art deco napier
20 - 24 February 2026
You are invited to an Art Deco 5-day party which combines the fabulous Operatunity flavour with the style, fashion and glamour of the Tremains Art Deco Festival in Napier!
$3880 per person twin share
Single Room Supplement Add $935
Initial Deposit On Booking $1000
Second Deposit Due: 03 September 2025 $1000
Final Balance Due: 12 November 2025
Days
5 Days
Highlights
Tremains Art Deco Festival, 2 Operatunity concerts, high tea, Gatsby picnic, parades, vintage car tour, wine tasting, dress up and be transported to the 30s!
Group Size
35 Travellers
Meals
All breakfasts
1 High Tea
2 Lunches
4 Dinners
Mobility
Gentle Tour
SPECIAL FEATURES
• Ever thought you were born in the wrong era and fancy stepping back to a time when life was gentler and when women were elegant and so were the men? Well join Karl, Marian and Heather as we combine this amazing Art Deco festival with a group of musically minded, mad people.
• With the backdrop of the magnificent Art Deco buildings, the beach and the Sound Shell, like a time machine we are transported back to the 1930’s!
• Musical Art Deco events include a premium event of the Tremains Art Deco Festival for our welcome dinner, the Festival Opera (depending on availability) and 2 Operatunity concerts, The Great Gatsby at the Mangapapa Hotel and The Dancing Years at Mission Estate Winery.
• We mix our own special events presented by our artists Karl Perigo, Marian Burns and Heather Wilcock - concerts, vintage car tour, high tea party and wine tasting with local festival events - dine and dance, opera, vintage car parade, sound-shell concerts and the famous Gatsby picnic.
• A weekend which is a lovely blend of fun, music, socialising and dressing up with Napier’s Art Deco Festival and Operatunity combining in perfect harmony!
TRIP ITINERARY
Experience the Exceptional:
FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2026 (H/T, D)
Scenic Hotel Te Pania (4 nights)
5-day tour with 4 nights’ accommodation at the 4-star Te Pania Hotel, located right on the waterfront and within walking distance of all the festivities.
Highlights Include:
• Welcome to Napier and to the incredible Tremains Art Deco Festival 2026.
• We check in with time to freshen up and relax.
• Vintage high tea at the Crown Hotel, perfectly suited for an elegant affair this afternoon.
• This evening it’s time to party in true Deco style at one of the amazing gala events of the Tremains Art Deco Festival. Dress up in Art Deco gear and dance the night away!
SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026 (B, D)
Highlights Include:
• It’s time travel today as we immerse ourselves in the incredible Art Deco atmosphere. Dress up and experience the entertainment, antique fairs, bands, street stalls and a vintage car parade.
• Napier comes alive today with everyone dressing up in 20s and 30s outfits. It feels like stepping back into another era!
• We enjoy dinner at the hotel before the Festival Opera is performed at the Art Deco Municipal Theatre (dependent on availability).
SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026 (B, L, D)
Highlights Include:
• A morning at leisure to lie in, wander the activities or go to the special Art Deco church service.
• The Gatsby Picnic will be a highlight of the weekend, where dressed in elegant attire, we mix with society’s elite, sip Earl Grey tea, partake of heavenly hampers under our canopy or parasols.
• Dinner and our own exclusive concert at the Mangapapa Hotel entitled The Great Gatsby, featuring great music from the 20s and 30s! Time to dress up, hurrah!
MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 (B, L, D)
Highlights Include:
• Our chance to learn more about Napier and the Art Deco era with our exclusive vintage car tour of Napier plus a short Art Deco walking tour.
• A visit to Birdwoods Gallery and Sweet Shop with lunch included and time to explore the gardens, sweet shop and gallery.
• Wine tasting at Craggy Range this afternoon, sampling some of the Hawke’s Bay’s finest wines.
• Final night dinner and entertainment at Mission Estate Winery with The Dancing Years.
• Pop on those party frocks cos it’s time for some song and dance!
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2026 (B)
Highlights Include:
This morning we have breakfast at the hotel before making our way to the airport for our flights home around New Zealand, full of wine, food and fantastic memories of our Art Deco Weekend.
This Trip Includes:
• 5 day tour with 4 nights’ accommodation at the 4-star Te Pania Hotel, located right on the waterfront and within walking distance of all the festivities.
• Musical Art Deco events include a premium event of the Tremains Art Deco Festival for our welcome dinner, the Festival Opera (depending on availability) and 2 Operatunity concerts, The Great Gatsby at the Mangapapa Hotel and The Dancing Years at Mission Estate Winery.
• Gatsby picnic including bubbles and hampers in a magnificent event of old world charm and dressing up! A chance to mix with the elite!
• We mix up our own special events presented by our artists Karl Perigo, Marian Burns and Heather Wilcock with the local festivities, concerts, high tea parties and wine tastings.
• A chance to dress up and wander through the festivities including street parades, bands, and vintage cars.
• All breakfasts, 1 high tea, 2 lunches and 4 dinners included.
• All tours, concerts, transfers, tips, taxes, meals and activities as included in the itinerary.
• Escorted by Karl Perigo, Marian Burns and Heather Wilcock with appearances by Paul Carnegie-Jones on piano. PLEASE NOTE: As our travellers are coming from all over NZ, airfares are not included. If you require us to book your flights at an additional cost, please contact us.
Important Information
• All itinerary details are subject to change, but changes will be replaced with a comparable or better option.
• Initial & Second deposits are fully refundable up until final balance due date, minus an administration fee of up to $500 plus any non-recoverable costs.
• All monies are non-refundable at final balance due date. This becomes an insurance claim.
• Bank transfer payments incur no surcharge. Credit card payments incur surcharge of 1.5%.
• Travellers need to be independently mobile and fit to travel.
• Bookings will only be accepted with initial deposit & booking form.
• All travellers must obtain comprehensive travel insurance for international travel and insurance for domestic travel is recommended.
• Please refer to our terms and conditions on booking form.
Mobility - Gentle Tour
This tour will suit people with a stick, but not a walker. You will be required to walk to get from place to place but it is designed to be an easy tour with lots of times to rest.