Sarau Festival

The village of Upper Moutere, formerly known as Sarau, was named by the German Missionary Pastor Heine who settled in the Valley in 1850 to establish the village.  He named the Village ‘Sarau’ after the beautiful Valley of the same name near his home in northern Germany. The name continued to be...

Do you have German ancestry or a German name? Chances are, if your German forebears came to New Zealand between 1842 and 1869 they landed in Nelson. The Moutere Inn History Marquee at the Sarau Festival  contains a display of early settlement in the Moutere Valley with interesting history panels, loads...

Wanted: books for the biggest book stall ever at Sarau Festival 2013. Please bring along any that you no longer want to have them recycled around the community and beyond! We will welcome books of any kind and thank-you in advance for your contribution. Please get in touch if you have some books for...

Introducing the Sarau Festival Photographic Competition 2013 Once again, we will have our very own photo competition at Sarau Festival 2013 in the following categories: Category 1:  Life in the Moutere Category 2:  Open – life outside the Moutere Category 3:  Digitally enhanced Category 4:  Under...

So much on for the children this year.  Check out the full list of purple competitions and fun for children right here! Purple and Sarau seem to just work in harmony, so what better than the: Purple Hat Competition By popular demand, school students (and pre-schoolers) of all ages are invited to attend...