WHAT WE'VE FUNDED
2024 Events:
Event Name | Event Date | Funding Granted |
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Tauranga Sikh Parade (Nagar Kirtan) | 14 January | $15,000 |
Volleyball NZ Beach Series | 16 January - 18 February | $24,000 |
STEM Wana Robotic / AI Festival | 19 January | $4,000 |
Mount Festival of Multisport | 20 January | $20,000 |
Eastern Region Championships and Oceans | 26 January - 25 February | $25,000 |
The Great Waihi Beach Scavenger Hunt | 27 - 28 January | $2,000 |
Ultimate Beach Run | 3 February | $7,000 |
Katikati A&P Show | 3 - 4 February | $8,000 |
Frocks on Bikes | 4 February | $2,000 |
Waitangi Day Festival | 6 February | $30,000 |
Maori Pasifika Water Polo Tournament | 9 - 11 February | $4,000 |
Te Puke 118th A&P Lifestyle Show | 10 February | $8,000 |
Tauranga Asian Food Show - Chinese New Year Festival | 17 - 18 February | $10,000 |
140th Anniversary Tauranga A&P Lifestyle Show | 17 - 18 February | $10,000 |
Calley Homes Womens Triathlon | 18 February | $7,500 |
BOP Senior Secondary School Championships | 25 February - 10 March | $2,500 |
Pride Picnic Day | 2 March | $20,000 |
Holi Colour Splash | 2 March | $12,000 |
DayBreak Festival of Innovation | 4 - 10 March | $10,600 |
Third Culture Film Festival | 8 - 10 March | $10,000 |
The Welcome Bay Lions Kids Fun Day | 9 March | $1,500 |
New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships | 14 - 17 March | $45,000 |
Vaisakhi Mela | 23 March | $10,000 |
Tauranga Multicultural Festival | 23 March | $15,000 |
Jazz Street Party | 23 March | $8,000 |
La Sportiva National Speed Championship | 24 March | $2,000 |
Marra Sprint Triathlon | 24 March | $7,500 |
Kabaddi Tournament Papamoa | 31 March | $7,500 |
Echo Walking Festival | 8 - 21 April | $3,000 |
Tauranga Shakespeare Festival | 19 - 21 April | $7,500 |
Aramex Kiwi Walk & Run Series | 27 April | $7,500 |
Festival of Disability Sport | 27 - 28 April | $30,000 |
Smokefreerockquest & Smokefree Tangata Beats | 11 May - 21 June | $8,463 |
Matthias Balzat: Cello Mastery | 24 - 26 May | $8,000 |
Mai Te Uira | 31 May | $4,000 |
Project Youth Hip Hop Dance Competition | 31 May - 2 June | $35,000 |
Showquest | 10 June | $8,500 |
Cats the Musical | 15 - 22 June | $7,500 |
Te Kete Matariki | 28 June | $15,000 |
Katikati Matariki Series | 28 June | $12,000 |
Bay of Plenty Symphonia Concert | 29 June | $5,000 |
Philippine Independence Basketball Tournament | 29 - 30 June | $10,000 |
Tauranga Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge | 3 July | $10,000 |
Hume 5km & 10km Fun Run/Walk | 6 July | $5,000 |
Whai NBL Home Game | 9 July | $5,000 |
Waihi Beach Matariki Dawn Viewing & Breakfast | 12 July | $4,100 |
Karohirohi | 16 - 26 July | $10,000 |
North Island School Cyclocross Champs and Summerhill CX | 21 July | $5,000 |
Vanuatu Independence Day Celebration | 30 July | $7,500 |
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival | 15 - 28 August | $5,000 |
Tauranga Primary Schools Music Festival | 26 - 30 August | $10,000 |
2024 Zespri AIMS Games | 7 - 13 September | $11,000 |
The Chilean Independence Day | 14 September | $2,500 |
Whai Tauhini Home Game | 5 October | $5,000 |
Whai Tauhini Home Game | 11 October | $5,000 |
Toi Kiri World Indigenous Festival | 14 - 24 October | $30,000 |
Whai Tauhini Home Game | 7 November | $5,000 |
Whai Tauhini Home Game | 23 November | $5,000 |
Tauranga Diwali Festival 2024 | 23 November | $22,500 |
Katikati Christmas Series | 23 November - 30 December | $15,000 |
Kabaddi Sports Tournament | 24 November | $7,500 |
Christmas in The Park | 14 December | $10,000 |
A Night Before Christmas | 14 December | $40,000 |
2025 Events
Event Name | Event Date | Funding |
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Mount Festival of Multisport | 18 January | $20,000 |
Whai NBL Home Game | 14 March | $5,000 |
Aramex Kiwi Walk and Run Series - McLaren Falls Trial | 26 April | $7,000 |
Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council have informative event pages showcasing what is on around the Tauranga and Western Bay area.
For more details on the events the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund supports, click on either image below.