Day in the Bay Sunday 9 th February 2025 Day in the Bay is back in 2025 and better than ever! Come along on Sunday 9th of February to kick off the beginning of the Island Bay Festival with the parade, bands, food and the blessing of the boats. Be sure to check out the other events happening throughout the week! Anchor 1 2025 Key Events We are so excited to see you at Day in the Bay! With so many different events for everyone to attend, we have highlighted a few of the key events we know you won't want to miss. Take me to more event details Festival summer showcase Saturday 8th February, Sunday 9th February (8th Feb) 10:00 - 4:00pm, (9th Feb) 1:00 - 4:00pm Featuring an array of your favorite south coast creatives at the St Hilda's Anglican church! Locals fun night at the beach! Friday 14th February (Picnic & Sandcastle comp) 5:30pm (Birdman) 7:15pm Junior Category, 7:30pm Open Category Come join us with your fav local takeaways or bring a picnic, where we will be hosting the Sandcastle competition sponsored by our friends 'HELL' in Island Bay. Prizes for the most technically sound, creative approach & best of the best for the open category 15+ as well as under 5 (with help) 5-10 &10-15. DJs TIGS & Dunc will be providing sounds as we lighten up this beach party. The night will wind up with the 3rd running of the Tangata Manu (Bird Man). Again, prizes for both the open & junior category. This event will have some of your known locals dressing up & attempting to defy gravity. Create a costume & see how far you can fly & touch the sky! Open studio Ian Logan Saturday 15th February 10:00am - 4:00pm It's getting on for 50 years since Ian Logan first picked up a paint brush and started his artistic journey - starting with some unauthorized additions to his father John Logan's paintings of the bay. So it's appropriate that he's curating a group exhibition of Aotearoa and international artists at his own gallery on High Street which has been in the family since 1950. Expect an eclectic Open Studio style show of established and new talents with a wide range of media. Markets & Food Trucks Sunday 9th February 10:00am - 5:00pm Come try a delicious array of food from this year's selection of food trucks! Get whatever you may want or need from our fun market stalls - ranging from clothes, to jewelry, to crafts! Community Stalls Sunday 9th February 10:00am - 5:00pm In Shorland park you'll find some stalls of Island Bay's favorite communities - ranging from Island Bay Community Centre, to Island Bay football club. Community Parade Sunday 9th February 10:00pm (leaving shops), 10:30 (arriving at park) Come marvel at the colours and movement of the community, gathering together to showcase a cohesive, on-the-go, collaborative performace making it's way down the streets of Island bay. Music Performances Sunday 9th February 11:30am - 5:30pm Whether you want to sit with your family, eating stall food, while watching your bands of choice, or you want to get up and dance all your stresses away - there's no denying that this year's music performances will get you hooked! Tapu Te Ranga Marae - Whanau fun day Saturday 15th February 12:00pm - 3:00pm Tū Mātau Ora is founded on mātauranga Māori informing positive outcomes for people, communities, and our environments. Tū Mātau Ora shares taonga tākaro, traditional Māori games as a fun, safe way to engage, educate and empower. Tū Mātau Ora believes that play is for everyone and provides a range of kēmu (games) that are suitable for all ages and abilities! 2024 award winners of Wellington Airport Regional Community ‘Rising Star’ and the Āti Awa Toa ‘Community Impacts’ Award. Naumai, haere mai! Join Tū Matau Ora at the Island Bay festival for interactive fun and experience the magic of Taonga Tākaro. Rēheko! Blessing of the Boats Sunday 9th February 2:15pm View the Blessing of the Boats at the shore-front, a ceremony of transition and mana where boats are welcomed onto the waters of Island Bay Beach, and blessed for safe carriage and bountiful catches. Unique to Island Bay, the Blessing of the Boats ceremony has been adopted in Island Bay by its Italian community since 1933. Morsa Loca After-Party – Island Bay Festival Edition Sunday 9th February 6:00pm - 12:00am When the sun sets on Sunday, Feb 9, the party kicks off at Morsa Loca! Keep the festival vibes going with Shoelace Shop bringing the tunes and our signature Spanish Tapas, craft beers, and killer cocktails fueling the night. Whether you're dancing, unwinding, or just chasing that last taste of summer, this is where you want to be. No cover, just good music, great drinks, and the best crowd in town. See you there! 🍸🎶🔥 Pilates at the Park with Faye Tohbyn Wednesday 12th February 9:00am - 9:50am Please bring: yoga mat, koha, and wear loose comfortable clothing 50 min in the open air. Pilates is a low-impact exercise that focuses on core, strength building, alignment, flexibility and mobility. Gentle exercise is a lovely way to start the day, to do so out in the fresh air adds another dimension to the experience. This mat session does not involve any pilates machines or equipment and is suitable for beginners. Faye Tohbyn is an experienced mat Pilates Instructor. Leveraging her training, Faye will guide you through a beginner’s mat pilates session. This is a great way to sample mat pilates, it may inspire you to consider joining other sessions run by Faye and to further embrace Pilates as an exercise form. If you miss this event, there are regular classes every Tuesday, 9:00am, at the Island Bay Community Centre. Festival week - day in the bay Anchor 2 Day in the Bay Schedule Event Location Date Time Festival summer showcase St Hilda's Island Bay Anglican Church Saturday 8th February, Sunday 9th February (8th Feb) 10:00 - 4:00pm, (9th Feb) 1:00 - 4:00pm Locals fun night at the beach! All events will be held around the wharf vicinity Friday 14th February (Picnic & Sandcastle comp) 5:30pm (Birdman) 7:15pm Junior Category, 7:30pm Open Category Open studio Ian Logan 15 High Street (limited street parking on the road above the gallery) Saturday 15th February 10:00am - 4:00pm Markets & Food Trucks Food Stalls - Reef Street. Markets - Esplanade by beach Sunday 9th February 10:00am - 5:00pm Community Stalls Shorland Park Sunday 9th February 10:00am - 5:00pm Community Parade From Avon Street to Shorland Park Sunday 9th February 10:00pm (leaving shops), 10:30 (arriving at park) Music Performances Shorland Park + Reef St Stage, Reef St road cnr + Dog park Sunday 9th February 11:30am - 5:30pm Tapu Te Ranga Marae - Whanau fun day Tapu Te Ranga Marae entry - Danube st, Island Bay Saturday 15th February 12:00pm - 3:00pm Blessing of the Boats Island Bay Beach Sunday 9th February 2:15pm Morsa Loca After-Party – Island Bay Festival Edition Morsa Loca Tapas Bar Sunday 9th February 6:00pm - 12:00am Pilates at the Park with Faye Tohbyn Shorland Park Wednesday 12th February 9:00am - 9:50am Back to the top