Stuff To Do This Weekend

-The Kingsland Festival starts at 2pm on Saturday in the New North Rd car park in Kingsland village.There will be a Kids Zone set up where your little people can get their little faces painted (Haeata's most frequent request is "Princess Doggy Skull". Pretty)  and go cray-cray on the Bouncy Castle.  And if you feel like treating yourself to more than a sausage sizzle the monthly super cool Crafternoon Tea market will be on from 2-7pm in the Trinity Church Hall. There will be street performers and not sure who but bands will be on at the rail plaza main stage from 5-10pm.

-The Unitec Kids Day Out is on Saturday from 11am - 3pm at Henderson Primary School. The traveling Old McDonald's Farm will be there along with all the classics - bouncy castles, face painting and rides.

-After school care organisation skids is also throwing a Kids Day Out (or a "Huge Kids Day Out" just to be clear. I wonder who got in first there?) in Parrs Park, Oratia from 10am - 4pm on Saturday. As well as your classic rides they'll have a bungy trampoline. 

-Tim Finn is playing for free at Three Kings Reserve on Sunday from 2pm - 6pm!

-And of course Saturday is St Patrick's Day! While you might not be doing the pub crawl you were regretting  enjoying 5 years ago there are still fun things you can do with the kids to celebrate the day. There's a parade on Queen St at 11am followed by traditional Irish music and dance at the Viaduct from 12pm. There's also a family-friendly Irish Society Fair Day on from 11am - 5pm at Fowldes Park in Sandringham.

-Lastly Mums and Dads- if you've scored yourself a babysitter this weekend and you're looking for a cheap night out, the really cool documentary King Of Kong is playing at Silo Park at 9pm on Friday night. Or you could go get yourself some culture and see Birds, a really great play that is showing for free (a free play!) at Mangere Arts Centre on Friday night and Saturday night.