Sarau Festival

Our Sarau Festival Photographer, Libby Bibby is responsible for many of the photographic images you see on the site that showcase what was a wonderful first Sarau Festival. Here are a duo of her collage images. Click the thumbnails for a show! Also see some of Libby’s images of the Moutere Bike...

Check out our archive of sumptuous blackcurrant recipes from the 2008 festival here. If you would like to contribute to the 2009 recipe portfolio, we would love to hear from you – please send your recipe ideas to jenny [at] saraufestival [dot] co [dot] nz Previous Recipes of the Week: Blackcurrant...

Just one not so good outcome . . . . . unfortunately 2 of the Cancer Society sun umbrellas were removed from the festival site during or following the festival.  These umbrellas are lent out by the Cancer Society to help Nelsonians enjoy outdoor activities like the Sarau Festival without being in...

What a great race? And an adventure for those of you who took a wrong turn – sorry about that . . . our first time too! A special thanks to Ross Prestidge and Brian Beuke who devised this race, and to Rosemary Hyatt and Merleen Earlam who helped with the registrations and of course, to all the...

Thank you to everyone who came along and helped in so many ways to make this a great day for all.  Many of you worked tirelessly before, during and after the festival and that effort was appreciated by so many.  Thank you too for all those who came along to enjoy the day with us – it was great...

What a fantastic clear blue day has awoken!!  The Moutere Hills Community Centre is looking great and the Domain is a blaze of colour thanks to the great team of people who turned out yesterday for the community working bee.  Thanks too to all the blackcurrant growers who have made the time at the...

One of the Canterbury Blackcurrant Growers put Sarau into wikipedia – this is what he found: A sarau is a cultural, musical or sporting event in which people reunite to express themselves artistically. A sarau may involve poetry, acoustic music and other forms of art such as painting and acting....