Turanga Open Waveski Have-a-go Day, 10am – 2pm, Waikanae Beach. Learn from the best and see if the sport is for you.
Composting and Bokashi Workshop, 11am–noon, Tairawhiti Environment Centre, 386 Palmerston Road. $5. Register on 867 4708 or email tairawhitienvcentre@gmail.com
East Coast Skate Jam, 11am – 2pm, Alfred Cox Skate Park, featuring some of the biggest names in the country. $5000 prize pool. Food truck and DJ present. For entries go to Sequence Surf and Skate Shop.
East Coast Vibes with Black Slate, Big Mountain and others, noon – 11pm, Gisborne Outdoor Theatre. Tickets $85 and $145 (VIP) from ECV Hub, 241 Gladstone Rd or 021 0251 9467.
WA165 Steam Train trip to Muriwai and return, 1pm, $30 adult, $12 child under-15, toddler on knee free, $70 family (2 adults, 2 children). Unsold tickets at Railway Stn 30 mins before departure.
Ricky Boyd and the Boomshack Band returns, 9pm, the Dome Room, $10 at the door.
Sunday, January 29Enterprise Cars Bay Bonanza Fishing Competition final day, 5am. For information Ph 868 4756.
Anniversary Weekend Fishing Competition, Hautai Beach, Horoera, Te Araroa, 6am–2pm. Prize-giving at the East Cape Hunting & Fishing Club at 3pm.
Turanganui Open Waveski Competition, 7am, Makorori Beach. Seven divisions, to suit all.
Larsawn Sawmilling Showjumping Championships, 8.30am, Showgrounds Park, free.
Wa165 Steam Train Excursion, 1pm, from Railway Station to Muriwai and return.
Barleycorn Irish-influenced folk music band, 1–3pm, Matawhero Wines, Riverpoint Road. Ph 867 6140.
Pre-auditions for Musical Theatre Gisborne's production of West Side Story, 1–3pm, MTG clubrooms, Innes St. Scripts from Stephen Jones Photography.
Surf City Rod and Custom Club Streetkhana, 2–5pm, Solander Street. Adult $5, child $2, or family $12.
Miss Gisborne 2017 Competition, 3pm, Outside The White House, Peel Street. The winner gets crowned and wins over $500 in prizes.
First Light Kai Street Food Festival, 3.30–7.30pm, Peel Street. Entertainment, great food, Pasifika-themed fun, family-friendly licensed event.
Tiromoana Summer Music Concert (2 of 4), with Pasquale Orchard (soprano) and Joseph Haddow (baritone), 7.30pm, 41 Winifred Street, Okitu. Ph 868 6443 or email gillco@gisborne.net.nz
Smash Palace’s 27th Birthday Party, featuring the Steve Kingi Band and friends, 3pm start, free entry.
Friday, February 3More FM Sandcastle Competition, Waikanae Beach, 9.30–11.30am, free.
Tairawhiti Gisborne Surf Lifesaving Junior Champs, 5pm, Midway Beach.
Weet-Bix Tryathlon Training, 5pm sign on for 5.30pm start, Churchill Park. Bring togs, bike, helmet, running shoes. Be in to win a scooter, helmet and $100 voucher from Bikey's. Gold coin entry for members, $10 for non-members.
Build-a-Band — 'Turn up and jam' session, 8pm, Smash Palace Bar.
Saturday, February 4Tairawhiti Gisborne Surf Lifesaving Junior Champs, 8am, Midway Beach.
Hati Nati Maori Kai Festival — a culinary journey around Ngati Porou, 10am–3pm, Hati Nati Cafe, Ruatoria.
Tairawhiti Gisborne Surf Lifesaving Senior Champs, 2pm, Midway Beach.
Sunday, February 5Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic, 7am, Makorori Beach.
Tairawhiti Gisborne Surf Lifesaving Senior Champs, 8am, Midway Beach.
Flag the Bag, family fun day, Wrights Vineyard and Winery, 11am–4pm, adults $5, kids 12 and under free. See wrightswines.co.nz
Live music with Eru, 1–3pm, Matawhero Wines, Riverpoint Road. Ph 867 6140.
'Faith and the Treaty of Waitangi' talk by Dr Mike Ross, 10am, Wainui Beach Church.
Local Lifestyle Market, 1–4pm, Jolly Stockman, Matawhero, free.
The Caitlin Smith Trio, 4pm, The Vines, Bushmere Estate, $25. Tickets from Hospice Shop, Peel St, or Bushmere Estate. Proceeds to Hospice.
Welcome to Smashville country music festival, featuring Albi and the Wolves, Lesley Niania, Steve Kingi Band and the MO2s, 5pm, Smash Palace Bar, $10 at the door.
Tattletale Saints, 8–10pm, Dome Cinema. Tickets $20 from 0800 BUY TIX.
