After a very successful event last year, Bluff will again host a Night Market combined with a Fire & Light Show at the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival Site on Saturday 21 June as the nation celebrates the Matariki Holiday weekend.

Organised by the regular monthly Thieves Alley Market team along with Bluff Promotions, last year’s event saw a very good crowd come from all over Southland to enjoy a night market plus fire & light demonstrations.

This year, organisers are promising more, much more, as the cancellation of the Matariki celebrations in Invercargill has brought some of the vendors from that event to Bluff.

Music is one big addition to this year’s event with ukelele band Don’t Fret plus Nolan Henigan and friends entertaining throughout the night.

Organiser Frazer Murdoch is also hoping for one more element of the entertainment programme to be announced shortly.

Meanwhile there will be a good muster of marketeers with stalls featuring a range of wares while several food trucks will descend on the site to add to the atmosphere of markets, music and food. Of course, with the country celebrating Matariki, a fire & light show featuring fire poi and decorated fire drums will complement the activities.

The event will take place from 5.00pm until 9.00pm and admission will be free.

Inquiries from prospective stallholders are more than welcome by contacting Frazer Murdoch at 0278 506 261 or at [email protected]

The Oyster Festival site is perfect for the event with covered areas for the market while the Fire & Light Show can take place outdoors under the stars as the town celebrates Matariki.