The best wine and boutique food festival this winter

Venue

The 5th Annual Manawatu Wine & Food Festival will be held at the Awapuni Racing & Function Centre Racecourse Road, Palmerston North
It is the region's largest purpose-built function complex offering expansive views of the racecourse and towards the Manawatu wind farms.

Dates & Times

Saturday & Sunday 22/23 June 2013.
10.00 am to 5.00 pm Saturday
10.00 am to 4.00 pm Sunday

Exhibitors

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The Festival features wineries and boutique food suppliers from  throughout the North Island. Registration forms and terms and conditions can be downloaded from the Exhibitors page or requested by email. Click here for more information on exhibiting in the 2013 Festival.

Visitors

Visitors receive a tasting glass with a holder which they can use to sample free tasting at all the wine makers stalls. They are welcome to stay all day sampling various wines and food styles and enjoy lunch as well if they so choose.

This year our celebrity chef is Brett McGregor, New Zealand Masterchef. Brett won the first Masterchef contest held in 2010. He will be running two 45-minute cooking demonstrations, each featuring a different recipe so that visitors can attend both sessions if they want to. The sessions are free to enter for all ticket holders.

Live music from local musicians and school groups may be played from time to time   throughout the day, enhancing the atmosphere of the Wine & Food Festival.

Public Refreshments

A wide variety of food types will be  available from the specialty food exhibitors as well as cafe style food and refreshments from the resident caterers. Patrons will be able to use the tables and chairs located along the window viewing areas while enjoying the music and atmosphere of the Wine & Food Festival.

Organisation

The Manawatu Wine & Food Festival is promoted by the Rotary Club of Terrace End. The committee is confident that a winter type festival in a superior location will continue to be an enjoyable experience. Funds raised will be distributedto the club's community projects.

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