Riverside Park & Unison Amphitheatre, Redoubt Street, Taupo, Lake Taupo

The Taupo Market - every Saturday* - morning, rain or shine, ever-changing – with lots of regular favorites.

‘Volcanic’ coffee, pies and fries, pastries and juice, fresh fruit and veggies, free range eggs and micro greens, plants, trees and seedlings, wood carvings, wind chimes, crazy pots and painted garden panels, jewellery, necklaces, bracelets and tattoos, greeting cards, paintings and photography, knitting and sewing for all ages and the family pet - more, more, more.

Returning to New Zealand after a two year stint in Europe, award winning alt-folk artist Graeme James is delighted to be back in New Zealand for the winter of 2021 to reconnect with fans and share new songs and stories from the road.

Making the most of the European lockdowns of 2020 James used the break from his usually intense touring schedule to undertake his most ambitious recording project to date: four seasonal EPs exploring the emotional landscapes of Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer across 24 new songs.

Released to critical acclaim, including a feature in Rolling Stone, this project culminates with the final EP release on July 30th. His captivating live show features Graeme playing electric violin, guitar, bass, baritone ukulele, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and percussion as he recreates his foot stomping tunes in real time with his famous loop pedal.

With soldout shows across New Zealand and over 40 million streams on Spotify, Graeme is one of New Zealand’s most streamed indie folk artists. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see him play live in his home country.

The GLOW SHOW team is back with WONDERLAND GLOW SHOW, a ‘kiwified’ interpretation of the classic ‘Alice in Wonderland' tale for tamariki, educators and whanau! Let your imagination soar as you're transported by the magic of giant scale glow-in-the-dark puppetry. The mega edu-taining WONDERLAND GLOW SHOW promotes literacy and Te Reo Mãori, celebrates the exquisite art of ultraviolet puppetry, and demonstrates “Being your most creative self! Hei tino auaha koe! ”WONDERLAND GLOW SHOW is an upbeat, engaging show that dives headlong into a weird and wonderful world of dancing flamingos, shuffling cards, an 8-metre caterpillar and giant flowers. But it’s not all rosy… there’s a march hare on the loose!

Shows are created specifically for your age groups:
10 am session for 0-5 year-olds – suits ECEs and Year 1
Puppetry-music-dancing-moving! Meet puppets! 40 minutes!

11.30 am session for 6-12 year-olds – suits Years 2-8
Puppetry-story-music! Meet actors with patai (Q and A) 55 minutes!

Our Big Bike Film Night ‘Feature Series’ concentrates on satisfying those cycling enthusiasts that crave even more bicycle drama with full length documentaries on a particular cycling genre.

This documentary explores what bikepacking is, and what it means to those who ride the Tour Te Waipounamu, a 1300+ kilometre race through some of the South Island’s most scenic but harsh landscapes.

Born out of the pandemic, The Tour Te Waipounamu is the newest, and arguably the toughest bikepacking event on the New Zealand Calendar.

South - The Tour Te Waipounamu Story by Kiwi Director Rob Dawson explores what bikepacking is, and what it means to those who ride the TTW, a 1300+ km race from Cape Farewell in Golden Bay to the southernmost tip of the South Island at Slope Point, showcasing backcountry New Zealand through some of the most rugged and spectacular country that Aotearoa has to offer, much of it privately owned and normally inaccessible.

After the movie finishes, there will be a Q&A Session with Peter Maindonald, one of the participants of the TTW.

Rocky Rhodes is a dynamic 4-piece live band incorporating Jeff Stewart (Te Kowhai) on guitar & vocs, Mike Lynch (Huntly) on keyboard & vocs, complemented by the rhythm section of Greg Allen (Huntly) on bass/vocs and Ronnie Miller on drums/vocs.

All have years of experience in leading Waikato live bands and will be performing Kiwi & classic dance hits that everyone knows and appreciates.

The Taupo Cossie is well-known for its great dinner meals, friendly atmosphere and top club facilities. So come along and enjoy some great music from the Rocky Rhodes live band!

Rock and Roll Sunday Social. Held on the last Sunday of every month at the Local Diner (Stag Park) 140 Napier Road, Hilltop.

We run a basic Rock and Roll Class from 3:15 to 4 PM which is great fun and costs only $5. This runs into the Social which is a free event for all.

You don't need to be a dancer or have a partner to come along. It's all just social fun and rock and roll.

Landslide is a live 5 piece band, who have been celebrating the music of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks for the past 8 years, covering well-known classics from Fleetwood Mac and also Stevie's solo hits!

Expect to hear Dreams, Sara, Rhiannon, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Seven Wonders, Don't Stop, Edge of 17, Tusk, Gypsy, Black Magic Woman, Rooms On Fire, Little Lies etc...to name just a few!

Full lighting and sound system with liberal 4 part harmonies help to bring these amazing, classic songs to life.