If you think you know what to expect from a live performance, think again. Cirque Bon Bon is flipping the script on traditional circus and cabaret, and this October, Tauranga gets to see what all the hype is about.

Multi award-winning country and soul singer/songwriter Tami Neilson is adding Tauranga to an exclusive list of New Zealand performances this year.

In what’s being considered a major coup for the local art scene, Tauranga Arts Festival is to become an annual event.