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Carnival Of Taste 2025

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The Crago Shed
Tauranga City, New Zealand
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Sat, 29 Nov, 6pm - 10:30pm NZDT

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πŸŽͺ✨ Carnival of Taste 2025 – Rockabilly, Rhythm & Real Good Drinks! ✨πŸŽͺ

Saturday, November 29th – 6:00 PM | The Cargo Shed, Tauranga

After a massive night in 2024, we’re back β€” and bringing even more flavour, energy, and vintage flair for the Carnival of Taste 2025!
Get ready for bold drinks, banging tunes, and a high-energy night of tasting, dancing, and celebrating in true rockabilly style.


🍷 What’s Pouring: Meet the makers

  • A Hawke’s Bay winery serving bold reds & bright whites πŸ‡

  • A local brewery pouring fresh, handcrafted brews 🍻

  • Two standout local distillers shaking up signature cocktails πŸ₯ƒ

  • Craft mocktails for the sober-curious 🌿

  • And more vendors to be announced β€” come ready to sip, savour, and meet the makers!


πŸ’ƒ Dress the Decade:

This is a 50s rock β€˜n’ roll party β€” think Grease Lightning, retro diners, and poodle skirts under the fairy lights.

Channel your inner Sandy, Rizzo, or Danny Zuko with:
πŸ’ Polka dots, petticoats, and victory rolls
πŸ•ΆοΈ Leather jackets, cuffed jeans, and slicked-back hair
πŸ‘  Bandanas, cat-eye glasses, bowling shirts β€” go all out!

🎁 Best Dressed on the night wins a hamper – so don’t hold back!


πŸͺ™ How the Drinks Work:

This is a token event! β€” All vendor drinks require tokens to purchase.

  • βœ… Buy your drink packs online to save money and skip the queue

  • βœ… Main bar accepts cash & card (no tokens needed there). This is also where you buy more drink tokens on the night.

  • 🚫 Food trucks are cash/card only – no tokens used for food

Online Only Drink Pack Options:

  • 🍷 Mini Sip Pack – 2 red tokens

  • πŸ₯ƒ Tasting Trio – 2 red + 1 yellow token for a premium pour

🎟️ Pick up your tokens at the gate when you arrive.

Tokens are also sold individually at the main bar, on the night.


πŸŽ„ The Ultimate Christmas Party:

Whether you’re coming with your crew, your office team, or your dancing shoes β€” this is the pre-Christmas party you’ve been waiting for.

Live rock’n’roll from the Tauranga Rock n roll Club will kick things off, and then Midnight Fizz takes over to pump out the hits and get the dance floor moving.

πŸ“£ Tickets are limited – dress up, sip up, and join us under the lights on the beautiful Tauranga Waterfront!

Looking for a bus pass?

Flick me an email with how many bums on seats your after and what pick up location. If we have enough interest then a bus can be arranged. A great way to get you safely to and from the venue.

Pickup/drop off points:

Mount Maunganui (close to Burger Fuel & Mellick)

Papamoa Plaza ( next to Mc Donald's & NPD petrol station)

info@seasidesippers.co.nz REF: Bus pass

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The Crago Shed
Tauranga City, New Zealand
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