The Havelock Mussel Festival 2010 will take place on Saturday 20th March, 10am - 6pm on Havelock Domain.

The Havelock Mussel Festival is an annual celebration of this tasty seafood in the Greenshell Mussel Capital of the World, Havelock. 

Iconic New Zealand entertainer Frankie Stevens will be headlining the entertainment, along with The Lady Killers (Jackie Clarke, Tina Cross, Suzanne Lynch and Taisha), Aaron Gilmore & Nerida Cortese of ‘Dancing with the Stars' fame and local acts including  Queen Charlotte Kapa Huka, Marlborough Boys College Jazz Band, Recommended by Your Mom (Havelock) and Something Else (Nelson). 

The NIWA Kidzone returns in 2010 and will be even bigger and better with plenty of free attractions for young children. 

The HMF Cooking demos will once again prove a popular attraction with celebrity chefs like Richard Till and Chris Fortune cooking up a storm along with wine tasting from Yealands. 

There will be lots of food, wine and beer stalls as well as jewellery, craft and industry stall displays.  Along with the Mussel related competitions such as The Kono NZ Mussel Opening Competition and Sealord Mussel Hustle and on water displays by Sanfords, there is sure to be something for everyone at this famous Marlborough day out. 

Tickets are on sale now and selling fast (limited numbers available).  Tickets can be purchased from all Ticket Direct outlets: Marlborough Civic Theatre, Havelock Information Centre, Blenheim, Nelson & Stoke New World, Take Note Picton, www.tdtasman.co.nz  or phone 0800 224 224, plus Blenheim, Picton & Nelson i-SITES. 

Competition Categories at the festival this year will be: 

Kono NZ Mussel Opening Team Event

Kono NZ Mussel Opening Individual Event

Mussel Munch

Sealord Aquaculture Mussel Hustle 

Best Stall - Commercial

Best Stall - Community

Top Food Creation - Commercial

Top Food Creation - Community