Aroha In Uptown Festival 2023

  February 16, 2023

Uptown radiated love last Saturday!

On Saturday over last weekend, the Uptown stretch of Mount Eden Road was radiating aroha and positive vibes in the neighbourhood!

Live music was being played, flower crown workshops happening, dogs posing for portraits, delicious food samples offers everywhere, games and activities being enjoyed, and free tuk tuk rides taking people up and down Mount Eden Road to explore more of Uptown.

 We're grateful to have had this window of opportunity to gather together before the storm hit. We hope you've all weathered the cyclone as well as could be, and our hearts go out to the Uptown community as we all navigate this
latest weather event.

Thanks to everyone who came
to the 2023 Aroha In Uptown Festival and supported the incredible local businesses who were involved. Big thank you to our partners in this festival, the Link Alliance and City Rail Link.


Check out some of the highlights from the event below.

Photo credit: Mark Barber.

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