Repco Beach Hop 25 Dates
26th – 30th March 2025Â
Repco Beach Hop
Established in 2000. Beach Hop has brought hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders together for an annual rock and roll festival. This event is held in the beautiful seaside resort of Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula.
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Each year the Whangamata RSA invite our Crew to pick up their members from the RSA and take them for a short cruise around town before dropping them off at the start point of the ANZAC Parade. We had 20 vehicles and it's an honour to do this for them once again. Last we forget....
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Hop Spots
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Waihi
Wednesday
Sunday Drive Power Cruise
Thursday
Onemana
Friday
Whangamata
Saturday and Sunday
Wednesday
Go Waihi Warm Up Party
TBC Show – (R18) at the Recpo Garage
We encourage you to buy a $5 Festival Program to get all the details!
Thursday
Cars will do a drive through Check In at the Ford Reserve from 8am – 10am where they’ll be given a special Sunday Drive Cruise the Loop Swing Tag. They can then visit any town around the Coromandel Peninsula (Pauanui, Tairua, Whitianga, Coromadel Town, Thames, Paeroa of any of the little villages along the route.
Entrants must make a purchase in one of these locations and keep a receipt PLUS take a digital photo of their vehicle in this town as proof they took their vehicle.
We encourage you to buy a $5 Festival Program to get all the details!
Friday
Castrol Edge Thunder Cruise” to Onemana
Rock’n’Roll Dancing Lessons at the Whangamata Club
NZ Petrolhead Vintage Market
Hop Idol Heats at Whanga Bar
Bands in the Clubs, Bars and Town Centre at night
We encourage you to buy a $5 Festival Program to get all the details
Saturday
Rock‘n’Roll Club March – 9:30am
Grand Parade – 10:15am
Cool Classic Car & Boat Show
Meguiars Main St Car Show
Whanga BooksTot Rod Show
Repco Pre 1949 Hot Rod Show
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Show (Casement Rd)
Retro Caravan Show
NZ Petrolhead Vintage Market
Bands all over town
Junkyard Fashion Show
Burger Fuel Vintage Show
Whanga Bar Hop Idol Final
Prize Giving
Prize Draw
Bands in the Clubs, Bars and Town Centre at night
Sunday
Classic Cover Insurance Nostalgia Fair
Rock’n’Roll Church Service at the Baptist Church
Nostalgia Surf Fest
Top 10 Shoot Out
Final Prize Giving
Entrants Draw
Live Music
We encourage you to buy a $5 Festival Program to get all the details!