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23/09/2026

Spending the long weekend in the Timaru District? 🌸

Spend a few days soaking up spring with stunning coastal walks, local flavours and adventures 🌿

Spot little penguins at Caroline Bay, wander scenic trails, enjoy delicious local food and slow things down with a little rest and relaxation 🐧🍷

Plan your long weekend with this itinerary 👇🏻
visittimaru.nz/page-plan-your-trip/itineraries/long-weekend-in-the-timaru-district

23/09/2026

Only a few more days left of SCOFF! 🍴

Get out SCOFFing this weekend before it ends on Sunday!
www.scoffsc.nz

23/09/2026

The Aigantighe Art Gallery have some FREE Spring School Holiday creative activities planned for you!

🎨 Still Life Drawing on Wednesdays
🐄 Craft Highland Cows on Thursdays
🪻 Make Paper Thistles on Sundays

✨Check out our Spring School Holiday activities at the Aigantighe Art Gallery!🌸

Join us these school holidays for some creative fun with:

🎨Still Life Drawing on Wednesdays
🐮Craft Highland Cows on Thursdays
🪻Make Paper Thistles on Sundays

These activities will be free, drop-in sessions open to all, with no bookings required! Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

We hope to see you there!

📞 03 688 4424
📧 [email protected]

📍 Aigantighe Art Gallery
49 Wai-iti Road, Timaru

22/09/2026

School holidays start next week so get ready for another Family Fun Day out with Multicultural Aoraki

📅 Tuesday 29 September
🕑 11am – 1pm
📍 Geraldine Domain Playground

🎉 FAMILY FUN DAY OUT IS BACK! 🎉

School holidays next week, so come along and join us for another Family Fun Day Out! 🥳👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

📍 Next Tuesday – Family Fun Day Out Geraldine
🕚 Check the flyer below for all the details!

Come along with your family and enjoy:
🌭 Free sausages
🎁 Free giveaways
🎮 Fun games and activities
🤝 Meet and connect with some of our local agencies and community services

If you’re around during the school holidays and don’t have anything planned, bring the family along and enjoy a fun day out with us! ❤️

We’d love to see you there. Bring your friends, bring your family, and come along for some fun! 🙌

📌 All the details are on the flyer below.

We look forward to seeing you! 😊
Geraldine High School NZ Geraldine Community Resource Centre Barker's Foodstore & Eatery Geraldine Geraldine buy sell what you like Timaru District Libraries

22/09/2026

Here is South Canterbury Museum School Holiday Program! 🐸🎈

It will be the last school holidays at the Perth Street building before they close!

The school holidays are nearly here! These are the last school holidays at the Perth Street building before we close to the public (don't panic, the new building, Te Kura Marumaru will be open around April 2027).

21/09/2026

Come see an amazing collection of tractors at this year's Horsepower Rally!

📅 Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 October, 2026
📍 Kyle Park, 33 Brosnan Road, Levels, Timaru
🎟️ $15 per person, under 16 Free!
🕑 Gates are open from 10am both days

21/09/2026

The Timaru District Libraries School Holiday Calendars are out!

Get ready to start thinking like a Secret Agent 🔎

21/09/2026

Corrella NZ are coming to Caroline Bay! 🎶🎉

One of Aotearoa’s biggest reggae acts will bring the summer vibes to the 2026/27 Caroline Bay Carnival! ☀️

Join us at the FREE 90 minute concert with hit song Blue Eyed Māori

📅 Thursday 7 January 2027
⏰ 6pm
📍 Caroline Bay Soundshell

Be sure to mark your calendars it's going to be an incredible summer night you won't want to miss.
Thank you to Timaru District Council, Caroline Bay Association and Venture Timaru.