Waikuku band Funk and Disorderly will be playing on the day and there will also be a performance from the Kaiapoi North School Kapa Haka Group, which will open the festival.
Rangiora’s third colour festival will be held on Sunday, March 29, starting at 10am. It will also feature artwork in the MainPower Art competition.
Entries for this competition close on Friday, March 20.
There are two categories, a colouring-in competition for under 6-year-olds and an open competition for everyone else, with $500 worth of cash and prizes to be won.
The festival is a popular family day out, which has attracted between 2500 and 3000 people to Rangiora each year.
Organiser Karl Horwarth is hoping for another big crowd at this year’s event.
‘‘It is a lot of fun, with great food, music, performances, colour blasts and people throwing colour powder over each other.
‘‘I love seeing families throwing colour on each other. The parents always get covered the most,’’ he said.
The festival will again be a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBs) of North Canterbury.
After last year’s event, $2000 was donated to the charity.
‘‘BBBS do such an amazing job in North Canterbury, mentoring young people and we felt it was a great fit with the colour festival, which is so popular with families,’’ Karl said.
‘‘This year we are also raising money for Ronald McDonald House, which also does a fantastic job helping families, so we wanted to help them this year as well.’’
There will also be many market stalls in the park for the festival, including food and crafts, health and holistic practitioners, plus cultural performances from drumming groups and the Hubei Chinese Cultural group.
Packets of colour powder for throwing can be bought at McDonald’s Rangiora to raise money for Ronald McDonald House.
McDonald’s will also provide a free photo booth on the day.
The colour packs can also be purchased at PAK’nSAVE supermarket in Rangiora to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Canterbury.
