Treat yourself, a date, or a group of friends to this one-of-a-kind date night and enjoy one of the last Summer evenings before Winter. 🌹

Step into Last Light Date Night, an evening of art, music, and magic at Te Manawa Art Gallery.

💕5th April 2025 | 6pm – 9pm

💕Te Manawa Art Gallery

💕Free Entry

💕No registrations required

Wander through our latest art exhibitions, Manawatū Now!, Reframing The Active Eye and Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi. 

Plus, enjoy live performances from local bands, Persimmon and Sports Dreams while you grab dinner and drinks from our onsite food trucks and beer bar. 🍺

• Enjoy the outdoor dining ambience provided by Placemaking Palmy, with picnic blankets, outdoor furniture and festoon lights! 🏮
• Experience interactive art with roaming performer Bek Coogan, who will use exhibiting artist, Kirsty Porter’s work for unique card-based divinations ♦️♠️
• Capture the moment with your friends, family or partner in our 360° spin photo booth 📸
• Get creative at the Palmy Zinefest art station—try blind contour drawing, blackout love poetry, or make your own zine! 📒
• Stargaze through a telescope with the PN Astronomical Society 🌠

We all know someone who deserves a night out – it might be a friend, a partner, or the person looking back at you from the mirror. 🎉

Join us for a fun-filled evening of fun, art and culture! 🎵 🕺

Food & Drinks Available:

Dos Locos Tacos – Mexican cuisine

Tuss’s Tucker – Thai fusion

Toastie Boy – Turkish

Tony’s Pizza Beer Bar – craft beer, gin, curated cocktails, plus plenty of non-alcoholic options too!

Candy Floss Station – a candy floss with a grown-up flair!