# Events & Things To Do In Tauranga on 2nd May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Tauranga on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Tauranga on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Tauranga

- **Event Name**: Five Go Wild with Food
  - **Description**: Five Go Wild is back!! A five-course degustation menu created by five of the region’s best culinary talents.

Kitchen Takeover unites some of the region’s most celebrated chefs for this one-of-a-kind collaboration. Creating a five-course menu inspired by
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 08:30 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 12:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/five-go-wild-with-food/200029895336907
  - **Venue**: St Amand Events Venue
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Festivals, food-drinks, Contests
- **Event Name**: The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui
  - **Description**: Join us for a sun-soaked day at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui from 9am–2pm, as we kick off another season celebrating our community!

Wander through a vibrant lineup of local talent, from artisan makers to designers and creatives. Feast on delicious st
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 42
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/the-little-big-markets-mount-maunganui/200029864014356
  - **Venue**: Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui
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  - **Categories**: music, art, workshops, live-music, food-drinks, trips-adventures, entertainment, food-truck-festivals, coronation-weekend
- **Event Name**: Whai v Bulls
  - **Description**: Our Tauranga Whai are back at home and we want the whole community there.

There is nothing quite like a Whai home game
The music, the crowd, the energy, and a stadium full of fans getting behind Tauranga’s team.

Bring your friends, bring the kids, wear
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 9
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:30 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 04:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/whai-v-bulls/200029893980051
  - **Venue**: Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
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  - **Categories**: kids
- **Event Name**: League of Fire Chilli Eating Contest: National Finals
  - **Description**: A thrilling chilli-eating contest where competitors battle for the national title.

For the first time ever, Tauranga will host the 2026 New Zealand National Chilli Eating Challenge on Wharf Street. Top competitors, including local chilli legend Shannon L
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 31
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/league-of-fire-chilli-eating-contest-national-finals/200029846786029
  - **Venue**: Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: contests, festivals
- **Event Name**: Country Club Night - Tauranga
  - **Description**: 🤠 COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME 🤠 
TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️ bit.ly/CCN-TAU26  

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️    

COUNTRY CLUB NIGHT! 
SATURDAY 2ND MAY 2026 
TOTARA ST 
TAURANGA 
DOORS @ 9PM 
18+   

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  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 137
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/country-club-night-tauranga/200029878941212
  - **Venue**: TOTARA STREET
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, nonprofit, country-music-festivals, art, taylor-swift
- **Event Name**: SOLD  OUT- Destination Degustation
  - **Description**: A culinary trail of the Mount’s most popular foodie spots.

Destination Degustation is a progressive lunch designed for those who love to explore through flavour. Wander down Mainstreet as you’re welcomed into Olive & Fig, Rita’s, Rosie’s, Solera, Sal
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 14
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/sold-out-destination-degustation/200029795568806
  - **Venue**: Mount Maunganui
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  - **Categories**: festivals, workshops, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Of The Earth - Conceptual Dining Event
  - **Description**: An immersive dining event by Rose’s Dining Table and Our Place Magazine.

Of The Earth invites you to explore the connection between the land and the food we eat, with a three course conceptual dining feast. Come and dine from a communal table, with Rose'
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 43
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 03:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/of-the-earth-conceptual-dining-event/200029795570123
  - **Venue**: Ōmanu Community Gardens
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  - **Categories**: festivals, workshops, art, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: SOLD OUT- Five by Fife
  - **Description**: A five-course dining experience highlighting Fife Lane’s bold flavours, refined technique, and innovative spirit.

Created exclusively for this year’s festival, Five by FIFE invites diners into a carefully crafted five-course journey that will showcase th
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/sold-out-five-by-fife/200029795570022
  - **Venue**: Fife Lane
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  - **Categories**: festivals, workshops
- **Event Name**: The Brew Gauntlet
  - **Description**: A blind-tasting challenge for beer lovers and brave palates.

Step into The Brew Gauntlet, an energetic afternoon tasting challenge specially crafted for the Flavours of Plenty Festival. Guests will test their palate through blind beer samples and flavour
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/the-brew-gauntlet/200029919843354
  - **Venue**: Brew Co.
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  - **Categories**: contests, festivals
- **Event Name**: Natural Immune Support - Workshop
  - **Description**: Join me for an informative and fun afternoon where you’ll create two immune-supporting remedies to take home.

