05/07/2026
✨ Tāmaki, are you ready to light up Matariki? ✨
Bring the whole whānau for two magical nights of light, laughter, music and kai at the Matariki Kai Night Market and Te Ara Rama Matariki Light Trail.
🌟 Friday & Saturday, 18–19 July
📍 Maybury Reserve & Te Oro Carpark, 96 Line Road, Glen Innes
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
🍴 Kai Night Market: 5.00pm–8.45pm
💡 Light Trail: 6.00pm–9.00pm
Experience a night where the stars come down to earth:
🐟 Join the glowing Kahawai Illuminated Light Parade – bring your own lantern and become part of the magic!
🐙 Meet Te Wheke Harikoa – The Happy Octopus
✨ Wander through the Tapuapua Pools of Light, Matariki archways, labyrinth and glowing stars of Matariki
🎶 Enjoy live entertainment on the Te Oro stage, DJ Māori beats and interactive family fun.
🎆 Saturday night ends with a spectacular fireworks finale at 9.00pm!
Come hungry. Come glowing. Come together.
Celebrate Matariki with your community as we remember those who have passed, give thanks for the gifts of the earth, and look with hope toward the future.
Nau mai, haere mai. Bring your whānau, your friends, your lanterns—and make memories that will shine long after the lights go out. 🌌💙