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Central Lakes Polyfest T-Shirt Design Competition 2026 (Online)
Dates: Mon, 1 June 2026 - Mon, 7 September 2026
Entries are now being accepted for our annual Central Lakes Polyfest T-shirt Design Competition which offers young, aspiring artists the chance to showcase their talents and creativity within our community. This year's theme is Legends of Our Lands - Our People, Our Places, Our Stories. Each year, we receive hundreds of entries from local early childhood education centres, primary schools, and secondary schools. A design is selected by a panel of local artists and chosen for its originality and spirit. The winning design is worn by hundreds of volunteers and kaimahi during Polyfest week and is also gifted to distinguished guests from across Aotearoa and other events throughout the year.
The T-Shirt template is available on our website. Entries close on Monday 7th September, 5:00pm.
Location
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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Central Lakes Polyfest T-Shirt Design Competition 2026 (Online)Mon, 1 June 2026 - Mon, 7 September 2026 Mawhiti Tino Rawe / Clever Crustaceans 2026 (Alexandra)Mon, 1 June 2026 - Mon, 20 July 2026 @ 10.00am - 4.00pm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Smokefree Rockquest 2026: Central Otago Regional Final (Queenstown)Sat, 13 June 2026 @ 6.00pm |
| 14 | Entries Open: IHC Capture the Moment Photography Competition (Online)Wed, 15 July 2026 - Mon, 15 June 2026 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Play It Strange Waiata MÄori Competition 2026 (Online)Sun, 1 February 2026 - Sun, 21 June 2026 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival 2026 (WÄnaka & Queenstown).Fri, 19 June 2026 - Fri, 26 June 2026 | 27 |
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