2024's festival calendar will be released in January '24. It will be similar to 2023's festival line up, so use this to plan your visit today
BAYLEYS TUSSOCK COUNTRY WILL RETURN 24 MAY - 3 JUNE 2024.
FESTIVAL CALENDAR 2023
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FRIDAY 24 MAY - DAY ONE
FLOCK UP FRIDAY
7pm I Traffers Bar I 18 Hokonui Drive I Gore
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SATURDAY 25 MAY - DAY TWO
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HOKONUI LINE DANCE SOCIAL
1.30pm I Esplin Room, Gore Town & Country Club I Bury St I Gore
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
COUNTRY LEGENDS
7.30pm I St James Theatre I Irk Street I Gore
SUNDAY 26 MAY - DAY THREE
TUSSOCK COUNTRY UTE MUSTER
11.45am - 2.00pm I Gore - Southern Field Days Site
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 27 MAY - DAY FOUR
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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 28 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 29 MAY - DAY SIX
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PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS- with Peter Cairns
Book a time I Little Theatre, 2 Richmond St I Gore
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 30 MAY - DAY SEVEN
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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
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
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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