# Dance Events | List Of All Upcoming Dance Events In Whakatane

- **Subtitle**: Explore all upcoming dance events in Whakatane, find information & tickets for upcoming dance events happening in Whakatane.
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Explore all upcoming dance events in Whakatane, find information & tickets for upcoming dance events happening in Whakatane.

## Events in Whakatane

- **Event Name**: Opening Night – Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne
  - **Description**: ✨ Opening Night – Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne ✨

Join us as we kick off Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne with a vibrant Opening Night celebration in the heart of town 💡 This is where it all begins — a high-energy evening filled with movement, flavour
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 303
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 11 2026 at 06:00 am – Sat Jul 11 2026 at 11:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/opening-night-trust-horizon-light-up-whakatāne/200030113601035
  - **Venue**: Kakahoroa Carpark, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120
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  - **Categories**: performances, entertainment, festivals, food-drinks, carnivals, parades, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: Community Glow Parade - Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne
  - **Description**: 🌟 The Community Parade is back — and this year it’s stepping out on its own night to truly shine! ✨

Join us on Friday 17 July for a vibrant, high-energy celebration of creativity, connection, and community spirit.

📍 Assemble: 5.30pm at Wharaurangi (The
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 116
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 17 2026 at 07:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/community-glow-parade-trust-horizon-light-up-whakatāne/200030144677148
  - **Venue**: Whakatāne Town, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120
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  - **Categories**: parades, night-markets
- **Event Name**: Free Latin social dance
  - **Description**: The Whakatane Dancers and Cadera are inviting you to this free dancing event! Join the free introduction class and learn some basic Salsa steps… dance and enjoy those Latin American rhythms with us! 🤗
Absolute beginners are very welcome 🤗 
Free social dan
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 20 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/free-latin-social-dance/200030199873933
  - **Venue**: Cadera - Mexican Bar and Restaurant
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  - **Categories**: workshops, dance, meetups, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Matilda Holiday Programme
  - **Description**: Stage Door Performing Arts Academy are pleased to be able to offer a unique Matilda themed holiday programme to 6-11 year olds this July school holidays.

DATES: Monday 13, Tues 14 & Wed 15 July
TIMES: 9am-3pm on 
COST: $180 for 3 days 

That's three
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 35
  - **Date**: Sun Jul 12 2026 at 11:00 pm – Wed Jul 15 2026 at 05:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/matilda-holiday-programme/200030091787613
  - **Venue**: Stage Door - Performing Arts Academy Ltd
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  - **Categories**: holiday, performances, entertainment, art
- **Event Name**: Yoga for Beginners and Improvers - Winter series
  - **Description**: New to yoga? Or ready to reunite with your mat after a break? 
This 6-week course is the perfect place to start.
Join me, Jane, for a gentle, supportive introduction
to yoga at the warm, welcoming  Ancient Arts studio in the heart of Whakatane.

Learn the
  - **Date**: Wed Jul 22 2026 at 07:30 am – Wed Jul 22 2026 at 08:40 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/yoga-for-beginners-and-improvers-winter-series/200030163666919
  - **Venue**: Ancient Arts, The Strand, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, Workshops, Art
- **Event Name**: 108 Surya Namaskars  for Winter Solstice
  - **Description**: Connect with Fire this Winter Solstice for 108 Suyra Namaskars, (Sun Salutations), Kirtan, Mantra and intention setting!  

 In Winter, we are prone to stagnant energy and we can become drained, lethargic, and develop digestive ailments. Yoga, particularl
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 20
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 20 2026 at 09:15 pm – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/108-surya-namaskars-for-winter-solstice/200030068915420
  - **Venue**: Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, bhajan-jamming
- **Event Name**: Kawerau Line Dance Social
  - **Description**: Kawerau Town Hall
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 9
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 12:00 am (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whakatane/kawerau-line-dance-social/200029167439407
  - **Venue**: Kawerau Town Hall
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## Trending Events in Whakatane

- **Event Name**: Opening Night – Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne
  - **Description**: ✨ Opening Night – Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne ✨

Join us as we kick off Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne with a vibrant Opening Night celebration in the heart of town 💡 This is where it all begins — a high-energy evening filled with movement, flavour
  - **Venue**: Kakahoroa Carpark, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/4e4d76d6ed2985d5d203bf64ff25412a71ec39f0b9868816ca5a9196b321068a-rimg-w1200-h675-dc030202-gmir?v=1780184536
- **Event Name**: Riddim Road Trip - Ohope
  - **Description**: TITAN ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

RIDDIM ROAD TRIP 2026

We’re hitting the road this winter with a stacked lineup, bringing energy to every city across Aotearoa.

