Manawatū Jazz Festival's generous programme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The Manawatū International Jazz and Blues Festival has been running for more than half a century. This weekend the annual festival launches again and for eight days the region will be awash with jazz.
"We've got something like six or seven concerts and then there's about 30 plus free concertson Queen's Birthday weekend around the city of Palmerston North, all free of charge," artistic director Rodger Fox said.
The festival is centred in Palmerston North but Feilding will host a number of free concerts throughout the weekend.
"People can just rock into the cafes and bars check the band, buy a coffee or a wine hear a bit and move on to the next one," Fox said.
Feilding's programme starts on Friday morning, 9.30am at the Feilding Farmers Market. Regular musicians the Pedros graciously making way for the out-of-towners. Musician Peter Tonoa hopes people will come out and enjoy the free concerts in Feilding over the weekend.
