Kāpiti Food Fair: Getting ready for an ultimate food festival on the Kāpiti Coast

Kāpiti Food Fair: Getting ready for an ultimate food festival on the Kāpiti Coast

Before we know it the Kāpiti Food Fair will be taking place on Saturday, November 30th, 10am to 5pm.  Enjoy live music all day on the Tuatara Stage, featuring the iconic Warratahs from 3:30pm to 5pm.  Love cooking?  Visit the ANZ Kāpiti Kitchen Stage for demos, or head to the ZEAL Zone for local talent, circus acts, Afro percussion & moringa dancing

Kāpiti Food Fair 2024 EARLY BIRD tickets are on sale

Kāpiti Food Fair 2024 EARLY BIRD tickets are on sale

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand, August 22nd, 2024: Kāpiti Food Fair is working steadily through the gears to deliver another unforgettable food festival on Saturday 30th November.  This year promises to be another exhilarating year, packed with a delectable line-up of vendors that’ll get your taste buds dancing!

Kāpiti Food Fair 2023: Get ready for the We Love Local Kāpiti Kitchen Stage

Kāpiti Food Fair 2023: Get ready for the We Love Local Kāpiti Kitchen Stage

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday 12th October, 2023: With less than two months to go, the Kāpiti Food Fair team are well into preparation for another year of toe tapping, taste bud snapping good times!  With the addition of this year’s NEW Night Gig, it’s ‘fair’ (pun intended!) to say that there’s a lot on their to-do lists that need checking off.

Kāpiti Food Fair 2023: Meet the social team behind the scenes

Kāpiti Food Fair 2023: Meet the social team behind the scenes

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand, 5 October 2023: The countdown is on – and you can bet that at the Kāpiti Food Fair HQ our team is buzzing with excitement!  One thing you may not know is that it truly takes a village to make an event of this magnitude come together every year.  You’ve met our co-owners Helene and Jeanine, and we always make sure we introduce our sponsors, vendors, and all of our entertainers, plus our amazing crew and volunteers get some love, too!

Country Music Star Tami Neilson to Headline Kāpiti Food Fair Night Gig

Country Music Star Tami Neilson to Headline Kāpiti Food Fair Night Gig

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand, 4th August 2023 – The Kāpiti Food Fair is thrilled to announce the introduction of the brand-new Night Gig as part of its annual Fair day celebrations.  Taking centre stage at the inaugural event is none other than the internationally acclaimed country music sensation, Tami Neilson, most recently winner of the 2023 APRA Best Country Music Song Award for ‘Beyond the Stars’, a duet with Willie Nelson.  Having won multiple Country Music Awards, she is without a doubt, our Queen of Country Music!

The Kāpiti Food Fair: Taking action on eliminating waste from our landfills

The Kāpiti Food Fair: Taking action on eliminating waste from our landfills

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand, October 20th, 2022: In the lead up to this year’s Kāpiti Food Fair on Saturday December 3rd, the team has been working hard on their waste minimisation actions and sustainability efforts. This event brings in 12,000+ attendees to the Kāpiti Coast each year in addition to the 250 vendors on site with their staff and crew, so having a plan of action is of the utmost importance to the Fair’s owners.

Kāpiti Food Fair Announces Sponsor Partnerships for 2021 Event and Beyond

Kāpiti Food Fair Announces Sponsor Partnerships for 2021 Event and Beyond

Kapiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand 9th June 2021: The Kāpiti Coast’s premiere food and beverage event, The Kāpiti Food Fair, is thrilled to announce sponsor partnerships for the 2021 festival. Established in 2008 as a community event, the Fair is owned and operated by Helene Judge and Jeanine van Kradenburg. While the Fair’s vision is about making a lasting impression in the hearts, and tummies, of all foodies, they are on a mission to bring visitors into Kāpiti to experience ‘our place’ while having a fun and indulgent day out – however, it takes a village to bring an event like this together.

Kāpiti Food Fair Values Local Volunteer Partnerships

Kāpiti Food Fair Values Local Volunteer Partnerships

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand November 12 2020: Since 2015, the Kāpiti Food Fair has worked to develop enduring relationships with local volunteer groups as they are vital in helping with growth on an annual basis to run the many logistical aspects of the Fair.

Kapiti Food Fair wraps after serving a crowd of 22,064

Kapiti Food Fair wraps after serving a crowd of 22,064

The Kapiti Food Fair turned on an amazing day for 22,000+ visitors on Saturday 30 November.  The weather was perfect, and the vibe was one of happiness as visitors shopped, ate, drunk and were entertained by Celebrity Guest, Nicky Sinden ‘The Fishing Chick’, local demo chefs and performers on two stages.