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Paekākāriki Pride Festival 2025

Celebrate our wonderful diverse rainbow communities in the fabulous seaside village of Paekākāriki. The is being announced on facebook ... so don't book to go away over Labour Weekend ... well no further than Paekākāriki.

• Fri 24^th Oct 6pm Meet & Mingle @ Finn's Hotel - come and celebrate the beginning of the Paekakariki Pride weekend festivities. Nibbles, spot prizes and fun to be had! Free event
• Sat 25^th Oct 2:30pm Paekākāriki Pride Parade - assemble at Campbell Park to stroll to St Peters Village Hall. Dress in your brightest colours, bring musical instruments, your dog, your friends and whanau and make some noise for the world-famous-in-Paekakariki Pride Parade!
• Sat 25^st Oct 4-5pm Kid's Pride Disco @ St Peter's Hall – back by popular demand – the biggest little party for our tamariki!
  Drop your kids off at St Peter's Hall after the parade for a fun-filled, funky, fabulous dance, complete with live DJs, face-painting and snacks.
  This one's for the kids ok, so don't cramp their style!
• Sat 25^th Oct 7pm 80s for 8 Years Pride Dance Party @ St Peter's Hall 7-11pm
  Throw it back to the 80s for the 8th Paekākāriki Pride Festival! Come decked out in your most glam, vibrant, expressive power suit and show off your best moves to Vinyl&Proud mixing the beats.
  Tix: $25/$15 u/w, Senior, Student + b/fee [ickets sales will be available in September]; Some limited door sales.
  Cash bar, food, performance, DJ.
• Sun 26^th Oct Plunge for Pride - Meet at midday on the beach in front of the Paekākāriki Surf Club and take the plunge for Pride. Feel free to dress up in ocean appropriate costumes.
  Hosted by the wonderful Mermaids of Paekākāriki.
  Cancelled if conditions too rough (Rain Day Monday 27th – check out the Paekākāriki Pride Facebook page on the day for updates.
• Sun 26^th 1pm Puppy Pride and Picnic Dog Show @ Campbell Park Playground.
  Time to celebrate the festival with our furry friends!
  Pack up a picnic with your whanau and join us at the Puppy Pride Dog Show!
  Bring along your furry friend in their best rainbow or fancy dress to Campbell Park Playground to have a paws-itively wonderful afternoon!
  Bring a koha to enter your pup, with prizes to be won!
  Come and join us and give our pups a round of a-paws!

Keep an eye on the Paekākāriki Pride facebook page for Festival updates.

Armstrong & Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians

The Armstrong and Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians was established in 2001 by the late Bea Arthur for the benefit of lesbian community groups in the Wellington region. The Trust is named to recognise and remember the 57 year relationship of Bea and her partner the late Bette Armstrong. The Trustees invite applications for funding assistance, as grants, for projects and activities that will benefit all or part of the lesbian communities in the Wellington region. Visit the Trust website www.armstrong-arthur-trust.nz for information about how to apply for grants, and how to donate or make bequests to the Trust.

Application forms and guidelines are available from the Trust's website.

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