- Bluff to celebrate Matariki with a special Fire and Light Market event
- Evening market will feature a range of stalls, crafts, and food options
- Free entry to the market and fire show under the stars
Matariki will be celebrated in Bluff on Saturday evening when the organisers of the regular Thieves Alley Markets in the town hold a special Matariki Fire & Light Market at the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival Site on Barrow Street from 5pm until 9pm. Related: Murihiku Matariki Moving Indoors This Winter
The evening will feature a wide range of stalls with a variety of wares plus a Fire & Light Show featuring fire poi’s and decorated fire drums.
The market stalls feature an array of items with a variety of crafts, soaps, sewing, lights, pellet wood picture frames, plants and plenty more plus some food options.
The Oyster Festival site is perfect for the event with covered areas for the market while the Fire & Light Show can take place outdoors under the stars as the town celebrates Matariki.
Entry to the event is via the Barrow Street gate of the Festival Site. Barrow Street runs parallel to Bluff’s main street (Gore Street) one block off that street.
Entry is free to the event which will incorporate a market and a fire and light show in a sheltered venue with ample opportunity to enjoy Matariki under the stars.