Hastings Blossom Festival Programme 2010 

Date                   Event                                                 Venue                                  Time

Thur Sep 9       Maori Waiata Trade Show            HB Opera House                9am - 5pm

Frid Sep 10      Free concert - Hastings Girls      St Matthew's Church          12.10pm - 1.00pm

                           Free Concert                                   Hastings City Stage           11.30am - 1.30pm

                          Silky Oak Floral Festival                Silky Oak Chocolate Co     10.00am - 3.00pm

                          Waiata Maori Music Awards         HB Opera House                 7.00pm

Sat Sep 11     Parade Day in the City                   Centre of Hastings City        from 10.30am

                          Hastings Blossom Parade          Centre of Hastings City       1.30pm

                          Blossom Dance                             Assembly Room                   8.00pm

                          Silky Oak Floral Festival               Silky Oak Chocolate Co       10am - 3pm

Sun Sep 12    Afternoon Tea with the Artists      Hastings City Art Gallery      3.00pm

                         Silky Oak Floral Festival                Silky Oak Chocolate Co       10am - 3pm

Mon Sep 13   Free Concert - Bay Chimers        St Matthew's Church             12.10pm - 1.00pm

                         St Matthew's School & friends       

Tue Sep 14     Free Concert - Karamu High       St Matthew's Church             12.10pm - 1.00pm

                          Free Concert                                   City Stage                                11.30am - 1.30pm

Wed Sep 15   Free concert - Woodford House   St Matthew's Church           12.10pm - 1.00pm

                         Free concert                                      City Stage                             11.30am - 1.30pm

                         Carlo Curley Organ Concert          St Matthew's Church            7.30pm

Thur Sep 16   Free Concert .. Ah- Men                 St Matthew's Church          12.10pm - 1.00pm  

                         Free concert                                     City Stage                             11.30am - 1.30pm

Fri Sep 17      Free Concert - Iona College          St Matthew's Church          12.10pm - 1.00pm   

                         Free concert                                      City Stage                             11.30am - 1.30pm

                         Hot Pink Charity Event                     HB Opera House Plaza      6.00pm

                        Flowers in Praise Opening             St Peter Chanel Church      5.00pm

                 Silky Oak Chocolate Cake Couture     Silky Oak Chocolate Co      10.00am - 3.00pm

Sat Sep 18     New Zealand Olive Festival           Sileni Estates                        10.00am - 4.00pm

                        Opshop Concert                               Hawke's Bay Opera House    8.00pm

                         Ladies Day - Windsor Park Plate   Hawke's Bay Racing Centre  from 12 noon

                 Silky Oak Chocolate Cake Couture     Silky Oak Chocolate Co      10.00am - 3.00pm

                         Flowers In Praise                            St Peter Chanel Church       9.00am - 4.30pm

Sun Sep 19    Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market      Hawke's Bay Showgrounds   8.30am - 12 noon

                        Epicurious Lunch                            Opera Kitchen                         from 11.30am

                        Flowers In Praise                            St Peter Chanel Church       10.00pm - 5.00pm

                       Civic Church Service                       St Peter Chanel Church         5.00pm

                       Hastings Music Society                   St Matthew's Church               2.00pm

                       Choral Evensong with Napier Cathedral Choir

              Silky Oak Chocolate Cake Couture     Silky Oak Chocolate Co         10.00am - 3.00pm

 Visual Exhibitions Running thoughout the Festival

Putiputi - The Flower in Contemporary NZ Art    Hastings City Art Gallery     10am - 4.30 daily

Art .... created here                                Hastings City Art Gallery         10am - 4.30 daily  

Hawke's Bay Art Guide Exhibition    Hastings Community Arts Centre  9.30 -4.00 pm weekdays   10am - 2pm Saturdays