Accessible New Year’s Eve - Tauranga

Join us at Matua’s Fergusson Park for a special New Year’s Eve celebration designed for those with sensory sensitivities or accessibility needs. 🎉
It runs for an hour before the main celebration begins. (Feel welcome to stay around for the main celebration if you wish).

What to expect:

• ✅ Smaller crowds
• ✅ Lower-volume acoustic music performed by Sophie Maud
• ✅ Quiet room on-site
• ✅ Accessible parking is available for mobility cardholders in the main car parking area adjacent to the Ōtūmoetai Football Clubrooms

🕗 Time:

Starts at 5pm and wraps up at 6pm, just before the main festivities begin.

Things to bring:

• A picnic blanket and/or something to sit on
• Feel free to bring your own kai or choose from a variety of food truck options
• With the sun still strong in the afternoon, remember to slip, slop, slap, and wrap
• For those with sensory sensitivities, bring headphones to limit sound
• Cash or card to purchase drinks and snacks

🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Getting there:

Event carparking is available onsite but is limited. Parking is available for mobility cardholders in the main car parking area adjacent to the Otūmoetai Football clubrooms.

👉 Important:

These family-friendly events are alcohol and smoke-free, with temporary and permanent liquor bans in place at and around the site. 

For more details on this event and the other community celebrations, visit the Tauranga City Council New Year's Eve webpage: https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/.../annual.../new-years-eve (external link)  

📸 Please note: A photographer or videographer commissioned by Tauranga City Council may be present at this event.

 

Venue

Fergusson Park,
90 Tilby Drive,
Matua,
Tauranga

Cost

FREE

Contact

• +64 7-577 7000
• meagan.goodchild@tauranga.govt.nz