Twilight Fair - Wanaka Primary School

Wānaka Primary School

Twilight Fair 2026

Saturday 14th November 2026, 3-7pm

The PTA is excited to introduce the second Wanaka Primary School Twilight Fair! Bring your whānau, friends and neighbours, and enjoy a fun filled day out while helping us raise money for our wonderful school. There will be something for everyone to enjoy!
👉 Stay up to update to date wth the latest news on our Fair Facebook Page.

Parent Volunteers we need you! Ready to get involved?

Each Pod is looking for parent help on the day! Find you child's Pod form below, pick your time and add your name to get involved. We’d love to see 1 hour of volunteer time per school family if possible. If your Pod already has the volunteers it needs, we are also looking for help with other activities on the day. Check out the General Parent Help form below to see where you can assist.

POD 1

All time slots filled - thank you!

POD 2

5 time slots still to be filled

POD 3

3 time slots still to be filled

POD 4

All time slots filled - thank you!

POD 6

All time slots filled - thank you!

POD 7

1 time slot still to be filled

General Parent Volunteers on the day

50+ time slots still to be filled

We are still looking for...

Local Community and Student Stalls

Want to sell your wares and promote yourself? Join us as a stall holder. Stall spots are limited, complete the registration form above or contact pta@wanaka.school.nz.

Silent Auction & Raffle

We had an amazing amount of Silent Auction and Raffle items donated last year and are looking to top it this year! Are you a local business who would love to donate an item or experience? Contact pta@wanaka.school.nz to get involved.

Santa's Grotto

We are looking for someone who loves Christmas and wants to create a fabulous Santa’s Grotto at the Twilight Fair. If you are keen for everything Christmas, please contact pta@wanaka.school.nz to register your interest.

Become a Sponsor

Want to get involved as a Sponsor? For local businesses looking for other ways to get involved with the Twilight Fair you can come on board as a Sponsor. If you’re keen to chat more about this please contact pta@wanaka.school.nz to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

Explore the Fair Stalls and Activities

Pod Stalls

Each WPS Pod is running its own stall filled with handmade crafts and fair fun. Check out the map for where each Pod stall is located.

Community Stalls

Do some Christmas shopping or do a fun activity at over 13 community stalls, Mount Aspiring College Student Business Stalls and more.

Food Trucks

Now Bao, Breaking Bread, Aotearoa Medialunas, Mexican, Sausage Sizzle, Candy Floss, and Mr Whippy! Cash & EFTPOS accepted for all food trucks.

Music

We have some great performances lined up including MAC band Stranger Danger, local musician Claire Stokes, WPS student bands, and more.

Activities

Bouncy Castles, Activity Zone, Rogaine, Kick it to win it, Fish for drinks, Nail Painting, Jewellery making, Lolly Scramble, Spin the Wheel and Raffle Draw.

Dunk the Teacher

Dunk a teacher every hour! There will be opportunities for the kids to get a dunking too! Bring a spare set of clothes if they’re up for the challenge!

Scholastic
Book Fair

Browse and shop the latest Scholastic Books at the Book Fair. 100s of titles available for kids of all ages. Located in the Library. Cash/Eftpos only.

Santa's Grotto

Ho ho ho! Santa is hitching up the reindeer and will be visiting the Twilight Fair in person. Catch him at the Grotto for a Santa Photo and some festive fun.

Silent Auction

Treat yourself (or find the perfect Christmas gift!) at our Silent Auction. Bid on 24 amazing prizes valued at over $4,350. Bid at Fair HQ.

Raffle

Purchase raffle tickets on the day from Fair HQ or our roaming ticket sellers and be in to win 1 of 3 amazing food, coffee and beer hampers.

Twilight Fair Poster Winner 2026

Our Fair Poster Winners have been announced!

Get ready to spot our fabulous Fair posters up around school and town. A huge thank you to the students who entered the Twilight Fair Colouring-In Competition. We had approximately 100 entries across all seven Pods and the standard was very high.

Congratulations to our overall winner: Ruby E. from Pod 7. Well done!

Congratulations to the following students whose designs were selected as the winner of each Pod.

Te Hauora (Pod 1) – Indi Murphy; Kākano (Pod 2) – Indie McPherson; Pihipihi (Pod 3) – Parker Shearer; Tipuranga (Pod 4) – Isla Gould; Puawai (Pod 5) – Macy Whincop; Rapunga (Pod 6) – Chloe Hyndman; Te Whāinga (Pod 7) – Ruby Edgar (overall winner)

Each winner received a $20 book voucher for The Next Chapter bookstore and their design will be published and displayed around their Pod.

Fair News

All the latest updates will be posted here and on our Facebook page.

The School Book Fair will be joining us again

After successfully being part of the Twilight Fair last year, the WPS Scholastic Book Fair will be back in 2026. The Book Fair will be held in the school library and will have hundreds of new releases, award-winning paperbacks, and fun stationery items available for sale. (Perfect for your Christmas shopping!)

Every book purchased earns rewards for our school, helping us buy brand-new resources for our classrooms and library. Come along, browse the shelves, and help us celebrate the joy of reading! The Book fair will run November 9-14th including during the Twilight Fair.

What to know on the day

This is an event for the whole Wanaka Community. Our Fair Map and Stall Holders will be coming soon.

How to pay

There’s no gate charge but most stalls and activities use Fair Money. Purchase your Fair money at Fair HQ on the day, via Kindo or from the school office in advance (coming soon). Food trucks, Book Fair and community stalls will accept cash and/or Eftpos as well.

Getting here

We encourage you to leave the car at home as parking will be limited. If you do need to drive, please take note of any traffic signs and clearways. Bike parking will be available on the school basket ball courts.

Bring a picnic

Bring your family, friends, a hat and sunscreen plus you’re more than welcome to bring a picnic to setup in front of the stage. However please note this is an alcohol-free event.

Wet weather

In the event of wet weather, the Twilight Fair will still go ahead in a condensed format in the school hall. If this occurs we’ll announce this on our Fair Facebook Page and here on this page also.

Our Fair Committee

Our Fair Committee is made up of parent volunteers from within our school community. It is a great way to get involved and help out in any way you can.

If you’re interested in helping out in any way, please contact pta@wanaka.school.nz, or feel free to shoulder tap a committee member to see how you can get involved.

ROLE	NAME
Fair Committee	Rob Rush, Katie Blampied, Jacinda McLaughlin, Annie Cervelli, Nikki Warren, Zinnia O’Brien, Anna Speak, Vicki Hubbard
Stage / Live Music	Katie Blampied & Jason Cowan – blampied.katie@gmail.com
Food Trucks	Ana Amador – anagamador@gmail.com
Stalls	Annie Cervelli and Jacinda McLaughlin – pta@wanaka.school.nz
Silent Auction / Raffle	Zinnia O’Brien pta@wanaka.school.nz
Activities Lead	Katie Blampied and Nikki Warren pta@wanaka.school.nz
Finance	Fiona Moir
Health & Safety	Rob Rush
Sponsorship	pta@wanaka.school.nz

Our 2025 Sponsors

Thank you to these amazing sponsors for getting behind our fair last year. If you would like to get involved as a sponsor in 2026, email pta@wanaka.school.nz