Taste of New Zealand in Huntington Beach, California
The City of Huntington Beach is proud to present Surf City Fest:
“A Taste of New Zealand” on December 1st and 2nd on Main Street
in the downtown area. The Fest is presented in conjunction with
the City of Waitakere, New Zealand, the HB Downtown Business
Improvement District, the Huntington Beach Restaurant
Association, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, HB Conference &
Visitor’s Bureau, Navigator Tours, and New Zealand’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Each day the festival will feature three live performances by a
Maori cultural group, plus short films from New Zealand shown
outdoors on plasma screens. Musicians and local artists will
also entertain guests both days. Saturday, December 1st, will
feature outdoor cooking demonstrations by 10 New Zealand chefs.
After the demonstrations, participating downtown restaurants
will offer diners the opportunity to enjoy the menus created by
the visiting chefs, as well as a selection of New Zealand’s
wines. The chefs will also be on hand to provide insight into
the cuisine.
Saturday
night will include a full length feature film from New Zealand
at the Pierside Pavilion movie theater, Surf City 6 Cinemas. >
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The Festival will take place Saturday 11am - 7 pm, and Sunday
11am – 3:30 pm, For additional details, visit
www.surfcity-hb.org or www.hbdowntown.com, or call Huntington
Beach’s Economic Development Department at (714) 536-5542.
LIGHT A LIGHT OF LOVE PARADE
Sunday,
December 2, 2007 will be highlighted by the “Light a Light of
Love” parade, presented in partnership with the Huntington Beach
Youth Shelter. The parade begins on Main Street at Orange Avenue
at 4 p.m.
