Bay Day
Bay Day is back! The Macandrew Bay community will be pulling out all stops to populate Ralph Ham Memorial Park (the Muddy) with families, friends and anyone who wants to enjoy the Bay. In 1979, when completion of the Beach Project transformed the Bay, the first Bay Day was held with a boating regatta - once common in the 1920’s when ‘Weekenders’ would arrive by ferry in their hundreds to join residents in a fun day out at the Bay.
Bay Day 2011 will involve lots of fun activities around the Bay. The day will begin with a Church Service and end with a Barn Dance. Families are encouraged to come dressed in costume- as diggers, bathers, and other Victorian characters. There will be a Variety Concert for children and honky tonk music. Damper will be cooking along with good old fashioned stew and pikelets. There will be lots of competitions and fun activities.
Bellamys Gallery is hosting an art exhibition themed on goldminer’s lives and their passage to Otago. At Glenfalloch there will be the ‘Golden Mile’ race, the popular Gnome Hunt and other activities for children and a Devonshire Tea will be available.
There are three key locations for the festival and below is a programme of events at each location.
Bay Day Competitions PDF - Click here
~ Please be aware that these are provisional times ~
A confirmed programme will be available 1st of March
MACANDREW BAY HALL, 1 GREENACRES ST, MACANDREW BAY
10.00am - 10.30am Church Service
10.45am Old Fashioned Photographer
11.00am - 3.00pm Displays, Honky Tonk Music and Children's Games
6.30pm - 10.00pm - Barndance
"THE MUDDY" RALPH HAM MEMORIAL PARK, MACANDREW BAY RESERVE, PORTOBELLO RD.
10.45am - 11.30am Old Fashioned Games
11.30am Judging of decorated bikes/prams and ride ons
11.45am Grand parade of bikes/prams and ride ons
12.00pm Winners annouced, Kids competitions, Stunning Sandsaucers, Draw a Gold Miner, Decorate your ride
12.00pm - 1.30pm Variety Concert
1.45pm - 2.30pm Tug of War
2.30pm - 3.00pm Old Fashioned Games
3.15pm Lolly Scramble
BELLAMY'S GALLERY
Deeply 'Bitten Ground" portrays the strikes and strife of miners' lives and their passage to Otago by artists Pauline Bellamy, Manu Berry, and Max Bellamy.
12.00pm -5.00pm at 495 Portobello Road
BEACHFRONT
10.00 am - 11.00am Folk Music
11.00am - 11.30am Mini Gold Rush
11.30am - 2.30pm Traditional Damper and Vension Stew stall
12.00pm - 2.00pm Variety of Boat Races in the Bay
2.30pm - Vintage Yacht "Z" Class Race
GLENFALLOCH, 430 PORTOBELLO RD, DUNEDIN
10.30am - 11.00am Golden Mile Races
11.00am - 3.00pm Devonshire Teas
