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
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
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
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
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
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
SUNDAY 4 JUNE - DAY TEN
COUNTRY GOSPEL CHURCH SERVICE
9.40am I St Andrews Presbyterian Church I Devon Street I Gore
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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