

Shoe Shine 'waifs' in action at a Helensville Heritage Day

Wood turning display

The pipe band

Spinning a yarn...

Budding entrepreneurs - lemonade stand

Helensville Community & Heritage Festival

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About Helensville Community & Heritage Festival

Helensville Heritage Day is an annual community event hosted by the Helensville District Business Association.

It aims in particular to draw attention to the remaining heritage value buildings that make up much of the town, and is also an opportunity for the community to showcase our lovely rural village on the edge New Zealand’s largest city with a festival atmosphere, historical costumes and events, street stalls, art, culture, food and hospitality.

2011 Programme

The following events were held as part of Heritage Day 2011.

Time	Event	Venue
9am	Opening Ceremony	Museum
	Stalls open, music, entertainment, face painting	Commercial Road
	Memorabilia Room open, model trains.	Railway station
	Vintage vehicle display	Railway station
9.30am	Heritage activities, children's games & entertainment, pony rides, donkey rides, face painting	Museum
10am	Historical photo presentation	Museum Courthouse
	Malolo House & Old Post Office open to public	Commercial Road
	Christian Youth Band	Creek Lane
	Sammy the Steam Train rides	Railway station
	Grand Hotel guided tour	Railway Street
11am	Historical photo presentation	Museum Courthouse
11.30am	Wearable Trash Parade, starts outside ASB	Commercial Road
Midday	Historical photo presentation	Museum Courthouse
Midday	Scottish Dancers	Creek Lane
12.15pm	Address the Haggis & Pipers	Creek Lane / Hall
12.30pm	Kapa Haka performance	Creek Lane / Hall
1pm	Christian Youth Band	Creek Lane / Hall
1pm	Historical photo presentation	Museum Courthouse
2pm	Grand Hotel guided tour	Railway Street
2pm	Historical photo presentation	Museum Courthouse
3pm	Event & Street stalls close	Commercial Road
3pm	Evening live music begins - Youth band performances, free children's entertainment, licensed bar, hot & cold food & drink	In and behind War Memorial Hall
5.30pm	Wearable Trash Parade, people's choice judging	Behind War Memorial Hall
6pm	Big Screen rugby entertainment	Behind War Memorial Hall
8.30pm	Big Screen rugby entertainment	Behind War Memorial Hall
10pm	Event finished

2011 Featured Events

Helensville Museum open on the day with live demonstrations, displays and guided tours
Heritage and craft demonstrations
Vintage and classis vehicle display
Wearable Trash parade
Brass band
Scottish dancers
Morris dancers
'Addressing the Haggis' - a toast to the Haggis and the town’s early Scottish settlers in conjunction with the RSA
Street stalls
Kapa Haka performance
Historic Railway Station memorabilia room and model railway display
Children's entertainment including bouncy castle, pony & donkey rides, face painting
Heritage Costumes
Live music
Rugby quarter-final live outdoor screenings.
Evening Cafe operating inside War Memorial Hall, catered by MacNuts Cafe.