Tremains Gatsby Picnic
Sponsored by Tremains
Celebrate the elegance of the Art Deco movement at one of the festival’s most iconic events — the Tremains Gatsby Picnic. Bring a picnic rug or set up a gazebo, pack your favourite food and drink, and spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon with friends amid the splendour of Napier’s upper and lower lawns. Dressed in their finest, thousands gather to picnic in true Deco style.
This year’s picnic theme is ‘Day at the Races’ inspiring the creativity behind gazebos and displays. Our judge, Simon Tremain, will begin his careful deliberations at around 1:30pm, with the winner of the best gazebo announced soon after.
In the event of wet weather, the picnic tradition continues — moving to Emerson Street, where guests will gather beneath the shop canopies.
TREMAINS GATSBY PICNIC INFO
GAZEBOS – Gazebos on the seaward side of the lawns only. No gazebos to be erected before Sunday 22 Feb, 6am. Once the top lawn is full, gazebos can be erected on the Lower Lawn to the north of the Tom Parker Fountain. Please keep the ends of the top lawns clear so that people who are promenading have a clear path. Strictly no metal pegs are to be put into the lawn due to irrigation lines. Gazebos must be weighted down with sandbags or water weights. The Gatsby Picnic is intended to be a community picnic – and not an opportunity to sell goods. Anyone who is not authorised by the Art Deco Trust to sell goods will be asked to leave.
DROP OFF AREA – Marine Parade will be closed from Browning Street to Tennyson Street. You are permitted to drop off on Marine Parade (east side) between the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre and Browning Street. Pick up is permitted on Marine Parade (east side) between Browning Street and Tennyson St. NOTE: There is strictly no parking allowed at the drop off or pick up zones.
TOILETS – Located behind the Soundshell and along Marine Parade by the Department of Conservation building.
ACCESS – Wheelchair access to Lower Lawn via Napier War Memorial Centre or i-SITE.
TREMAINS GATSBY PICNIC GRAZING BOX – Let the team at ROAM cater for your Gatsby Picnic with one of its thoughtfully constructed grazing boxes. Click here to order yours!