Holiday diary
TODAY DUNEDIN
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Daily: ‘‘Wonder Worlds’’, activity booklet. Collect booklet from reception desk or Playspace.
Dunedin Public Libraries, all locations.
‘‘City of Readers’’, children’s summer reading programme. Collect programme booklet and register at your local library.
Dunedin Railway Station car park, Anzac Ave. 8.30am12.30pm: Otago Farmers Market.
Iona Church, Port Chalmers.
2.30pm: Pearl Street, alternative folk quartet.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
11am1.30pm: ‘‘First Flight’’ butterfly release demonstration. Free with tropical forest admission.
2.30pm: ‘‘No Rain, No Rainforest’’, tropical forest demonstration. Free with tropical forest admission.
Daily: ‘‘The Best of the Rest’’, gallery trail activity sheet. Collect sheet from the information desk.
CENTRAL OTAGO Central Motor Speedway, Sandflat Rd, Cromwell.
6pm: Sprintcar War of the Wings, Christmas Champs and Southern Saloon Series. Gates open 4pm.
Fitzpatricks Irish Pub, 59 Helwick St, Wanaka.
8pm: The Mentalist Collective, Mandala release tour.
Olivers garden, 34 Sunderland St, Clyde.
5pm8pm: Live music by Cecil Turbine and Jane McArthur.
Queenstown Bay Beachfront, Corner Earl St and Marine
Pde.
8am: Queenstown Parkrun. Register at www.parkrun.co.nz/ queenstown
Remarkables Red Barn, Hawthorne Dr, Frankton. 9am2pm: Remarkables Market.
Robrosa Station, 1653 Cardrona Valley Rd.
From 2pm: Rhythm and Alps music festival. Ticketed event.
Sherwood, 554 Frankton Rd, Queenstown.
9pm: Julian Temple Band.
Wanaka Scout Den, Lakeside Rd, Wanaka.
5.45pm: The Mentalist Collective presents ‘‘Crossing
Sounds’’, music with blindfolds.
Yonder, 14 Church St, Queenstown.
8pm: Mako Road, Local Safari release tour.
NORTH OTAGO
The Manor Estate, 140 Perth St, Oamaru.
6pm: ‘‘Casa Italiana Karaoke’’, karaoke, dancing and pasta. Ticketed event.
SOUTH OTAGO
Curio Bay, Mair Rd, Waikawa.
From 1pm: Curio Bay Big Dig. Sand modelling from 1pm, Big Dig 3pm.
TOMORROW DUNEDIN
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Daily: ‘‘Wonder Worlds’’.
Dunedin Public Libraries, all locations. ‘‘City of Readers’’.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
11am1.30pm: ‘‘First Flight’’ butterfly release demonstration.
2.30pm: ‘‘No Rain, No Rainforest’’, tropical forest demonstration.
Daily: ‘‘The Best of the Rest’’, gallery trail activity sheet.
Waiora Scout Camp, Whare Flat.
Whare Flat Folk Festival. Gates open noon, welcome concert 4pm, evening concert 8pm.
CENTRAL OTAGO
Bannockburn Hotel, 420 Bannockburn Rd.
Bannockburn MTB Classic. Four mountain biking courses to suit different abilities. Registration from noon.
Cromwell Heritage Precinct, Melmore Tce.
9am1pm: Cromwell Farmers’ and Craft Market.
Library Green, Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
10am2pm: Arrowtown Farmers Market.
McNulty Gardens, Cromwell Heritage Precinct.
11.30am: Cromwell Cherry Festival, featuring national cherry stone spitting championship.
Molyneux Park, Alexandra.
12.45pm: Super Smash cricket, Otago Sparks v Northern Spirit.
4pm: Super Smash cricket, Otago Volts v Knights.
Pembroke Park, Wanaka.
From 10am: Wanaka Sunday Craft Market.
Robrosa Station, 1653 Cardrona Valley Rd.
Rhythm and Alps music festival. Ticketed event.
NORTH OTAGO Kurow Racecourse, Kurow.
From 10am: Summer Festival race day. Entry $10, under 18 free.