ANYTHING
VINTAGE TRANSPORT & MACHINERY FESTIVAL
Bigger,
brighter and busier is the promise for the second annual ‘Anything
Vintage Festival’ returning to the Wellington Tramways Museum
site at MacKays Crossing, Queen Elizabeth Park. Following last years
successful launch the festival will run from Saturday 29th to Monday
31st December from 10am to 4.30pm each day with free entry and parking.
Themed around transport and machinery from yesteryear ‘Anything
Vintage’ offers a wide variety of entertainment, rides, food,
displays, market stalls and outdoor activities catering for all ages.
This year’s festival features live music twice a day by top Kapiti
bands including ‘Black Eyed Suzie’ and ‘Legal Tender’,
supported by fun and magic from ‘Harry the Clown’ and ‘Zippity
Zoo’ for the kids. A variety of novelty rides will include vintage
trams, vintage buses, other transport from the past plus pony rides
by ‘Stables on the Park.’
To complete the vintage transport experience Tranz Metro will be running
the restored 1954 English Electric Suburban Unit from Wellington to
Paraparaumu three times a day where passengers can ride vintage buses
to and from and the festival. (Trains depart Wellington at 9:00am, 12:00pm
& 3:00pm and depart Paraparaumu at 10:05am, 1:05pm & 4:05pm.)
Outside on display will be working vintage machinery while the large
tram barn will feature a wide variety of displays relating to transport
including the ‘King Kong’ tram used in Peter Jackson’s
movie. A number of early New Zealand movies will be playing along side
other displays of collectable items. There will be a small entry fee
to the tram barn.
The market area offers a variety of stalls to shop at, fair ground rides
and attractions plus a great range of hot and cold food including real
fruit ice cream, espresso coffee, Thai dishes, sushi, hot dogs, sausage
sizzle and more.
Supported by the Greater Wellington Regional Council, the ‘Anything
Vintage Festival’ also offers the opportunity for people to explore
and experience the unique coastal environment of Queen Elizabeth Park
through a number of guided walks by the park rangers.
The ‘Anything Vintage Festival’ is the Wellington Tramway
Museums primary fund-raiser for continued development of the tramway
and museum at MacKays Crossing.
Some stall sites both outside and in a large marquee are still available
at reasonable rates with sites for charities, community groups and societies
available at no charge.
For further information:
-
Stall sites contact: Warwick Halcrow ph:(027) 242-1222 - email:whalcrow@paradise.net.nz
- Display sites contact: Graeme Moffatt ph:(04) 292-8361
If
you require any further information, please email <secretary@wellingtontrams.org.nz>.
A
gallery of photos from last years event can be found here...
To
obtain rates for Indoor and Outdoor Market Stalls, click here...
2007
Television and Radio Advert details, click here...
Thanks
to Lion Foundation and Pub Charity for their support of the 2006 Event.
