It's showtime for Rotorua's Harcourts Dancing with the Stars

It's time to don the sequins and bow ties for one of Rotorua's charity events of the year
- Harcourts Dancing with the Stars.

And the good news is - there are still last-minute tickets available.

The 20 dancers who have been practising over the last few months will take to the stage tonight for the Hospice Rotorua fundraiser.

Hospice Rotorua funding and development manager Jan Morgan said for some dancers there had been a few sleepless nights and there would be some practising up to the last moment.

Ms Morgan said they were getting lots of donations pouring in with some "out of this world" auction items for the evening.

Last year's winners Justin Nichols and Donna Bates and finalists Paul Hickey and Tania Tapsell will be joined by Darrin Walsh and Nadia Burborough, along with Rodney Conrad and Judi Geenty, to perform the show's opening act.

This year's judges are Hayley Holt, d'Artagnan Kennedy, Colin Mathura-Jeffree and Heather du Plessis-Allan.

Actor and presenter Miriama Smith will also be joining this year's event helping MC Tamati Coffey as co-host for the evening.

Last year's event raised $107,000 for the Rotorua Community Hospice.

There are still tickets available for grandstand seats at www.ticketmaster.co.nz or at the door.

The Details:
What: Harcourts Dancing with the Stars
Where: Rotorua Energy Events Centre
When: Tonight, 7pm
Tickets: $36