17/04/2026
🎩🧶 It’s a Beanie Bonanza! 🧶🎩
The wait is over — Beanie Fest 2026: Wearable Art For Your Head has arrived!
Presented by The Ninja Knits in collaboration with The Incubator Creative Hub.
We sent out a call to artists, crocheters, weavers, and knitters — and WOW, did they deliver! 🧵✨ From Greenie Beanies to Meanie Beanies, Wild & Woolly, Funky Ju**ie, and Flight of Fancy — plus a special children’s section — this exhibition is bursting with imagination, color, and creativity.
📅 When: 11 April – 2 May 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM daily
📍 Where: The Peoples Gallery - Toi Ka Rere
159 17th Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand
👧🧒 Kids have especially LOVED visiting during the school holidays — it’s a feast for the eyes and a spark for the imagination.
👉 Remember: Look all you like, but please don’t touch! Let’s keep these wearable artworks beautiful for everyone.
🛍️ Many beanies are available to purchase too — so you might just find the perfect quirky piece for your own head (or wall!).
Bring the whānau, bring your friends, and come celebrate the joy of handmade art. This is one beanie bonanza you don’t want to miss!
