To The Front Adult Rock Camp Manawatū-Whanganui 2026! 

Adult Rock Camp: Friday 6 – Sunday 8 February – Waitangi Weekend – overnight stay Friday & Saturday nights

Venue: The Learning Environment Pīwaiwaka Farm, 673 Papaiti Road, Whanganui

Showcase: Sun 8 February 4.30pm-6.30pm

To The Front Adult Rock Camp will offer music based collaborative learning and confidence building for women, transgender, takatāpui, queer and gender diverse people aged 18+. The programme is a 3 day, 2 nights sleep-away camp where participants will participate in instrument lessons, band practice, workshops and more! To conclude the programme they will then perform in a showcase to a supportive audience of whānau and friends.

The programme will be in an environment fit for creative expression, a retreat nestled in nature to inspire our participants in their songwriting. Our host venue, The Learning Environment, will provide a setting that can inspire, relax and invigorate. 

This programme is open to people who live in Manawatū-Whanganui only. All musical experience levels welcome!

Made possible by generous support from Whanganui City Council, Creative Communities Scheme and The Learning Environment.  

TO THE FRONT TE PAPAIOEA IS SUPPORTED BY

Creative Sounds Society – The Stomach
The Tindall Foundation’s Next Gen fund
New Zealand Music Commission
Central Energy Trust
Page Trust – Public Trust
APRA AMCOS
Palmerston North City Council Creative Communities
Recorded Music New Zealand

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