Happyhire's Eats and Beats

Happyhire's Eats and Beats 2020

The Happy Hire Eats and Beats is a festival of food and music combined with the ambiance of festoon and lantern lighting in Victoria Park on Percival Street.

Gather your friends, family and colleagues and come along to taste an enormous variety of food from across the world at Rangiora's only evening Food and Music Festival. This event caters for a range in ages from babies to pensioners.

Featuring Live Jazz and Classic Music, Popular Children's entertainers from Beyond the Faerie Tree, Professional Fire Performers, Gourmet Food Markets, Craft Beer and Wine, as well as Delectable Food Vendors for all your dinner needs.

Best of all there is free parking and free entry.

Location & Timing

Victoria Park
Corners of Queen and Percival Streets
Rangiora

Saturday 14th March 2020
4:00pm - 9:30pm

Free Entry to both the event and Car Park.

Food Vendors & Gourmet Markets

If you are a quality food vendor or gourmet market stall holder apply for a site at the 2020 Eats & Beats today!

Applications close on Friday 31st of January 2020 and applicants will be notified of the final decision by Friday 7th of February.

We are looking for all types of food genres 'from around the world' and the decision committee would like to see applications from local top quality vendors.

Gourmet Market Stall Holder Application

Food Vendor Application

Thank you to our 2019 Sponsors

Principle Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Grants Received

Key Supporters

What's on the menu for 2019?

Dinner Options

Alt Kitchen Rangiora - Gourmet Burgers & Wedges

Sushi Ya Rangiora - Japanese Cuisine

Himalayas Indian Restaurant Rangiora - Traditional Indian Cuisine

La Tandoor Restaurant Rangiora - Traditional Indian Cuisine

Five Stags Rangiora - Game Meat Burgers and Street Styled Game Food

Kung Fu Dumplings Kaiapoi - Hand crafted Kathmandu Style Dumplings

Empanadas Ltd Kaiapoi - South American style turnovers

Little German Kitchen Kaiapoi - Authentic German Bratwurst Sausages

Nora's Kitchen - Halal Asian Cuisines

The Paella Fella - Spanish Paella and Benjer Fruit Drinks

Astig Filipino Food Express - Filipino Cuisine

Atlas Turkish Bakery - Turkish Gozleme

The Whole Hog - Free farmed pork products

Smoke n Barrel - Texas BBQ Slow Smoked Meats with homemade salads and sauces

Doner Cult - Slow roasted pulled pork, spit roasted lamb on ciabatta or salad

Coq au Van Rotisserie - Rotisserie Chicken, Provencale Lamb with fresh salads, homemade sauces and French Fries

Herba Gourmet - Fresh fish, herb and spiced beef, crispy falafel with hand cut chips, beetroot or garden salads

Tiki Taco - Traditional Mexican Cuisine

World Cuisine - Asian noodles, Caribbean chicken, Loaded wedges, pizzaerettas

Something Sweet

Gelato Dolce - Gelato, Sorbetto & Affogato's

The Coromandel Natural Ice Cream Co - Soft Serve Ice Cream, Yoghurt, gluten and dairy free options available

Mr Whippy - Soft Serve Ice Cream

Waffle Mania - Sweet and Savoury Waffles with an assortment of toppings

Flips Pancakes - 100% Homemade Pancakes served with homemade toppings

ALL Caked Up by Lisa - Cakes, Cupcakes, Cake Jars, Cheesecake Jars and Cake Donuts

The Honest Cakery - Cookies, Brownies, Cakes by the Slice (GF, DF, Vegan options)

Red Eight Cafe - Donuts, Custard Square, Lemon Tarts and Brownie

The Coffee Shot Expresso- Delicious Hot & Cold Beverages

The Organic Coffee L.A.B - Delicious Hot & Cold Beverages

From the Market

Love ya Fudge - A selection of fudges in Eco-sustainable packaging

Sandy Mac's Dressings- A selection of handcrafted dressings with gluten, dairy egg, onion, nut and preservative free options

Saveur de Sel - Hand blended organic sea salts

Whitehorse Cheese - 36 varieties of specialty cheese

Greenz - Artisan Peanut Butters, jams, dukah and pesto

The Beekeepers Honey - Honey and Honey Comb

The Kombucha Bar - Kombucha in 2 varieties

Licensed Area

The Good Drop Craft Beer Fillery

The Port and Eagle Brewpub

Torlesse Wines

Ataahua Wine

Soda Cafe

2019 Music Acts

We have a fantastic line up of 5 and a half hours of live music ranging from Jazz to Rock.

4:00pm - The Organic Jazz Band (Jazz Band)

5:00pm - Vintage Blue (Jazz and Pop Duo)

6:00pm - Nyree (Solo Artist)

7:00pm - Shadow Puppet (3 piece Covers Band)

8:15pm - The Prophets (3 piece Covers Band)