Repco Beach Hop 25 Dates

26th – 30th March 2025 

Passes for Beach Hop 2024 are now available!

Repco Beach Hop 25 Dates

26th – 30th March 2025 

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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Hop Spots

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Waihi

Wednesday

Sunday Drive Power Cruise

Thursday

Onemana

Friday

Whangamata

Saturday and Sunday

Waihi

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!

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Sunday Drive Power Cruise

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 aren’t timing the participants this year but will make a random draw for $5000 based on the Sunday Drive swing tag number at the Castrol Edge Thundercruise to Onemana Beach during the 2pm prize giving.
The winner MUST be present with their Sunday Drive swing tag, receipt and photo of their vehicle in the town they made the purchase the day before.

We encourage you to buy a $5 Festival Program to get all the details!

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Onemana

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

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Whangamata

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!

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The Bands of the Hop

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Brien & The Rockets (Australia)

Rockadees  (Australia)

Al & The Wild katz

Blaze

S.A.M

Boom! Boom! Deluxe

Crowd PleaZers

Chet O’Connell & the Rock’n’Roll Riot

Elvis (Brian Childs)

Recliner Rockers

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Tim & The Rockets

The Sons

Soul Sax

Rumpus Machine

Toucan

Brendan Hopping

Flaming Mudcats

Madeleine’s Trio

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