Out There in the Square
Schedule
- •Friday 25 September · 8:00 am
- •Saturday 26 September · 8:00 am
- •Sunday 27 September · 8:00 am
- •Monday 28 September · 8:00 am
- •Tuesday 29 September · 8:00 am
- •Wednesday 30 September · 8:00 am
- •Thursday 1 October · 8:00 am
- •Friday 2 October · 8:00 am
- •Saturday 3 October · 8:00 am
- •Sunday 4 October · 8:00 am
- •Monday 5 October · 8:00 am
- •Tuesday 6 October · 8:00 am
- •Wednesday 7 October · 8:00 am
- •Thursday 8 October · 8:00 am
- •Friday 9 October · 8:00 am
- •Saturday 10 October · 8:00 am
- •Sunday 11 October · 8:00 am
About
Out There in the Square takes over Aotea Square with a school-holiday programme built around doing rather than watching. The POPS! inflatable characters — Peep, Pop, Zig, Bloop, Mmph and Ooph — live in the square around the clock, while the daily play activities run from late September into October: kids can try Ngā Taonga Tākaro (traditional Māori games), join circus workshops with Te Kura Maninirau, make music in a ukulele jam with The Nukes, or craft a POPS!-inspired hat with The Open Fort.
The Dance-O-Mat outdoor dance floor lets families connect a phone, pick a song, and cut loose all day long. On the festival closing weekend, Projekt Team hosts a Biggie & Smalls street dance battle and Rina Chae leads a K-Pop POP Party.
Outdoor picnic tables and umbrellas make it easy for whānau to settle in, eat lunch, and treat the square as a base for the day.
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