It is Splore this weekend! Splore is a 3-day music and art festival at Tapapakanga Regional Park on the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand. Held every two years, Splore also happens to land on The Koala’s birthday. Now in it’s tenth edition, this year will be our sixth Splore. What makes Splore unique is it’s atmosphere and location. You can float in the sea while watching international and kiwi artists. If you like music, art and the beach, this is a winner.

Each year there is a broad dress-up theme and this year’s theme (due to Valentine’s day) is “Spread the Love”. Our camp is dressing up with a hint of tribal and I have my feathers and fur all ready to go.  Tofu only needs feathers, the fur part of his costume was already supplied. 😉 Please note this is only for a photo and Tofu isn’t really going to the festival. Splore have strict “no pets policy” and we wouldn’t do that do our pet.

We once brought our own food to the festival but without refrigeration or kitchen facilities in the heat of summer, the results can be revolting uninspiring. Sweaty cheese and brown avocado anyone? No takers? Luckily the food at Splore is delicious with many different foods represented to cater for different moods and diets.

For any foodies that are looking forward to the festival, here is a lineup of the culinary delights that you can hope to sample.

Splore food

• Jamaican Me Hungry Jamaican jerk barbecue
• Bing King – Beijing street cuisine
• Langos – Hungarian fried bread puffs
• Sarah’s Cornish Pasties Authentic Cornwall Pastries
• Bird on a Wire – Free range rotisserie chicken, burgers and salads
• Dragonfired – Organic artisan woodfired food. Pizza, calzone, pita
• Nice Blocks – NZ made artisan, Fairtrade certified ice blocks
• Santhiyas South Indian & Malaysian Restaurant
• The Roaming Dive – Food truck diner
• Greek Souvlaki
• NZ Crepes
• Serious Espresso
• Falafel Bro’s
• FrusioNZ
• One Love
• KB’S Killer Burgers
• Wraptor
• Juice Revolution
• Veg E Powa
• Radha Krishna Yoga
• Lucky Star
• Koffee Guru
• Aloisio Brazillian BBQ Catering
• Hazel  Hayes
• The Beverage Bay
• Cube Kitchen
• The Taco Asado
• Three Beans Café

For tickets and more info, please visit www.splore.net.nz.