Events

Field of light. In conjunction with Devonport RSA the DBA will be lighting the RSA's Field of Remembrance on Windsor Reserve for four nights over this year's ANZAC Day commemoration, providing a wonderful opportunity for photographing the representative crosses. The lights will be in operation between 6:30pm and 9pm, Thursday - Sunday April 28.

Lighting Devonport’s Field of Remembrance for ANZAC 2024

The Devonport Kids’ Easter Bunny Hunt challenge was taken up with huge enthusiasm and by hundreds of young chocolate seekers who had to search quite hard to find the dozen Easter bunnies in the windows of various businesses around the Devonport village streets. Well done to all of the 300 entrants, who ranged in age from one & 3/4 to 12, and special congratulations to the very happy winners. Pictured above with their bunnies & Easter egg swag are lucky Laura, Charlie (& friend), Emma (& friend) and George. Ella, Nikau, Aalia, Noah, Maddie, Molly, Felix and Rose were the other prize winners. A big thank you to DBA members ECHO Boutique, Hospice Shop, Wonder Thai Massage, Devonport 7 Day Pharmacy, The Natural Health Co., Harry’s Burger Punk, BookMark, So French Cafe, Miller Road, Urban Kids, Sills & Co. and Cosi Fan Tutte for being good sports displaying (hiding!) our bunnies. And big thanks to the Devonport Library staff who gave great clues and looked after all the entries for us!

DBA Easter Bunny Hunt 12 lucky winners!

The Devonport Kids’ Easter Bunny Hunt fun challenge is for kids up to 12 years old (along with their caregivers) to find the dozen Easter bunnies ‘hiding’ in the ground floor windows of various shops and businesses around the central Devonport village streets. Entry forms can be found at the Devonport Library, with 12 prizes of one of the hidden bunnies plus a ‘basket’ of Easter eggs going to the lucky winners. Return your completed entry forms to the library by 5pm Tuesday April 2nd to be in the hunt to WIN!
The Easter Bunny Hunt is staged by the Devonport Business Association with grateful thanks to the participating retail and hospitality members.

Devonport Kids’ Easter Bunny Hunt, March 16 - April 2, 2024

The very first day of December saw Clarence St come alive with Devonport’s popular Friday After Five street party. It was a magic early summer night, enhanced with the amazing JP showing off a full range of circus and magic skills, entertaining and amusing the young at heart of all ages. Many thanks to Seven Events and the three music acts also performing; TGS stars The Usuals, the fab Mema Wilda and Kiwiana greats John Kempt & The Infinity. The Devonport Flagstaff photo coverage of Friday After Five 2023 can be found here.

Friday After Five was staged by the Devonport Business Association with event funding provided by the Devonport Takapuna Local Board.

Celebrating summer’s arrival with Friday After Five - Dec 1, 2023

Come one, come all and join in the fun on Friday December 1st with the welcome return of Devonport’s super popular Friday After Five street party! Taking over Clarence St near the centre of the main shopping area, Friday After Five is a community celebration of the festive season ahead. The family-oriented fun kicks off at 5pm (until 9pm) with some amazing entertainment for the young rangitahi, followed by three hours of great live music, fantastic food from the outdoor food alley vendors, and plenty of engaging activities for kids of all ages! Bring all your whanau and join in the Friday After Five frivolity in Devonport on the first day of December! (Socials: @devonportvillage)
Friday After Five is produced with event funding provided by the Devonport Takapuna Local Board.

Devonport’s funtastic Friday After Five street party is back, December 1

Part creative design, part nautical engineering, part history lesson, and all part of a much bigger picture, our Sept/October school holiday event is called Flotilla, and involves the colouring and folding of A4 paper templates into origami boats. Visit flotilla.nz for a more visual introduction to this fun event.

Scheduled from 23 September - 8 October Auckland Heritage Festival 2023 is a celebration of ‘Peace, Love and Protest’. Flotilla celebrates Devonport’s role in Auckland’s nuclear-free protests during the 1970s & 1980s. Visit flotilla.nz or just head straight to Devonport Library to see the window display and get your own origami boat template so you can be part of the Flotilla!

YOUNG AT HEART? JOIN DEVONPORT’s ORIGAMI BOAT FLOTILLA THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!

Of the seven Saturday evening Flagstaff Green gigs planned over February and March 25 the weather gods allowed for six great performances - an excellent outcome given just how wet and windy the summer has been.
Idiosyncratic alt-rockers Swamp-A-Gator where the last of the six acts to perform outdoors on the cnr of Victoria Rd & Flagstaff Tce. The colourful Puhoi-centred trio provided a fittingly finale, delivering their own special musical magic to an appreciative audience. Swamp-A-Gator are Richard Hopkinson on guitar, Boudewijn van den Bempt on bass and Menno Besseling (ukulele and percussion).

A BIG thank you to all of the acts who participated and to Flagstaff Gallery for providing the power - couldn’t have done it without!

LIVE MUSIC ON SATURDAY EVENINGS - FLAGSTAFF GREEN OVER FEB & MARCH

In the school holiday run up to the Matariki holiday weekend (July 14/15) nine of our restaurants and cafes are promoting the individual Matariki stars with posters in their windows.
Devonport's Matariki Star Hunt competition is designed to entertain as well as educate kids up to age 14, along with their parents and caregivers! Entry forms are available from the Devonport Library. The winning entries will be announced at the peninsula’s major Matariki community celebration being staged Saturday July 15, on Windsor Reserve, and notified later by phone/email.
Many Devonport restaurants are also offering special dishes for that Matariki celebration period, with culinary inspiration drawn from the individual meaning of one of the nine stars. Join in the fun and the fare!

A MATARIKI MONTH SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN CHALLENGE FOR TAMARIKI & CARERS!

AS SEEN ON FLAGSTAFF GREEN - FEB/MARCH 2023

The Kimtones: Feb 11

The Frank Talbot Trio: Feb 18

Blue Horizon: March 4

Freight: March 11

Blue Horizon: March 4

Swamp-A-Gator: March 25

The Flagstaff Green live music events are sponsored by Devonport Business Association with the assistance of funding from Auckland Council.
Thanks also for the support provided by Flagstaff Gallery and Devonport Peninsula Trust.

Kids’ activities included mini tennis, facepainting, ‘Glow’ tent, photobooth, some fantastic circus entertainers and bubbles galore! Thanks to all the performers, local food outlets, crew, volunteers and 3’s The Project for coming along to join in the fun.