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FESTIVAL CALENDAR 2023

FRIDAY 26 MAY - DAY ONE

 

FLOCK UP FRIDAY

7pm I Traffers Bar I 18 Hokonui Drive I Gore
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SATURDAY 27 MAY - DAY TWO

HOKONUI LINE DANCE SOCIAL

1.30pm I Esplin Room, Gore Town & Country Club I Bury St I Gore
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KIDS GONE COUNTRY

2.00pm I Gore Town & Country Club Lounge Bar I Bury St I Gore
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TOP PADDOCK

5.30pm - 11pm I Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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COUNTRY LEGENDS

7.30pm I St James Theatre I Irk Street I Gore
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SUNDAY 28 MAY - DAY THREE

 

TUSSOCK COUNTRY UTE MUSTER

11.45am - 2.00pm I Gore - Southern Field Days Site
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THE CELTIC UNLEASHED

3.00pm I Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore

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GORE COUNTRY MUSIC QUEEN GALA CROWNING

6.30pm I Croydon Lodge I Gore
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MONDAY 29 MAY - DAY FOUR

LINE DANCING WITH JACKIE

1pm I Esplin Room, Gore Town & Country Club I Bury St I Gore
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GOLDEN OLDIES

1.30pm I Calvin Church I Robertson Street I Gore
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MOTORHOMERS' POTLUCK DINNER

6.00pm I A&P Showgrounds I Bury Street I Gore
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BOWMAR ROAD HOUSE CONCERT- JAMIE MCDELL

7.00pm I 61 Bowmar Road I Gore
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TUESDAY 30 MAY - DAY FIVE

 

OPEN MIC AFTERNOON

1.30pm I Town & Country Club Lounge Bar I Bury Street I Gore
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OLD HOKONUI - Whisky & Food Match Event

6.00pm I Arts & Heritage Precinct I Norfolk Street I Gore
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WEDNESDAY 31 MAY - DAY SIX

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS- with Peter Cairns

Book a time I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore
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UKULELE WORKSHOP

9.00am I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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YODELLING WORKSHOP

10.00am I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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LINE DANCING FOR BEGINNERS WORKSHOP

10.45am I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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CHEESE ROLL WORKSHOP

12 noon I Under the grandstand kitchen I  A&P Showgrounds  I Bury St I Gore
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JAMMIN' AT THE RAZZA

1.00pm - 3.00pm I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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DENVER & BEYOND Bevan Gardiner, James Davy & Melissa Partridge

6.00pm I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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WALK-UP CONCERT

7.30pm I Town & Country Club Lounge Bar I Bury Street I Gore
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FANNY LUMSDEN LIVE IN LUMSDEN

7.00pm I Lumsden Hall I Meadow Street I Lumsden

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ON AIR CONCERT - Cave FM Radio

7.00pm - 9.30pm I Tune your radio in to Cave FM
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THURSDAY 1 JUNE - DAY SEVEN

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS- with Peter Cairns

Book a time I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore
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FARM & MAI MAI TOUR

9am - 12.30pm I Meet at Croydon Lodge Carpark I Gore
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MLT SONGWRITING SEMINAR

10.00am - 2.30pm I Croydon Lodge I Waimea Street I Gore
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JAMMIN' AT THE RAZZA

1.00pm - 3.00pm I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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COUNTRY ROCK WORKSHOP - with Cameron Clayton

2.00pm I Esplin Room, Town & Country Club I Gore
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GUITAR SKILL WORKSHOP - with Phil Doublet

3.00pm I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore

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GREENBIRD CAFE SESSION

5.00pm I The Thomas Green I Medway Street I Gore
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GORE LATE NIGHT SHOPPING

5.00pm - 7.00pm I All participating Gore retail outlets
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COUNTRY MUSIC HONOURS

7.00pm I St James Theatre I Irk Street I Gore
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PETER CAIRNS at the TOWN & COUNTRY

7.30pm I Town & Country Club Lounge Bar I Bury Street I Gore

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FRIDAY 2 JUNE - DAY EIGHT

 

MLT GOLD GUITAR AWARDS AUDITIONS - Day One

8.00am - 5.00pm approx I Various venues I Gore
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GOREGEOUS COUNTRY BREAKFAST

8.00am I Table Talk Cafe, 76 Main St I Gore
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FREEZE YA' BITS OFF BUSKING SCHOOL COMPETITION

12.00noon - 1.00pm I Main Street and Irk Street I Gore
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CAVE FM OPEN MIC AFTERNOON

1.00pm - 3.00pm I Tune your radio in to Cave FM
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TEA AT THREE WITH JENNY MITCHELL

2.00pm  I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore
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KAYLEE BELL - BOOTS 'N ALL

5.00pm I St James Theatre I Irk Street I Gore

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PAINT & SIP WITH JOANNE BORGMAN

5.30pm  I Hokonui Bowling Club, 9 Lyne St I Gore
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THE WRITER'S NIGHT

6.00pm - 8.00pm I Eastern Southland Gallery I Hokonui Drive I Gore
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PORT HILLBILLIES at the RSA

7.30pm  I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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MLT MUSIC ROUNDUP

5.00pm - 7.00pm I Howl at the Moon Cafe Bar I Gore

5.30pm - 7.30pm I Blazing Copper Restaurant, Croydon Lodge I Gore

7.30pm I Road To Round Up I The Thomas Green I Gore

7.30pm I Country At Croydon I The Croydon Lodge I Gore

8.00pm I The Falls Night I The Mataura Falls Hotel I Mataura

8.30pm - 11.00pm I Rock The Bar I The Traffers Bar I Gore
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SATURDAY 3 JUNE - DAY NINE

 

McDONOUGH CONTRACTING TRUCK SHOW

Truck Viewing & Judging: 9.00am  I Transport Repairs Yard I Gore

Truck Parade: 2.00pm  I Main Street I Gore

Prizegiving: 4.30pm  I Croydon Lodge I Gore
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MLT GOLD GUITAR AWARDS AUDITIONS - Day Two

8.00am - 5.00pm approx I Various venues I Gore
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FREEZE YA' BITS OFF BUSKING AUDITIONS - Day One

11.00am - 1.00pm approx I Main Street & Irk Street I Gore
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ZAC GRIFFITH & LACHIE HAYES - THE TUSSOCK STAGE

12.30pm I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore

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THE HARMONIC RESONATORS

6.00pm I Gore District Memorial RSA I Bowler Avenue I Gore
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MLT GOLD GUITAR AWARDS
JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE FINALS

6.30pm  I Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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MATT JOE GOW & KERRYN FIELDS - THE TUSSOCK STAGE

7.30pm I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore

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SUNDAY 4 JUNE - DAY TEN

 

COUNTRY GOSPEL CHURCH SERVICE

9.40am I St Andrews Presbyterian Church I Devon Street I Gore

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MLT GOLD GUITAR AWARDS AUDITIONS - Day Three

8.00am - 12.00noon approx  I Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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FREEZE YA' BITS OFF BUSKING AUDITIONS - Day Two

11.00am - 1.00pm approx I Main Street & Irk Street I Gore
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MLT GOLD GUITAR AWARDS CLASSIC FINALS

1.30pm  I Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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MLT SHOWCASE

Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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HANDS OF FAME INDUCTION

Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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FREEZE YA' BITS OFF BUSKING FINALS

4.30pm - 6.30pm I St James Theatre I Irk Street I Gore
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MLT GOLD GUITAR AWARDS SENIOR FINALS

7.00pm  I Town & Country Stadium I Bury Street I Gore
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