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30 years of Art Deco celebrations
018 is a massive year for the Tremains Art Deco Festival. Not only do we once again celebrate and commemorate Napier’s unique Art Deco heritage built out of the 1931 earthquake, but we will also celebrate the Festivals own heritage as 2018 marks the 30th annual Art Deco Festival. It was in late 1988 when the Art Deco Trust was three years old, that one of the founding members came up with the idea of holding an Art Deco Weekend event. The inaugural event was held on the first weekend of February 1989. The programme was modest with only 7 events, the Vintage Car Parade had a grand total of 14 cars, and it rained, seeing the Gatsby Picnic move to the Napier Municipal Theatre stage with less than 30 people in attendance.
29 years later, the Festival has developed into a world renowned event, with over 250 events, 300 cars in the Vintage Car Parade and over 5000 people attending the Gatsby Picnic. This year the Festival will also have a special focus on music with over 200 hours of music across the five days, city with
music everywhere you turn. The feature event for this is the ‘Friday Night with the Stars’ concert, starring Moses Mackay, Esther Stephens, Debbie Harwood, Tama Wiapara and Michael Griffiths. It will also feature local up and coming talent from Project Prima Volta and some other special guests.
At its heart, the Festival is a celebration of our community and its spirit. It is a celebration of the 1931 community’s resilience, and of our community today, who we are and what makes us special. Thank you to everyone for you support over the last 30 years. Without you the Festival wouldn’t be what it is today!
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