The King’s Birthday Market & Whānau Festival is happening this King’s Birthday weekend, featuring the General Collective market, street food, and two-days of DJs and family-friendly festivities.
Alongside the market line-up featuring some of New Zealand’s most exciting creatives and designers there’s a host of FREE activities to enjoy, including a pop-up playground made entirely of recycled materials with Junky Monkeys, clay heart making and face painting with Rainbow Rascals, upcycled sewing workshops with Sew Love, a picnic play zone, and circus workshops with funsters 3 Ring Riot.
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Whānau fun will be accompanied by DJs Dylan C, Huia, Stinky Jim and Sandy Mill who will be keeping the vibes high on the wheels of steel.
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In true General Collective style, some of Auckland’s best street food vendors will be onsite to keep you well fed, with sweet and savoury options to discover.
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Bring your girlfriends, your husbands, your aunties and your kids for two action-packed days of creativity, fun and shopping at the King’s Birthday Market & Whānau Festival.
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The King’s Birthday Market & Whānau Festival is made possible with the support of Eke Panuku Development Auckland.
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EVENT INFO
The King’s Birthday Market & Whānau Festival
The Cloud, Queens Wharf
Sunday 2nd + Monday 3rd June
10:00am – 3:00pm
Entry is FREE
Facebook event Sunday 2 June 2024
Facebook event Monday 3 June 2024
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