What's On
2027 weekend event calendar still to be confirmed
2025 details below as a reference to the types of events you may be able to expect
Thursday
Iconic Movie Night
Nerd Church - an uplifting and low-key Thursday "movie night" full of singing, laughter and dancing.
Friday
Big Wigs & High Hats
The traditional "High Tea Experience" is held at the glamourous historical Boutique Princes Gate Hotel.
Don your Elizabethan, Victorian, Georgian, Regency or other historical attire and come lavish in a delectable light luncheon experience.
Don your Elizabethan, Victorian, Georgian, Regency or other historical attire and come lavish in a delectable light luncheon experience.
Freshly Baked Scones served with whipped cream & strawberry jam
Assortment of Sandwiches Open Chicken, bacon, lettuce & mayo club Smoked Salmon, cucumber & dill cream cheese Mushroom & Truffle arancini balls, wasabi mayo Homemade Pork and Fennel Sausage rolls
Assorted Mini Sweet Items Shortbread Biscuit Chocolate and Nut Brownie Macaroons
Served with a selection of tea or coffee
Creatures of Atlantis / Myths & Legends
Descend into Neptune's underwater world
with a cocktail party around the enclosed heated thermal pool.
Mermaids, mermen & sea creatures, swimwear cosplay, Atlantis gods, pirates, sirens and more...
Theming inspired by the sunken world of Atlantis
8.00pm - 11.30pm - Cocktail Party
Live band | Cash bar | Light supper
Themed photo wall | Photo booth
Costume competition
Mermaids, mermen & sea creatures, swimwear cosplay, Atlantis gods, pirates, sirens and more...
Theming inspired by the sunken world of Atlantis
8.00pm - 11.30pm - Cocktail Party
Live band | Cash bar | Light supper
Themed photo wall | Photo booth
Costume competition
Costume Competition - Creatures of Atlantis
To register & enter this competition you must hold tickets for the event / night for which you are wishing to compete.
Costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by entrant/wearer. In the case of a couple or group all costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by at least one person in the group. If parts of your costume/s have been made by anyone outside of those entering, you must declare this on your competition form.
Costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by entrant/wearer. In the case of a couple or group all costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by at least one person in the group. If parts of your costume/s have been made by anyone outside of those entering, you must declare this on your competition form.
Saturday
Big Wigs & High Hats
The traditional "High Tea Experience" is held at the glamourous historical Boutique Princes Gate Hotel.
The Boutique Princes Gate Hotel offers glamour, style and sophistication that depicts a bygone era.
Big Wigs & High Hats will be a celebration of the bygone eras. .
The Boutique Princes Gate Hotel offers glamour, style and sophistication that depicts a bygone era.
Big Wigs & High Hats will be a celebration of the bygone eras. .
Victorian Bathers
The very unofficial, slightly unorthodox, madcap Victorian Bathers club
Come along in your wildly vibrant Victorian bathing attire for a dip in the pool, and a bit of photoshoot.
Come along in your wildly vibrant Victorian bathing attire for a dip in the pool, and a bit of photoshoot.
FREE EVENT
Organised by Lindsay & Mick Morgan
Costumiers' NZ
Fantasy Masquerade Ball
Enter the fantasy world where goblin meets girl, Princess meets beast,
creature meets couture, and dance into the night with creatures,
royalty, faire folk, otherworld and more.
Theming inspired by Labyrinth movie scenes & Victorian period / Jules Verne / Dr Who / Mad Hatter / West World
6.30pm - The Promenade
Light nibbles | Cash Bar
Themed photowall | Photo booth
Professional photographers
Costume competition | Entertainers
8pm - Ballrooms open
Labyrinth Ballroom
AND
Time Travellers' Ballroom
9pm | Light supper
Theming inspired by Labyrinth movie scenes & Victorian period / Jules Verne / Dr Who / Mad Hatter / West World
6.30pm - The Promenade
Light nibbles | Cash Bar
Themed photowall | Photo booth
Professional photographers
Costume competition | Entertainers
8pm - Ballrooms open
Labyrinth Ballroom
AND
Time Travellers' Ballroom
9pm | Light supper
featuring the
Labyrinth Ballroom
Theming inspired by movie scenes from the 1986 cult classic 'Labyrinth'
Groove DJ's brings you the best dance tunes from the 1950's all the way through to the now, with special emphasis on cult movie tracks from the Labyrinth movie and other popular movie tunes.
"As the World Falls Down" plays at 10pm and 12am
8 pm - 12.30 am
Groove DJ's brings you the best dance tunes from the 1950's all the way through to the now, with special emphasis on cult movie tracks from the Labyrinth movie and other popular movie tunes.
"As the World Falls Down" plays at 10pm and 12am
8 pm - 12.30 am
featuring the
TIME TRAVELLERS BALLROOM
Theming inspired by H.G. Wells, Dr Who, Sherlock Holmes, Bridgerton, The Gilded Age and many more...
Traditional and historical dancing; Quadrille, Waltz, Two Step, Galop, Tango Victoria, Barn Dance, Mazurka, Veleta, Polka, Novelty Dance, Charleston, Schottische....
8 pm - 11.00 pm
Traditional and historical dancing; Quadrille, Waltz, Two Step, Galop, Tango Victoria, Barn Dance, Mazurka, Veleta, Polka, Novelty Dance, Charleston, Schottische....
8 pm - 11.00 pm
Costumier Competition
- Costumiers' NZ Fantasy Masquerade Ball
To register & enter this competition you must hold tickets for the event / night for which you are wishing to compete.
Costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by entrant/wearer. In the case of a couple or group all costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by at least one person in the group. If parts of your costume/s have been made by anyone outside of those entering, you must declare this on your competition form.
Costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by entrant/wearer. In the case of a couple or group all costumes must be at least 60% self-made/constructed by at least one person in the group. If parts of your costume/s have been made by anyone outside of those entering, you must declare this on your competition form.
Sunday
Breakfast "PJ's, Top Hats & Tiaras"
After an action packed weekend of fun and frivolity, no one wants it to end...
For our attendees staying in the hotel the Sunday Breakfast is your chance to 'wrap up the weekend' with one last defiant burst of sparkle, but in your PJ's !
- Grab your Tiara
- Don your Top Hat
- Pad down to breakfast
- Slip on your Slippers
- Stay snuggly in your PJ's
And have one last burst of sparkle... before we all must say hoorah.
No registration - just show up with your tiara :)
