Mangaroa Farms Harvest Festival — Sat 21st March 2026 | 10AM - 3PM

Join us on Saturday 21st March from 10am–3pm for our Harvest Festival — a special launch event in partnership with Upper Hutt Food Week. It’ll be a little different from our usual Open Days: more stalls, more food, and more of our community involved. Expect fresh local produce, regenerative farm tours, kai tastings, nature play for tamariki, a Pumpkin Competition, and more.

About Food Week:

Upper Hutt Food Week is coming to life for the first time, 21st–29th March 2026 — a celebration of local food, culture, and community. Think of it like the Upper Hutt Arts Trail, but with kai. All across the region, organisations, cafés, foodbanks, schools, community groups and marae will be putting on a rich spread of workshops, shared meals, foraging walks and events. We’re proud to be kicking it all off at Mangaroa Farms.

It’s a moment to mark the changing of the seasons, celebrate the harvest, and deepen our connection to kai grown here in Whakataka / Upper Hutt. Whether you’re a grower, a cook, a food lover or just curious, this is your chance to meet others who care about where our food comes from and where it could go next.

Then from 22nd–29th March, Mangaroa will continue to host a range of food-focused workshops and experiences across the week — with some wonderful guest facilitators. Details to come.

Come be part of this growing movement toward local food resilience, shared learning and community connection. Nau mai, haere mai. Let’s get amongst it.

📍 Hosted at the Mangaroa Farm Shop / Kete Kai 98 Whitemans Valley Road

Watch this video from our 2024 Open Day: 

https://vimeo.com/1014588536

Open Day Activities include:

• Local Mangaroa Lunch / BBQ

• Live music & good vibes with Carlos Riegel & Casual Healing

• Garden tours (Very Limited Spaces — Sign Up Now)
  

• Permaculture Orchard Tours
  

• Kids Zone with face paint & craft activities

• Local vendors & marketplace

• Coffee cart

• Sheep dog demos

• Sheep shearing

• Farm Trail Loop

Garden Tour Times:

Garden Tour 1: 10AM - 10:45AM

Garden Tour 2: 11AM - 11:45AM

Garden Tour 3: 1PM - 1:45PM

Garden Tour 4: 2PM - 2:45PM

Permaculture Orchard Tour Times:

Permaculture Orchard Tour 1: 11AM - 11:45AM

Permaculture Orchard Tour 2: 1PM - 1:45PM

Tickets

Please note: kids come free for tours

General Admission - FREE (no garden tour included)

Garden Tour - $20 for a timeslot of your choice. Limited spots available! Kids are free with adults

We look forward to sharing the Mangaroa Farms gardens, kai, community & trails with you. Please get in touch with events@mangaroa.org if you would like to be involved.