What's On - 2025
Thursday 3 July 2025
Iconic Movie Night
Nerd Church - an uplifting and low-key Thursday "movie night" full of singing, laughter and dancing.
This year we bring you two awesome singalong musicals
6.20pm - Doors open
6.30pm - Mamma Mia starts (1hr 50min)
8.20pm - Supper served
8.40pm - The Greatest Showman starts (1hr 45min)
10.30pm - Event close
This year we bring you two awesome singalong musicals
Mamma Mia
andThe Greatest Showman
6.20pm - Doors open
6.30pm - Mamma Mia starts (1hr 50min)
8.20pm - Supper served
8.40pm - The Greatest Showman starts (1hr 45min)
10.30pm - Event close
Tickets $29.95 per person
Includes popcorn, hot chocolate & supper
Online ticket sales only
No door sales
Includes popcorn, hot chocolate & supper
Online ticket sales only
No door sales
Friday 4 July 2025
Introduction to Mermaiding
Mermaid Soxy takes you through the basics of mermaiding (and mermaning), basic movement, types of tails, how to breath and more.
40 min sessions consisting of:
20 mins basic instruction
20 mins play time
There will be 6 monofins of different sizings available during these sessions - monofins will need to be shared between group.
Maximum 12 pax per session
Minimum 4 pax per session
*we reserve the right to merge the sessions should numbers not meet minimums
Video of Mermaiding Intro Class 2024
Session $20 per person
Friday session times:
9.30am - 10.15am
10.30am - 11.15am
Pool area must be vacated by 11.45am
to allow for Friday evening event set up to commence.
Pre-bookings only
No door sales
Friday session times:
9.30am - 10.15am
10.30am - 11.15am
Pool area must be vacated by 11.45am
to allow for Friday evening event set up to commence.
Pre-bookings only
No door sales
Big Wigs & High Hats
Friday 2pm
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.
Session $55 per person
Two sessions
Friday - 2pm
Saturday - 11.30am
Online ticket sales only
Limited spaces - will sell out
Ticket price includes costs of catering, venue / room hire fees, shuttle van and printing.
Two sessions
Friday - 2pm
Saturday - 11.30am
Online ticket sales only
Limited spaces - will sell out
Ticket price includes costs of catering, venue / room hire fees, shuttle van and printing.
Merfolk & Sea Creatures - Pod Meet up & Photoshoot
Calling all merfolk & sea creatures for a special meet up and photo session around and in the pool, before the Friday night "Creatures of Atlantis" event commences.
- Early entrance to the pool area
- Special merfolk photo session
Must hold a ticket to 'Creatures of Atlantis' event
Meet up organised by Mermaid Soxy
Register to let us know you wish to join the Pod Meet up / /Photoshoot
Early access from 6.45pm to the pool area to get into tails settle by the pool
Photoshoot 7.15pm - 7.45pm
Meet up organised by Mermaid Soxy
Register to let us know you wish to join the Pod Meet up / /Photoshoot
Early access from 6.45pm to the pool area to get into tails settle by the pool
Photoshoot 7.15pm - 7.45pm
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
Tickets $95 per person
8.00pm - 11.30pm
Online ticket sales only
No door sales
8.00pm - 11.30pm
Online ticket sales only
No door sales
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.
Entries close when all spaces are full, or Sunday 22 June 2025
Which ever comes first
Which ever comes first
Saturday 5 July 2025
Craft Market
Saturday 5 July 2025
10am - 3.00pm
Click here for list of 2025 stall holders
NEW VENUE FOR 2025
Rotorua Energy Events Centre - Rotorua Queen St, Rotorua (behind the Polynesian Spa, inside Government Gardens)
Interested in being a stallholder
-> more information here
10am - 3.00pm
Click here for list of 2025 stall holders
NEW VENUE FOR 2025
Rotorua Energy Events Centre - Rotorua Queen St, Rotorua (behind the Polynesian Spa, inside Government Gardens)
Interested in being a stallholder
-> more information here
Saturday 5 July 2025
10am - 3pm
Free shuttle van
Operating between Millennium, Princes Gate & Energy Event Centre from 9.30am - 3.30pm
10am - 3pm
Free shuttle van
Operating between Millennium, Princes Gate & Energy Event Centre from 9.30am - 3.30pm
Costume Exhibit
Saturday 5 July 2025
10am - 3.00pm
A celebration of the creative art of costuming
With creations by our guests and featuring past Supreme Trophy winning designs
NEW VENUE FOR 2025
Rotorua Energy Events Centre
- Rotorua Queen St, Rotorua
(behind the Polynesian Spa, inside Government Gardens)
More information to come
10am - 3.00pm
A celebration of the creative art of costuming
With creations by our guests and featuring past Supreme Trophy winning designs
NEW VENUE FOR 2025
Rotorua Energy Events Centre
- Rotorua Queen St, Rotorua
(behind the Polynesian Spa, inside Government Gardens)
More information to come
Saturday 5 July 2025
10am - 3pm
Free shuttle van
Operating between Millennium, Princes Gate & Energy Event Centre from 9.30am - 3.30pm
10am - 3pm
Free shuttle van
Operating between Millennium, Princes Gate & Energy Event Centre from 9.30am - 3.30pm
Big Wigs & High Hats
Saturday 11.30am
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. .
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
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
Session $55 per person
Two sessions
Friday - 2pm
Saturday - 11.30am
Online ticket sales only
Limited spaces - will sell out
Ticket price includes costs of catering, venue / room hire fees, shuttle van and printing.
Two sessions
Friday - 2pm
Saturday - 11.30am
Online ticket sales only
Limited spaces - will sell out
Ticket price includes costs of catering, venue / room hire fees, shuttle van and printing.
Victorian Bathers
The very unofficial, slightly unorthodox, madcap Victorian Bathers club
3pm at the pool
Come along in your wildly vibrant Victorian bathing attire for a dip in the pool, and a bit of photoshoot.
3pm at the pool
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
Register if you'd like to join the Victorian Bathers Club
Organised by Lindsay & Mick Morgan
Register if you'd like to join the Victorian Bathers Club
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
Tickets $155 per person
8.00pm - 11.30pm
Online ticket sales only
No door sales
8.00pm - 11.30pm
Online ticket sales only
No door sales
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, West World, Wild West, Alice in Wonderland, The Nevers 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 - 11.30 pm
Traditional and historical dancing; Quadrille, Waltz, Two Step, Galop, Tango Victoria, Barn Dance, Mazurka, Veleta, Polka, Novelty Dance, Charleston, Schottische....
8 pm - 11.30 pm
Costume 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.
Entries close when all spaces are full, or Sunday 22 June 2025
Which ever comes first
Which ever comes first
Sunday 6 July 2025
Breakfasts "PJ's, Top Hats & Tiaras"
After an action packed weekend of fun and frivolity, no one wants it to end...
So 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.
Sunday 6 July
Millennium Breakfast
No registration - just show up with your tiara :)
Millennium Breakfast
No registration - just show up with your tiara :)