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News | 6 August 2021
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Friday Five: Wellington On a Plate

Start your culinary adventure with Wellington On a Plate! Check out what's on the menu at Wellington's favourite foodie festival.

The Atlast Burger containing buttermilk fried chicken with caviar, housemade seaweed hot sauce and Zany Zeus crème fraîche in a housemade potato bun.
The Baller Burger by Atlas Wellington

1. Festival Events - Ngā Taiopenga  

Want to experience something brand new? Head along to a festival event!  

Try one-off wines, create your own coffee blend, brew beer, be introduced to foreign flavours, build a monster burger, tune in to a speaker series, or set sail around the harbour for dinner at sea.  

Tickets are selling out fast so book yours now on the Wellington On a Plate website.  

2. Dine Wellington – Kai ki Pōneke  

From Sunday 1 to Sunday 15 August, enjoy a wonderful array of special festival menus at restaurants, bars and cafes across the region.  

Choose from two, three or four courses and fill your boots (and your puku).  

Check out the full programme here.

A black ceramic bowl full of ramen with noodles, crayfish, an egg and seaweed.
Arashi Kushiyaki Bar's Dine Welly contribution - Winter Cray-vin’

3. Burger Wellington – Pēka ki Pōneke  

Get the whānau, work team, or friends together and start planning your Burger Wellington bonanza! From 13 August to 31 August, businesses across the region will be serving delicious burgers with a Garage Project beer match.  

Whether you’re into beef, chicken, tofu or prefer something sweet, there’s a burger for everybody.  

Check out the huge selection and pick your favourites here.

4. Get hoppy at Beervana  

Aotearoa’s biggest and most popular beer festival is back for two thirst quenching days across four sessions at Sky Stadium, Friday 13 to Saturday 14 August.  

From fantastical brewery displays, to special festival brews, delicious Wellington food and art-meets circus entertainment, it's an immersive celebration of good beer. 

Book your tickets now before they fly out the door.

A line up of 5 glasses with the Beervana logo on them, each containing a different colour beer.

5. Cocktail Wellington – Ranupiro ki Pōneke  

Need something to wash down all that food? Cocktail Wellington is running for the whole month of August, with an incredible selection of festival drinks.  

Use the handy website filter to find a spirit and cocktail that tickles your taste buds.  

Watch out each Friday for a fun list of five great activities to do, places to explore, or things to discover in our awesome city.


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