5:30pm 🥂
On Show: 10–24 Dec
Hours: 8am–4pm weekdays | 9am–4pm weekends

💙💛10% sales will be donated to Motor Neurone Disease NZ💙💛

Follow the artists:

05/12/2025

🧡🩷 Kia Ora Koutou 🩷🧡

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For attendees of events to provide feedback on our Coromandel Artbeat Spring Festival 2025

05/12/2025

🌹 Can't Wait for Christmas 🌹

St George's Community Choir presents...
Christmas songs from the choir and carols with the audience ✨

Conductor: Kolitha Jayatunge
Walter Nicholls (organ) & Yi Ting Yeng (piano)

📅 Sunday 7th December
⏰ 5pm
📍 St George's Church, Thames

🎟 On the door or from Carsons Bookshop, Thames

04/12/2025

🎁 Ghosts of Christmases past? 🎁

Join us for a talk on 'Christmas in Thames 1900' by one of our passionate Treasury Team, Althea Loveday.
Browse our range of True Tales books from 1pm (to the tune of Christmassy harp music) and enjoy a light refreshment during the talk 🎶✨

📅 Saturday 6 December
⏰ 2pm
🎟 Entry $5
📍 The Old Carnegie Building, 705 Queen Street, Thames

03/12/2025

Thames Santa Parade followed by Te Kauaeranga Whānau Day
💥 THIS SATURDAY 💥December 6th 💥

The Thames Santa parade is run by the Thames Business Association and starts at 11am
Whanau Day kicks off at 12pm at Kura o Te Kauaeranga - Thames South School

All of the Whanau Day rides and entertainment are free and are sponsored by local businesses and groups 🎁
Including Rock Climbing by Rock Up sponsored by Te Whāriki Manawāhine O Hauraki
Free kids' haircuts by Maddcutzz ✂ sponsored by Twentymans Funeral Directors