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Prams & Jams
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We bring the community together through music, movement, and sensory fun.
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Community events · Tauranga
Prams & Jams: a Beats of Plenty original
Our own relaxed, music-filled meet-up for mums and caregivers with prams. Good tunes, good people, out of the house. Next event details coming soon.
2 min read · Free idea
Community events · Tauranga
Go to a Whai basketball game
Loud crowd, kids cheering themselves hoarse and a cold evening that suddenly feels like an occasion. A proper Bay night out for the whole crew — and a brilliant Plan B when the weather packs in.
3 min read · Paid
Community events · Tauranga
Celebrate 20 Years of Welcome Bay Community Centre
A free afternoon of fun for the whole whānau: Circus in a Flash, two bouncy castles, face painters, balloon twisting, a Beats of Plenty DJ, candy floss, slushies and a sausage sizzle — plus kai from Niomis Kitchen, Kasey's Kai Kart, Lil' Orbitz Donuts and Mr Whippy. Friday 27 November, 3:30–6:30pm at Waitaha Reserve, Welcome Bay. Bring a picnic blanket, sunscreen, a water bottle and cash or EFTPOS for the kai vendors.
2 min read · Free idea
Community events · Tauranga
Christmas Tree Lighting & Christmas Market at Bethlehem Town Centre
Christmas lands in Bethlehem on Saturday 28 November, 6–9pm: the big tree lighting, a Christmas market full of local stalls and a visit from Santa. Rug the kids up (or don't — it's a Bay summer), grab a hot chocolate and make a proper family evening of it at Bethlehem Town Centre.
2 min read · Free idea
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