Sarau Festival

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...

The hunt for a Sarau Festival Mascot is on! For all artists and creators (or would-be artists or creators) in the region, of any age. We are looking for a mascot for our festival. The competition is to design and manufacture a quirky mascot, that is of course blackcurrant related. The mighty mascots...

Our 2013 Guest chef:  Mark Mehalski – now at the wonderful Jellyfish Cafe and Bar on the Mapua wharf. Returning to New Zealand after 20 years honing his craft in London, Valencia, Tel Aviv and Sydney, Mark has a passion for produce-driven, rustic food he describes as “decidedly Antipodean with...

Registration for the 2013 Sarau Festival is now open for Stall Holders. If you are interested in having in a Stall at the event on 3rd February 2013, download the registration application and get it back to us as soon as you can. You can email your form to Mike at the address on the form. Don’t...

Another successful bike race – well done. And a huge thank-you to Country Kids Childcare Centre for the use of their car-park and facilities. Here are the early results from the event: Mountain Bike Race: 1st: Tom Fulmer 54min 32 secs 2nd: Henry Jaire 56mins 11 secs 3rd: Andrew Reid 56 mins...

Thank-you to everyone who entered our competitions at Sarau Festival 2012. We were absolutely delighted to welcome over 4,000 people through the gates and have a fantastic afternoon and evening. Some guests weren’t able to stay for the results announcement so we present the results of all the competitions...

We’ve just been informed that we are lucky to offer helicopter rides at Sarau Festival 2012! Helipro will be offering scenic flights from an adjacent paddock. A first for Sarau. Helipro Nelson will be waiting to take you on a fantastic flight over our beuatiful Moutere region. Cost from $65.00...