| The Wild Food Festival is a celebratation of the unique West
Coasts lifestyle, food and hospitality. The Wild Food Festival is held in
March (March 8th 2008) when the population of Hokitika
quadruples, with up to 18,000 people attending the festival. The Wild Food
Festival has been held annually in Hokitika since 1989.
The Wild Food Festival is famous for the special West Coast food that is on offer. At the festival you will find possum pies, huhu grubs, ows’ udders, Chatham Island seagulls, paua titties (roe), bull, lamb and goat testicles, gorse flower wine and gourmet garden snails, and magpie pies. There is also plenty of West Coast whitebait for those not so keen to try the interesting wild foods.
To wash down the 'Wild Foods' there is plenty of the West Coast's most famous beer Monteiths on tap. There are three stages at the festival where there is living music and entertainment all day long.
Hokitika Accommodation
There is a range of quality motel, bed and breakfast, backpacker, and lodge accommodation in Hokitika. If you are wanting to stay in Hokitika for the Wild Food Festival you will need to book well in advance. A number of the local schools become camping grounds over the weekend of the festival. Accommodation in Greymouth is also an option, as there are buses and shuttles from Greymouth to the festival.
Wild Food Festival Tickets
Tickets are limited to 18000 festival goers. Tickets can be purchased at your nearest Postie Plus Store, or from the Hokitika Information office - phone 03 755 6166 (Credit card and mail order booking only). A limited number of tickets may be available at the gates. For more information visit www.wildfoods.co.nz.
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