# Things To Do In Tauranga This Weekend | May 1-3, 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Tauranga is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Tauranga this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
- **Type**: time_filter

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Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in [CITY] this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in [CITY].

## Weekend 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**: Glenbrook Railway Tauranga Waterfront - Vintage special market!
  - **Description**: The Little Big Markets – Tauranga Waterfront 🌊

We’re bringing the magic of The Little Big Markets to the other side of the bridge!

Something a little different is rolling into the city The Vintage Glenbrook Railway is coming to town!!! 🌿

We are holding
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/glenbrook-railway-tauranga-waterfront-vintage-special-market/200029966493350
  - **Venue**: The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: Music, food-drinks, Art, fine-arts, Entertainment
- **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
  - **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**: 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: 32
  - **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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- **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: 10
  - **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**: Country Club Night - Tauranga
  - **Description**: 🤠 COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME 🤠 
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COUNTRY CLUB NIGHT! 
SATURDAY 2ND MAY 2026 
TOTARA ST 
TAURANGA 
DOORS @ 9PM 
18+   

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    - 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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- **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
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    - 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**: Mount Makers Market Winter: 02 May 2026 (Saturday)
  - **Description**: Mount Makers Market is back this winter with endless creations from talented local makers, artists, crafters, bakers, and food vendors all under one roof at the Mount Maunganui Sports Centre.

Come and explore a vibrant community market filled with beauti
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 285
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 11:30 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 04:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/mount-makers-market-winter-02-may-2026-saturday/200029864014500
  - **Venue**: 2 Hull Rd, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: kids, sports, workshops, art, trips-adventures, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: A Taste of Trinity: Flavours of Plenty Lunch
  - **Description**: A waterfront table and a long lunch to sip and savour.

Enjoy harbour views and the relaxed atmosphere at Trinity Wharf’s iconic over-water restaurant as the Flavours of Plenty Festival returns with a more intimate dining experience. 

Led by head chef Pe
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 02:00 am – Fri May 01 2026 at 04:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/a-taste-of-trinity-flavours-of-plenty-lunch/200029862568658
  - **Venue**: Trinity Wharf Tauranga
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- **Event Name**: Melting Point
  - **Description**: A five-course savoury dinner where ice cream takes the spotlight in every dish.

Think ice cream is just for dessert? Think again. Solera turns the scoop upside down with a five-course savoury menu where every dish stars ice cream in ways you’d never expe
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    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Sun May 03 2026 at 08:30 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 11:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/melting-point/200029988002126
  - **Venue**: Tourism Bay of Plenty
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- **Event Name**: Somethin' Spicy
  - **Description**: A 6-course street food supper club.

Somethin’ Spicy is a one-night, seated street food supper club hosted by Nath, Ash & the team at Somethin’ Somethin’. The menu takes inspiration from bold Asian street food flavours, built around local produce, sha
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    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 08:00 am – Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/somethin-spicy/200029919841447
  - **Venue**: Somethin' Somethin'
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks, food-truck-festivals, festivals, workshops
- **Event Name**: Smokey low & slow BBQ School with Whiskey Tasting
  - **Description**: A BBQ masterclass including whisky tasting and a three-course dinner feast.

Fire up your skills and learn the secrets of low-and-slow BBQ in this hands-on masterclass. Discover the best cuts to use, the tips and tricks for melt-in-your-mouth results, and
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    - Count: 5
  - **Date**: Sun May 03 2026 at 06:00 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/smokey-low-and-slow-bbq-school-with-whiskey-tasting/200029919843555
  - **Venue**: Hide - Thirst and Hunger
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- **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'
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    - Count: 48
  - **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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- **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: 2
  - **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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## Trending Events in Tauranga

- **Event Name**: POP! Glow, Go! - FREE Event
  - **Description**: Head to the Tauranga waterfront this King’s Birthday weekend for a free evening of colour, energy and play! Across three nights, the waterfront will light up with two large-scale lighting installations alongside glow in the dark mini golf, neon face paint
  - **Venue**: Tauranga Waterfront
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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
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- **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
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- **Event Name**: Glenbrook Railway Tauranga Waterfront - Vintage special market!
  - **Description**: The Little Big Markets – Tauranga Waterfront 🌊

We’re bringing the magic of The Little Big Markets to the other side of the bridge!

Something a little different is rolling into the city The Vintage Glenbrook Railway is coming to town!!! 🌿

We are holding
  - **Venue**: The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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- **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
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- **Event Name**: Master Kong After Dark
  - **Description**: A night market celebrating bold Asian flavours and local ingredients.

Master Kong After Dark is a reimagined Asian night market where fearless flavour meets local creativity. For one night only, Master Kong will transform into a multi-sensory street-styl
  - **Venue**: Master Kong (Mount Maunganui)
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- **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=1777084097
- **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
  - **Venue**: Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: YouthFest 2026: The Ultimate Youth Celebration 🎤✨
  - **Description**: Welcome to YouthFest 2026 - the ultimate celebration of young people’s talent, energy, and creativity across Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty!

Last years panel said: https://youtu.be/aUp2SF31qx4?si=hQ2KcERO8LbKAPAc 

Attendees said: https://youtu.be/MIU013
  - **Venue**: The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Five Go Wild with Food (Sat May 02 2026 at 08:30 am at St Amand Events Venue), Glenbrook Railway Tauranga Waterfront - Vintage special market! (Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 am at The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand), The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 pm at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui), League of Fire Chilli Eating Contest: National Finals (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 am at Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand), Whai v Bulls (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:30 am at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Tauranga this weekend May 1–3, 2026?
  - **A:** Five Go Wild with Food (Sat May 02 2026 at 08:30 am at St Amand Events Venue), Glenbrook Railway Tauranga Waterfront - Vintage special market! (Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 am at The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand), The Little Big Markets - Mount Maunganui (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 pm at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui), League of Fire Chilli Eating Contest: National Finals (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 am at Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand), Whai v Bulls (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:30 am at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend 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 Weekend 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 Weekend events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Tauranga include St Amand Events Venue, The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand, Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Tauranga include Flavours of Plenty Festival, The Little Big Markets, Whai Basketball.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend 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 Weekend events in Tauranga?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Tauranga.

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