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Stage set for New Zealand Cup and Show Week!
Stage set for New Zealand Cup and Show Week!
Christchurch and Canterbury’s biggest race day will kick into gear tomorrow as part of all the action that is New Zealand Cup and Show Week.
The Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup (Tuesday 10 November) features prominently on the harness racing calendar and Addington Raceway is primed for a crowd of regular racegoers, first-time punters and fashionistas vying for fashion honours.
Well-known and well-loved fashion competitions for Best Dressed Man and Lady at the Races, this year under direction of highly respected fashion expert Angela Stone, will no doubt again dominate the headlines.
The Canterbury A&P Association will throw open its doors to the 79th Royal New Zealand Show on Wednesday 11 November for three days of fun and excitement, including crowd favourites such as wood chopping and sheep shearing, the NZ Food & Wine Pavilion and entertainment acts including the Topp Twins, just to name a few.
Style guru Andhy Blake returns once more to present another stunning Designer Collection Show as part of his Style Christchurch extravaganza (12 November), which this year takes Aviation as its theme.
The thrill of racing will continue on Saturday 14 November when Riccarton Park Racecourse dons it finest Spring attire for the Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup and Fashion in the Field competitions.
Canterbury’s biggest spring festival will finish with a rock ‘n’ roll bang when the International Rodeo takes the stage at Westpac Arena, also on Saturday 14 November – a high-energy spectacular to wrap up the week.
Entertainment is laced throughout the week, with the Christchurch Casino hosting everything from Cup Day breakfasts to poker tournaments and live music every night.
With orchestral and jazz music on offer, as well as the myriad of dining options across the city, there’s something in store for everyone.
Cup and Show Week is a feast of racing, fashion, entertainment and world-class dining right here in Christchurch – don’t miss out on being a part of it!
New Zealand Cup and Show Week runs until Saturday 14 November.
New Zealand Cup and Show Week calendar of
events
Tuesday 10
November
• Official pre-race festival, Christchurch
Casino
• Christchurch Casino New Zealand
Trotting Cup Day, Addington
Raceway
• Lindauer Best Dressed Competition,
Addington Raceway
Wednesday 11
November
• Coupland's Bakeries Mile Day (Ladies’
Day), Riccarton Park Racecourse
• CPIT
Pitch Emerging Designer Show, Christchurch Convention
Centre
• Royal New Zealand Show, Canterbury
Agricultural Park
Thursday 12
November
• Challenge Service Stations New Zealand
Greyhound Cup, Addington Raceway
• Style
Christchurch, Isaac Theatre Royal
• Royal New
Zealand Show, Canterbury Agricultural
Park
Friday 13 November
• Lindauer Race
Day, Addington Raceway
• Royal New
Zealand Show, Canterbury Agricultural
Park
Saturday
November
• Christchurch Casino New Zealand
Cup and First Sovereign Trust NZ 100 Guineas Day,
Riccarton Park Racecourse
• International
Rodeo, Westpac Arena
24 hour dining
and gaming
• Christchurch Casino
For
all event information visit www.nzcupandshow.co.nz
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