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UPCOMING EVENTS

The Woodshed Variety Show

The Woodshed Variety Show

Come and join Mermaid Bait & The Brass Monkey for The Woodshed Variety Show!!
A night of fun, circus, music and fire – fundraising to keep the space going as a local venue.

Jugglers, hula hoopers, bluegrass trio “Forty-Grit” followed by Mermaid Bait & The Brass Monkey, Kumarani Circus drop-ins and a fire show to end…

Refreshments and interval
$30 per adult, $15 per child

7PM, 1st March ’25

The Woodshed, 44 Riverside Drive, Whangārei

ARTBEAT 2025

Artbeat

A vibrant event at the Whangarei Town Basin with an Arts Carnival featuring a treasure trove of unique, locally made art from talented Northland artists.

Free arts activities including pottery, painting, drawing, and other creative pursuits, Live Music and Street Performances.

Mermaid Bait
will be playing 3x 30min sets around the Canopy Bridge. Come find us & dance with us!

This is a free event.

12th April 2025
From 10am – 3PM

Town Basin, Whangārei

PAST EVENTS

3 Days in February (Lucky Star afterparty)

Filmed over five years at Tapapakanga Regional Park during Splore Festival, multimedia artist Serena Stevenson presents a unique live music multimedia experience, with original score in collaboration with Michael Hodgson, Paddy Free (Pitch Black), Ed Zuccollo, Nikita Tu-Bryant, Dylan C, Arcus String Quartet, and Dr Opeloge Ah Sam’s Musika Collective (Choir).

Note: Mermaid Bait will be playing a set connecting the event into the afterparty at the Wintergarden post screening.

14th February ’25

Shipwrecked Festival

Shipwrecked is a boutique music & arts festival brought to you with love. Nestled between three lakes in an idyllic landscape, not far from the hum of Auckland, the festival site at Te Arai has been lovingly curated over the years to transform into a spectacular playground. 

A special place to gather together, free to be ourselves, let our imagination and creativity run wild, to celebrate life through music, art, dance, community and connection. Top tier international and local music, art, performance, workshops, sound and lighting.

7th – 9th February ’25

Te Arai, Auckland, Aotearoa

AUM Festival

AUM is a family friendly, music, arts and camping festival featuring performance and visual art, health and learning workshops, and themed nights held across multiple music stages and zones.

AUM takes place at an idyllic location surrounded by coastal Kānuka forest located at South Head an hour north of central Auckland.

30th December ’24 – 2nd January ’25

All day event

with Wellington Sea Shanty Society

Ahoy sea farers! Two of the greatest nautical bands from across Te Ika-a-Māui are converging on OneOneSix for a night of energetic, shanty-riddled music. Come along to hear both the Wellington Sea Shanty Society and Mermaid Bait live in concert!

Doors open from 7pm, gig starts at 7:30pm.

Friday 25th October 2024

7PM to 11PM

Mermaid Bait & the Brass Monkey with the Sideshow Hustlers

Whangarei Fringe Festival

Prepare yourself for an extraordinary night of music and vaudeville magic as ‘Mermaid Bait & the Brass Monkey’ team up with vaudeville performers the ‘Sideshow Hustlers’ for a one-of-a-kind experience! This exclusive show promises to be an unforgettable experience, blending the talents of dynamic musical acts with the awe-inspiring feats of skilled entertainers.

Tickets from $10- $35

Saturday 28th September 2024

8PM to 10PM

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