What's On: Whangārei Gumboot Loop, Upsurge Bay of Islands Arts Festival and live music and markets all across Northland

'New takes' on the works of the Bard will be performed by Tai Tokerau students in Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ's Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festivals at Kamo High School next week. Photo/File

TODAY

• Gumboot Loop: Whangārei, April 5, 6pm, Canopy Bridge, Town Basin, Whangārei. facebook.com/LWMCU.

• Isaiah B Brunt Trio Voodoo Tour NZ, 7pm-10pm, Opononi Hotel, Hokianga.

• Lou'ana. 7pm-11pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.

Singer-songwriter Lou'ana Whitney will be performing in Whangārei today. Photo/Supplied

• Runtingz 2019 NZ Tour Ft. Swiss, 8.30pm, Ruakaka Tavern, Marsden Point Rd, Ruakaka, Whangārei.

• Single 2 Mingle - Bingo Edition, 7.30pm-11pm, Bacio, 31 Bank St, Whangārei

• Upsurge Bay of Islands Arts Festival, 12pm-1pm, 5pm-6pm, 7.30-8pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands. upsurgefestival.co.nz .

SATURDAY

• Isaiah B Brunt Trio Voodoo Tour NZ, 7.30pm-11pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.

• Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-2pm, Mangonui Hall, 132 Waterfront Drive, Mangonui, Doubtless Bay, Far North.

• RePair Cafe, 9am-11am, The ReMakery, 3 Woods Rd, Whangārei.

• Tahi Open Day, 9am-3pm, 1824 Pataua North Rd, Whangārei.

Tahi is holding an Open Day on Saturday at its 315 hectare Pataua parkland which includes wetlands, forests, a surf beach and lakes teeming with bird life, estuaries, beehives and more. Photo/Supplied

• Upsurge Bay of Islands Arts Festival, 10.30am-3pm, 5pm-6pm, 7.30-8pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands.

• What's My Style? Dressing for Success! with Kerry Findlay, 2pm-4pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.

• Zumba Fitness, 9.30am-10.30am, Whangārei Academy of Dance & Performing Arts, 29 Commerce St, Whangārei.

SUNDAY

• Child Cancer Fundraiser Breakfast, 9.30am-12pm, Reia Taipa Beach Resort, 22 Taipa Point Rd, Taipa, Doubtless Bay.

• Classics at the Cove, 2.30pm-5pm, Tahamoana Angora Goat Farm, 566 Cove Rd, Waipu, Whangārei.

• Herekino Triangle Market, 12.30pm-4.30pm, Finlayson St Carpark 130 Lower Dent St, Whangārei.

• Mangawhai Beach & Country Market, 9am-1pm, Mangawhai Domain, Moir St, Mangawhai, Kaipara.

The Mangawhai Beach and Country Market is on this weekend in the beautiful coastal town of Mangawhai. Photo/Supplied

• Open Mic - Jam Night, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Thirty30, 16, Kings Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands.

• Prayer for Healing Opportunity, 9am-10.15am, Christ Church @ the Regent, 2b Kamo Rd, Whangārei.

• Tikipunga Community Marketplace, 8am-11.30am, Tikipunga High School, 211 Kiripaka Rd, Tikipunga, Whangārei.

• Upsurge Bay of Islands Arts Festival, sessions from 12.30pm-8.30pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands.

COMING UP

• Mangakahia Yoga, Monday, April 8, 6pm-7.15pm, Mangakahia Sports Complex, Mangakahia Rd, Poroti, Maungatapere, Whangārei.

• Spanish Classes, Monday, April 8, 12pm-2pm, Multicultural Whangārei, 71 Bank St.

• Teen Yoga and Mindfulness, Monday, April 8, 4pm, Stream Pilates, 69 Bank St, Whangārei.

• Business By the Numbers - Day 1, Tuesday April 9, 9.30am-2pm, Lighthouse Function Centre, Harding Park, Dargaville.

• Job Club for Migrants and Newcomers, Tuesday, April 9, 1pm-3pm, Multicultural Whangārei, 71 Bank St.

• Positive Relationship Tools, Tuesday April 9, 7pm-8.30pm, Old Public Trust Building, 69 Bank St, Whangārei.

• The Meditation Mat (Transformational Yoga & Meditation), Tuesday April 9, 7am-8am, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei.

• Yoga With Graeme Lockett, Tuesday, April 9, 6pm-7.30pm, Glenbervie Primary School, 151 Ngunguru Rd, Glenbervie, Whangārei.

• Believe It Or Not - Big Quiz, Wednesday April 10, 7.30pm, Thirty30, 16, Kings Rd, Paihia.

• Kara Kokopu Yoga, Wednesday, April 10, 6pm-7.15pm, Kara Kokopu Community Hall, 527 Kara Rd, Maungatapere, Whangārei.

• Kids' Creativity Space, Wednesday, April 10, 4pm, Quarry Arts Centre, 21 Selwyn Ave, Whangārei.

• Outstanding Natural Features - The Geological History of the Kaipara District, Wednesday April 10, 6pm-7.30pm, Dargaville War Memorial Hall, 37 Hokianga Rd, Dargaville. 021 438 201.

• Outstanding Natural Features - The Geological History of the Kaipara District, Thursday April 11, 6pm-7.30pm, Mangawhai Golf Club, 221 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai. 021 438 201.

• Sue Nicholson - Earth, Life & Beyond, Wednesday April 10, 7pm-10pm, Forum North, Rust Ave, Whangārei.

• SGCNZ Tai Tokerau Regional UOSWSF 2019, Wednesday April 10, 4pm and Thursday April 11, 4pm, Kamo High School, Wilkinson Avenue, Kamo, Whangārei.

• Te Tai Tokerau Secondary Schools' Kapa Haka Festival 2019, Wednesday April 10, 10am, Thursday April 11, 8.50am, Whangārei Girls High School, Lupton Ave, Regent.

• Car Wash and Sausage Sizzle, Thursday April 11, 6.10-7.30pm, Saint John's Golden Church Centre, 149 Kamo Rd, Kensington, Whangārei.

• Lawn Bowls, Thursday, April 11, 9.30am, Coopers Beach Bowling & Social Club, 234 State Highway 10, Doubtless Bay, Far North.

• Reireis School of Reggae, Thursday April 11, 8pm-11pm, Thirty30, 16, Kings Rd, Paihia.

• Whangārei Film Society, Thursday, April 11, 6pm: Making the Grade, 8pm: Leave No Trace, Forum North - Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangārei.

• Women's Self-Defence, Thursday April 11, 1pm-4.30pm, NorthTec Whangārei Main Campus, 55 Raumanga Valley Rd, Whangārei.

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