2025 George Begg Festival

Due to the 2025 George Begg festival being an Italian themed event, we are endeavouring to have a co-ordinated response by AROCNZ to this wonderful event in Invercargill. Event dates as advised by the organisers are:

  • 12:00 pm on Thursday, 10 April 2025
  • Until 6:00 pm on Sunday, 13 April 2025

Please see the PDF of all event and ticket information.

If you are interested in attending could you please complete the registration of interest form, the results of which will give us an idea of what we need to do to bring our co-ordinated response to fruition. We won't hold you to it, but a good idea of numbers is what we need to obtain preferential pricing for accommodation.

 

 

Please click the following clicks for the form and ticket information.

The intent is to have as many North Islanders/Upper South Islanders hosted in Christchurch on the way through on Tuesday 8th April, with the next night Wednesday 9th April at Alexandra (we have a lovely tour from Christchurch to Invercargill planned), then on to Invercargill to enjoy a weekend of fun and frivolity! Maybe this is the South's answer to May Madness?

Once we gauge numbers, I will contact accommodation options at Alexandra and Invercargill and will then advise the pricing options.

George Begg Ticket Information

  • Competitor registration will be available via SPORTY soon. This pass includes;
    - Dedicated, covered tent parking (one car park), per registered vehicle.
    - Three days of racing in the competitor’s class of choice – Friday (practise day), Saturday and Sunday.
  • If you are travelling from out of town (and not competing), it has been recommended by the organisers that you get an All Access Pass (See PDF Attached). These passes give you access to exclusive events and the full festival experience. Feedback from AROCNZ members has been that these passes are of truly excellent value.
  • All spectator tickets will be live and on sale in October (actual date to be advised) on a first-come, first-served basis. The All Access Passes sold out in 2023 – so getting in early is the key!

Accommodation

  • See above re Christchurch and Alexandra (filling out the Google form – link also on AROCNZ website - will help here, thanks)
  • The Invercargill Licensing Trust is holding space for this event and suggests booking via their website: www.accommodationinvercargill.co.nz
  • It has been suggested that we book at Ascot Park due to good parking
  • There are no promotional codes. Once we gauge interest and have an idea on numbers, we will contact Ascot Park to arrange a preferential booking price.

Links supplied by the Organisers this week

 

Hopefully all the information you need is here, but I may have missed 'something'. If I have, then feel free to email me on vicepresident@arocnz.org.nz.