Food Truck Alley

22/03/2026

LOOK OUT!! It’s the last Food Truck Alley of the season on tonight!! Don’t miss out, it’s the perfect day to enjoy the sun, playground, food and music that we have to offer! 👋 We hope to see you there

21/03/2026

It's the last Food Truck Alley for the season. We'd love to see you for delicious food from all over the world, Petting Zoo & playground, face painting & live music, all under blue skies!

If you have been meaning to come along, make today the day from 4 to 8pm at the Mt Pleasant Community Centre

16/03/2026

This Sunday is the last food truck alley for the summer. Lots of delicious food, great music, activities for the kids, big playground, easy parking....... Sunday arvo sorted.

21/02/2026

Hello summer, Hello Truck Alley Kids Day Out from 4 to 8pm today at the Mt Pleasant Community Centre.

It's the penultimate Kids Day Out of the season. We have a fab food line up of Os's Kitchen Prickly Pear Pom’s Thai kitchen kitchen to name but a few.
The petting zoo, face painting & Monster Music will all be there. Bring your picnic rugs & take advantage of this brilliant local event!

19/02/2026

See you this Sunday!! ⭐️ 🛻 🍕 🐴

What’s on for kids in Christchurch this weekend?

If your messages are already filling up with “what’s the plan?” and you’re one indecisive moment away from staying home and calling it a rest day, here’s your nudge. This weekend has plenty going on, without needing a long drive or a spreadsheet to make it work. Some free, some ticketed, some short-and-sweet, some worth blocking out a few hours for.

Here’s your family-friendly snapshot:

🛹 Ride ’n’ Slide – Skate lessons with gear provided, plus a slip ’n’ slide alongside at West Melton Skatepark. Easy summer fun, pick wheels or water.

📚 Lunar New Year at Christchurch City Libraries – Storytimes and activities celebrating the Year of the Horse, spread across libraries around the city and running all week.

🎭 Cubbin Theatre Company Bundle Baby – A calm, short theatre experience designed for babies and toddlers at The Arts Centre. Slow-paced, sensory and genuinely little-person friendly.

🏮 Happy Chinese New Year Festival – Lanterns, performances, food stalls and fireworks filling Victoria Square over Friday and Saturday.

👶 Tiny Town x Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense Christchurch NZ – A structured play session with extras like photos, parent support and limited numbers to keep things relaxed.

🤸 Play for Free at Flips & Tumbles – Trampolines, tumbling and parkour with a free open session. Bookings needed, energy guaranteed.

🐻 Plunket Teddy Bears Picnic – A relaxed park fundraiser in Rangiora with stalls, bouncy castles and face painting. Gold coin entry, bring cash.

🎶 Kids’ Day Out at Food Truck Alley – Pony rides, face painting, live music and a big playground, timed nicely for a Sunday afternoon wander.

🛍 Little Boss Night Market – The CHC Night Market with added kids’ mini booths, giving young sellers their own small businesses for the night.

We’ve pulled together all the dates, times and locations over on nook NZ.
👉 Link in comments.

What’s making the cut for your weekend? Tag a friend who needs some inspo!

18/02/2026

Looking like a cracker day on Sunday for Kids Say Out...pony rides, face painting and more.
The Monster music crew will be here.
Big playground and easy parking all makes for a great arvo.

17/01/2026

Welcome back Food Truck Alley, we kick off our new monthly format today from 4 to 8pm with Kids Day Out.

We have Pony rides, petting zoo, face painting and some well know Disney characters popping in.

Cuisines from all over the world, live music & great vibes await you.

There are only 3 more Food Truck Alleys left for the season, make today the day you support this great local event!

17/01/2026

The sign says it all..,.. except movie characters, petting zoo, and that the Neutrons are the band. The clouds are lifting this arvo, so with a big playground and easy parking, food truck alley is the place to be.

12/01/2026

We are having our first Kids Day Out this Sunday, with pony rides, face painting and more. Live music, food trucks, big playground and easy parking. Watch this space for any weather notifications.

11/01/2026

🚨 🍔 Food Truck Alley is changing format for the rest of the summer.

We are making it a monthly event, focusing on a family vibe, with pony rides, petting area, face painting, characters, and more. Along with live music, the big playground and heaps of safe off-street parking, Kids Day Out is a great way to spend Sunday arvo.

The dates are January 18th, February 22nd, and March 22.

21/12/2025

Welcome to the last Truck Alley of the year.

The sun is shining; the food will delicious come join us for dinner between 4 & 8pm today.

We have local musicians Mind the Gap, playing, If you fancy the night off from cooking rock up the Mt Pleasant Community Centre

Merry Christmas one and all!