Featuring:
Classick J
Ladz of the Mist
Ngati Parti
Tawhaki
Dat378boy

With support from DJ KG +
  - **Venue**: Ohope Beach Tavern
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- **Event Name**: Matariki Dinner
  - **Description**: Kia ora  

On the 10th July at 2 pm we are hosting a Matariki Slow progressive Dinner @ Waiotahi Settlers Hall  sand is open for anyone .  
It does have a DRESS CODE attached  ELEMENTAL ROCK   

NAU MAI  HAERE MAI one and all    

The registration invite
  - **Venue**: Waiotahi, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Community Glow Parade - Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne
  - **Description**: 🌟 The Community Parade is back — and this year it’s stepping out on its own night to truly shine! ✨

Join us on Friday 17 July for a vibrant, high-energy celebration of creativity, connection, and community spirit.

📍 Assemble: 5.30pm at Wharaurangi (The
  - **Venue**: Whakatāne Town, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120
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- **Event Name**: Local Wild Food Festival 2027
  - **Description**: Local Wild Food Festival 2027
📅 Saturday, 13 March 2027
📍 Mahy Reserve, Ōhope Beach

We’re still buzzing from the incredible 2026 festival — the flavours, the creativity, the wild ideas, and the amazing community that made it all happen! 🍴🔥🌿

And guess wh
  - **Venue**: Mahy Reserve, Ohope Beach, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Hospice Harcourts Charity Ambrose Golf Tournament
  - **Description**: Join us for our Second Annual Charity Ambrose Tournament, sponsored by Harcourts Whakatane and hosted by Ohope Beach Golf Links.

Last year's event was such a success that we had to try again. The $17,770 raised last year was spent almost immediately on p
  - **Venue**: Ohope Beach Golf Links
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- **Event Name**: Delaney Davidson Baby Heavyweight (DUO) | Whakatāne
  - **Description**: Delaney Davidson is a New Zealand Singer Songwriter, Musician, and Visual Artist.

A wry sense of humour, some theatre of unease, and a voice classed as not conventionally beautiful all combine to breathe life and space into the niche he has carved out fo
  - **Venue**: Ātea
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- **Event Name**: GISH & Chips! Live in WHAKATANE
  - **Description**: The Rockstar of NZ Comedy 'GISH' is coming out of his THC-fuel hibernation and hitting the road with a new show featuring classic hits and plenty more songs that he's going to ruin for you. For over 20 years, GISH has been one of New Zealand’s most belove
  - **Venue**: Mata Beer
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- **Event Name**: Muriwai Tournament 2026
  - **Description**: Nau mai tauti mai e te whānau, 
Our annual iwi pā wars event is back for 2026!

Hākinakina to look forward to: 

Taiohi 
- Ki o Rahi 
- Basketball 

Pakeke / seniors 
- Basketball
- Rugby 
- Netball 
- Womans 7s 

Register before September 4th 2026 👇🏽👇🏽
h
  - **Venue**: War Memorial Park Opotiki
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Whakatane?
  - **A:** Opening Night – Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne (Sat Jul 11 2026 at 06:00 am at Kakahoroa Carpark, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120), Community Glow Parade - Trust Horizon Light Up Whakatāne (Fri Jul 17 2026 at 07:30 am at Whakatāne Town, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120), Free Latin social dance (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 06:00 pm at Cadera - Mexican Bar and Restaurant), Matilda Holiday Programme (Sun Jul 12 2026 at 11:00 pm at Stage Door - Performing Arts Academy Ltd), Yoga for Beginners and Improvers - Winter series (Wed Jul 22 2026 at 07:30 am at Ancient Arts, The Strand, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Whakatane in June 2026?
  - **A:** Free Latin social dance (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 06:00 pm at Cadera - Mexican Bar and Restaurant), 108 Surya Namaskars  for Winter Solstice (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 09:15 pm at Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Whakatane?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Whakatane 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 Whakatane?
  - **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 Whakatane?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Whakatane include Kakahoroa Carpark, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120, Whakatāne Town, Whakatane, New Zealand 3120, Cadera - Mexican Bar and Restaurant.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Whakatane?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Whakatane include Trust Horizon Light up Whakatāne - Light Festival, Whakatāne Dancers, Stage Door - Performing Arts Academy Ltd.
- **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 Whakatane?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Whakatane.

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