What's on this anniversary weekend

Auckland City Mayor John Banks shows off a 10kg hapuku destined for the fourth Auckland Seafood Festival that runs from today until Monday at the Halsey St Wharf. Photo / Paul Estcourt

The Auckland Seafood Festival

Today until Monday

Noon to 7pm daily

Halsey St Wharf, Viaduct Harbour

General admission $15 (children 13 years and under free with accompanying adult)

Enjoy Auckland's only seafood festival, offering a huge range of local delicacies from more than 20 different stalls. All proceeds from this event will go to the Rotary Club of Auckland East and The Stellar Trust's "A P Free NZ" campaign.

Auckland International Buskers Festival

Today until Monday

Day shows noon to 6pm daily - plus night shows at various times

Vulcan Lane, Downtown, Princes Wharf, and Viaduct Harbour

Free

An amazing and unique group of acrobats, jugglers, mimes, magicians, pavement artists, comedians and more will come together to create an energetic vibe in Auckland over the long weekend.

Spirit of New Zealand special sailings

The Spirit of Adventure Trust is proud to be part of the Anniversary Weekend celebrations again in 2010.

Special sailings are happening throughout the weekend aboard the Spirit of New Zealand.

Today and tomorrow

Open morning 10am-noon (gold coin donation)

Harbour sail 1pm-4pm (adults $50, children 8-15 years $40, families $160)

Cocktail cruise 6pm-8.30pm ($65)

Monday

Auckland Anniversary Regatta 9am-3pm ($150)

All sailings depart from Princes Wharf, Viaduct Harbour, corner of Quay and Hobson Sts.

Bookings: 09 373 2060 or email info@spiritofadventure.nz

International Customs Day

Today

11am-5pm

Viaduct Harbour

Free

International Customs Day is about recognising partnerships between Customs and business, with interesting and lively activities for the whole family including:

* A special focus on counterfeit goods including how to tell the real from the fake
* The kinds of unusual plants and animals that smugglers attempt to trade illegally
* Detector dog demonstrations
* X-ray machine displays
* Weapons seized at the border
* Exhibits showing the methods drug smugglers use to try to beat border security.

Karaka Million - Barfoot & Thompson Twilight Summer Series

Tomorrow

Gates open at 3.30pm, with first race at 5.10pm. Karaka Million race at 7.23pm.

General admission - $10 (children under 15 years free); Ascot Stand - $10. Free parking.

The $1,000,000 Karaka Million is the feature race as the Barfoot & Thompson Twilight Summer Series continues at Ellerslie.

Partygoers oncourse will rub shoulders with racing's royalty as some of the best 2-year-old graduates from New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 National Yearling Sales fight it out on the track for $1,000,000.

Fireworks Display

Tomorrow

Viaduct Harbour

Free

Fireworks display on the harbour 10:30pm - 10:50pm

Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

Monday

From 9am

Free

Auckland's 170th Anniversary Day Regatta celebrates our maritime history and heritage on land and sea with a fleet of sailboats, classic yachts, vintage tugboats and tall ships, plus the fastest racers on the water, all competing for line honours in their respective classes.

Best spectator vantage points are Viaduct Harbour, Bastion Pt, North Head, East Coast Bays, Tamaki Drive and Orakei Wharf.

Races start from 11am off Princes Wharf, including classic yachts, tall ships, waka, keelboats, multihulls and more.

Fullers Anniversary Day Regatta Spectator Cruise

Monday From 9.30am to 12.30pm

Tickets are limited. Adults $40, children $15, seniors $35.

Fullers is running a morning cruise on Auckland Anniversary Day. Those on board will be able to catch the tugboat and classic yacht races in the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.

Departing from Downtown Ferry Terminal, 99 Quay St.

St Jerome's Auckland Laneway Festival

Monday Britomart Square, City Centre

Tickets $99.75 from Ticketek or Real Groovy.

The very first Laneway Festival in Auckland features a roll call of exciting and diverse indie bands.