New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights) has now ended.  However, we still recognize that Covid remains active in the community, so whilst there are no mandated restrictions, we do ask that:

* Stay at home if you're feeling unwell

* you still need to isolate if you test positive, but not if your are a household contact

* continue to practice good hygiene practice to keep yourself and everyone else as safe as possible.

You can navigate your way around the many delights on offer using our digital festival site - you're on it right now. By the time the festival rolls around, you will be able to check out the full range of vendors, where they are on site, and most importantly what they have to offer. You'll also be able to like your fave's as you make your way around the Festival.

My Festival launches just before the Festival, when we have the full range of what's on offer in our mits!

You're on it right now. Simply navigate around this site on your mobile device when you're in attendance on the day. It's got all the info you need from site map, to who's playing when & where, plus a full list of what's on offer both beverage and culinary wise under the My Festival section.

By the time the festival arrives we will have all the details listed on this site. To find out what food, beers, etc are on offer, just head to the My Festival section of this website.

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Head up to the 'Menu' top left hand corner and your almost home and dry.

The sky is the limit!

From $1 to $1000, topping up is 100% flexible to give you exactly what you want! 

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And what you don’t spend you can get re-credited, or donate to our Festival Charity. Check out the Charity page of this site to see who our chosen local charity is this year.

You can definitely get a refund if you don’t use all your credit on your digital wristband.

You can either:

• Do it on the day of the event at the onsite Top Up Bank for free. 
• Or you can do it online through WAYVER's website  for up to 1 week post festival. Fees may apply.
• Or, alternatively, you can donate your remaining credit to our Festival Charity as you exit the festival.  Representatives will be present to assist you!

‍Just make sure you don’t throw your band away, you will need the unique code written on the back.

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Sorry, but nope!

We don’t have an off-venue license, so anything purchased at the festival must be consumed at the festival.  

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But many of our breweries/ distilleries have online shops, so check them out post event.

This event is first and foremost more about beer  tasting, than hard out beer drinking. With so many excellent breweries offering their wares, we recommend you branch out and try a whole spectrum of different beers!

Remember to drink plenty of water throughout your stay as well.

Friday, the limit is four drinks per transaction. If you can carry more than this, we'd be pretty impressed.

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Saturday. Go for it, carry as many as you feel physically possible, though the the stall's duty manager might help you out and impose a limit to stop any spillages occurring.

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On either day, we may limit the number of drinks per person per transaction if we felt the need to at any point during the Festival.  

75ml is a taster measure

100ml for wine pours

150ml for HALF pour

330ml is for FULL pours. 

We have a great range of alternatives to beer at our festival. ‍

We are first and foremost a Craft Beer and Food Festival. So our main focus is on Beer.

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But, there are plenty of other wares and fares on offer. This includes numerous wine and cider options, a wee dram of spirits, or a cheeky cocktail, as well as juice, coffee and soft drinks if you’re not drinking alcohol on the day or just need a breather.

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And then of course the free water stations scattered throughout the festival. Keep hydrated, last the distance and enjoy your day!

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Absolutely! That’s one of our main goals, and we aim to have lots of special beers at our festival that you can’t find on store shelves. Ask previous attendees and they’ll confirm that our brewers bring the goods for this event. 

The My Festival section of this website details all stalls, and what they will be selling.

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But as the majority of our brewers, chefs, etc are still preparing what they they will be bringing along to the Festival, this info won't available until much closer to the Festival date.

Definitely! Everyone should be catered for.

We have a range of vegetarian and gluten free options. To make it really easy for you, we’ve indicated in the Food section of the My Festival section of this website which stalls have vegetarian fare and/or gluten free, or other dietary goodies.

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As many of our chefs are still preparing what they they will be bringing along to the Festival, this info won't available until much closer to the Festival date.

There are free water stations scattered throughout the festival site.  So, we encourage you to swill your Festival cup out, and then refill with bountiful freshwater. 

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Keep hydrated, last the distance and enjoy your day.

We're working on it, but all in good time! Once finalised, site map will be loaded onto the Festival Info page of this website once finalised.

Absolutely!

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All vendors will be using compostable packaging products such as plates and utensils and all beverage vendors will be pouring into the official festival glass. With these measures, along with clearly labelled bins, and utilisation of a robust recycling system, we hope to produce minimal waste.  

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Please help us with this by using the right bins!

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If you don’t want to keep your festival glass at the end of the day, just pop it in the labelled bin and they will be sent back to a recycling facility to be given a new life somewhere else.

Gates open at 12:20 pm (Early Entry tickets) 13:00 for GA - Event concludes at 20:00   

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The festival is due to finish at approximately 8pm

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Street parking is available. And some allocated parking spaces around the venue look out for signage. There is no available parking on-site.

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There is accessible parking directly to the right of the Venue, Look out for signage and parking wardens can point this out to you too. The Accessible car parking is 100m away from the event entry. All event activations are accessible and accessible amenities will be clearly marked as such.

Limited free buses are available from the following locations. Limited to 40 passengers and will pass through the below locations at set times.

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Bus 1

• 12.15pm -  Havelock North – Clocktower/iSite 
• 12:25pm - Hastings – Cenotaph, Russell Street South 
• 12:35pm - Hastings – Hastings Girls High, Pakowhai Road

Bus 2

• 12:30pm - Havelock North - Clocktower/iSite
• 12:40pm - Hastings – Cenotaph, Russell Street South
• 12:50pm - Hastings – Hastings Girls High, Pakowhai Road 

Bus 3

• 12:30pm - Napier – East Pier Hotel 
• 12:40pm - Napier – Napier Aquarium 
• 12:55pm - Taradale – Taradale Clock Tower (Avondale Rd) 

‍Bus 4

• 12:45pm - Napier – East Pier Hotel
• 12:55pm - Napier – Napier Aquarium
• 1:00pm - Taradale – Taradale Clock Tower (Avondale Rd)

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Buses return to the exact locations at 8:00 pm & 8:30 pm.

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Other transport options include recommended Taxi companies - Hawke’s Bay Combined Taxis ph 06 835 7777 or Hastings Taxis ph 06 878 5055.

Hawkes Bay Craft Beer Festival is a cashless event. The bar and food stalls will be WAYVER, where you can preload credit at the WAYVER bank onto your festival wristband for payment at all vendors.

The festival is an outdoor event and can be affected by the weather. The stage is fully covered, and the area for festival goers is uncovered and open-air. Please note the festival will proceed rain or shine so we advise if you are concerned about the conditions to come prepared with weather-appropriate clothing.

Tremain Field is relatively central to Napier. For all accommodation enquiries, please go to hawkesbaynz.co.nz

In light of the forecast heavy rain expected for the Hawke’s Bay region, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule this weekend’s inaugural Hawke’s Bay Craft Beer & Food Festival to ensure the safety of all patrons/attendees.  

We will endeavour to announce a new date as soon as possible. All tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled date and any ticket holders who cannot make the new date can obtain a refund from their point of purchase.

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Expect refunds from Moshtix or Eventfinda within 3-5 business days.

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