This hands-on workshop is designed to be practical, approachable, and enjoyable — giving you the confidence to recreate what you’ve made in your
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 5
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/natural-immune-support-workshop/200029919839139
  - **Venue**: 169 Maunganui Rd, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, health-wellness, Art
- **Event Name**: Matt Sephton + DJ Salty Chops at The Jam Factory
  - **Description**: Matt Sephton performs Vā.
Coromandel producer Matt Sephton brings his debut album VĀ to The Jam Factory for a dedicated listening event.  11 tracks of place-based, nature-driven electronic music made during a residency in Samoa in 2025. With DJ sets from
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/matt-sephton-dj-salty-chops-at-the-jam-factory/200029911811708
  - **Venue**: The Jam Factory, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga, New Zealand 3112
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  - **Categories**: art
- **Event Name**: FAB Skirmish Sea 14
  - **Description**: Flesh and Blood Skirmish 14
Sunday 3rd May 2026 9.30am Start
$30.00 per player
Max 24 Players

Prize Pool (based on 24 players)

3x Compendium of Rathe Boosters (or latest set) per player into the prize pool
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 11:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/fab-skirmish-sea-14/200029669754940
  - **Venue**: Shop G9, Bethlehem Town Centre, 19 Bethlehem Road, Tauranga, New Zealand 3110
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## Trending Events in Tauranga

- **Event Name**: D1NZ 2026 Championship: Round 5 Grand Finale, Mercury Baypark Stadium
  - **Description**: For over 20 years, D1NZ has brought tyre smoke, noise, and unforgettable moments to fans across New Zealand – but there’s nothing quite like the Baypark Grand Final.

​This ANZAC Weekend, we return to our biggest stage with a festival of motorsport, show
  - **Venue**: Mercury Baypark
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- **Event Name**: The MAUAO Landslide Fundraiser
  - **Description**: Mount Maunganui Landslide Fundraiser

Sunday 26 April | 12PM – 11PM | TOTARA ST

Our community has always shown up when it matters most. On Sunday 26 April, we come together at TOTARA ST for a full-day fundraiser to support the families of those tragicall
  - **Venue**: 11 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 3116
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- **Event Name**: The Little Big Markets X Vegan Vibes Anzac Weekend ☀️
  - **Description**: The Little Big Markets X Vegan Vibes - Anzac Weekend☀️
Flavours of Plenty Festival! 

Join us for a sun-soaked Sunday at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui from 9am–2pm. This is going to be a very special event! 

That means a curated plant-based space, nes
  - **Venue**: Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 3116
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- **Event Name**: The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui - Mothers Day!
  - **Description**: Join us for a sun-soaked Mothers Day at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui from 9am–2pm, as we kick off another season celebrating our community!

Wander through a vibrant lineup of local talent, from artisan makers to designers and creatives. Feast on deli
  - **Venue**: Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/5f51f7d5af6f7375d4f50c0da42a704dc1fc17d927f4aa3ac6e1955d6f4f3bab-rimg-w1200-h800-dcc3d2f2-gmir?v=1776441256
- **Event Name**: Five Go Wild with Food
  - **Description**: Five Go Wild is back!! A five-course degustation menu created by five of the region’s best culinary talents.

Kitchen Takeover unites some of the region’s most celebrated chefs for this one-of-a-kind collaboration. Creating a five-course menu inspired by
  - **Venue**: St Amand Events Venue
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c4bbd50ae0c817f6b6e84cd923a1c557f27495900f297dfa1fc04cb4a4f3c59c-rimg-w1200-h675-dc141414-gmir?v=1776204798
- **Event Name**: The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui - Matariki
  - **Description**: Join us for a sun-soaked day at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui from 9am–2pm, as we kick off another season celebrating our community!

Wander through a vibrant lineup of local talent, from artisan makers to designers and creatives. Feast on delicious st
  - **Venue**: Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f3420a57bd540abab7df272a92903c4748c989d29329b4e4152438aa6cd8cbb6-rimg-w1200-h800-dcc3d2f2-gmir?v=1776441284
- **Event Name**: The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui
  - **Description**: Join us for a sun-soaked day at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui from 9am–2pm, as we kick off another season celebrating our community!

Wander through a vibrant lineup of local talent, from artisan makers to designers and creatives. Feast on delicious st
  - **Venue**: Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/3ac92d17ddcecd458e1a26fae6182cdc9eca75aced6eb667e2f42a998f9c7571-rimg-w1200-h800-dcc3d2f2-gmir?v=1775976818
- **Event Name**: 2026 AutoFest
  - **Description**: Downtime Entertainment presents... 2026 AutoFest.  AutoFest is returning to Mercury Baypark Saturday, 26 September 2026! The Mount turned it on last time and 2026 is gonna be even BIGGER! Mark your calendars, book your accommodation, rally the crew, you w
  - **Venue**: Mercury Baypark
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- **Event Name**: THE BREAKFAST CLUB – THE ULTIMATE 80s PARTY
  - **Description**: THE BREAKFAST CLUB – THE ULTIMATE 80s PARTY
16.05.26 | TOTARA ST, TAURANGA
DOORS 8PM | 18+
⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎

Nobody puts this party in the corner.

Auckland sensations The Breakfast Club hit Totara St for the first time, bringing a full-sc
  - **Venue**: 11 Totara St, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Five Go Wild with Food (Sat May 02 2026 at 08:30 am at St Amand Events Venue), The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 pm at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui), Whai v Bulls (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:30 am at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre), League of Fire Chilli Eating Contest: National Finals (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 am at Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand), Country Club Night - Tauranga (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am at TOTARA STREET).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Tauranga on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Tauranga include St Amand Events Venue, Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui, Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Tauranga include Flavours of Plenty Festival, The Little Big Markets, Whai Basketball.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Tauranga.

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