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Friday, 7 October 2016

WAIRARAPA BALLOON FESTIVAL 2017 MOVES TO EASTER

New dates and a new event manager have been announced for the 2017 Wairarapa Balloon Festival.

The popular event will be held at various venues across the Wairarapa region over the 2017 long Easter Weekend from Thursday, 13th April - Monday, 17th April.

The Festival, which has been run by volunteers, has also seen its committee appoint Robyn Cherry-Campbell to the newly created role of event manager. Mrs Cherry-Campbell lives in Carterton and brings a wealth of experience to the role. She heads Storm Productions, an events, production and conference company that established and organised The Oversew Fashion Awards and has helped organise events associated with Kokomai: Creative Festival Wairarapa.

“I’m very excited to come on board with organising the balloon festival. It is such a fantastic community event that is very dear to people’s hearts here and I can’t wait to unveil the festival’s programme later in the year,” she says.

Destination Wairarapa marketing manager Barb Hyde is pleased the festival has moved to Easter.

“We often enjoy settled weather at Easter and with it being a long weekend people won’t be rushing to school or to work, so can take the time to enjoy watching the balloons,” she says.

The Wairarapa Balloon Festival programme is currently under review and will be released in the coming weeks.

The festival is expected to attract around 20 hot air balloons from throughout the country as well as at least one special-shaped balloon which is yet to be announced.

DETAILS:
The Wairarapa Balloon Festival

13 – 17 April 2017

Various locations around the region.

www.nzballoons.co.nz

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