The Tremains Art Deco Festival is set to bring a line-up of new events, with a big focus on music.
Art Deco Festival director Glen Pickering said one of their main new events, Friday Night with the Stars, which will bring together some of New Zealand music's biggest stars including Moses Mackay from Sol3 Mio, Esther Stephens (Go Girls, Westside), Debbie Harwood (When the Cats Away), Tama Waipara (2014 VMA winner best roots album), Michael Griffiths (Australia cabaret performer) and Anna Pierard and the students from Project Prima Volta, all backed by the Hawke's Bay Jazz Club Big Band.
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They will be backed by the Hawke's Bay Jazz Club Big Band and singing songs from the era.
"We've got these five amazing singers and also we've got Project Prima Volta and Festival Opera director Anna Pierard and they are all backed by the Jazz Club Big Band so that it the big one," Mr Pickering said.
"This year is actually the 30th festival so we have got a whole lot of events celebrating that 30th celebration - we've got about 300 cars in the Vintage Car Parade and we've got the 30 best cars from throughout the festivals who are taking part in that."