--- title: Dragon Boat festival 2023 description: There are a number of Fundraising Activities run by the PTA throughout the year. --- [Skip to content](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/dragon-boat#main-content) [![MENPS PTA](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/MENPS-LOGO-2.png?width=334&height=81&name=MENPS-LOGO-2.png)](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/?hsLang=en) - [Home](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/) - Team Show submenu for Team - [Our Team](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/about) - Fundraising Activities Show submenu for Fundraising Activities - [Parent social fundraiser](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/fundraiser) - [Halloween Disco](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/halloween-disco) - [Uniform Shop](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/uniform-shop) - [Ice Blocks](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/ice-blocks) - [Colour Run 2026](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/colour-run) - [Cultural Festival 2026](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/cultural-festival) - [Calendar Art](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/calendar-art) - [Yummy Apples](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/yummy-apples) - [Contact](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/) - Team Show submenu for Team - [Our Team](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/about) - Fundraising Activities Show submenu for Fundraising Activities - [Parent social fundraiser](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/fundraiser) - [Halloween Disco](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/halloween-disco) - [Uniform Shop](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/uniform-shop) - [Ice Blocks](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/ice-blocks) - [Colour Run 2026](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/colour-run) - [Cultural Festival 2026](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/cultural-festival) - [Calendar Art](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/calendar-art) - [Yummy Apples](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/yummy-apples) - [Contact](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/contact) [facebook-f icon](https://www.facebook.com/MtEdenNormalPrimarySchool) ![WhatsApp Image 2024-05-29 at 12.52.45 PM](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/hubfs/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-05-29%20at%2012.52.45%20PM.jpeg "WhatsApp Image 2024-05-29 at 12.52.45 PM") **Mt Eden Normal School Top Courts & Hall 12pm - 3pm, Saturday 8 June, 2024** Sponsors **Team Ian Yu, Harcourts Metro**, **Wise Mortgage** & **ESL Legal Limited**, with our PTA & families from our Chinese community are proud to hold the 2024 Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Celebration on **Saturday June 8th**.   This wonderful event brings communities and families together, with traditional Chinese performances, activities and food. We will provide tasty traditional Chinese food, such as dumplings and fried noodles - come and try dragon's Beard candy or sugar art.   There will be a range of activities you and your children can participate in and enjoy, such as lion dancing, face painting, paper cutting, calligraphy, prize draws and a Chinese children traditional show.    Other food stalls will be on offer such as samosas, sausage sizzle, candy floss, ice blocks and drinks are also sold on the site.   Come and join us to keep winter alive and experience Chinese culture in a fun and meaningful way!   For more information, please email [menpspta@gmail.com](mailto:menpspta@gmail.com). ## Performances | Times to be announced | Lion Dancing | | --- | --- | | Face-changing or BianLian | | | Van Roon Martial Arts Kung fu performance | | | Children's performances | | ## Activities Paper cutting Calligraphy Kick shuttlecock challenge Face Painting Prize draw Bouncy castle Handcrafts & drawing Zongzi & tea demonstration ## Refreshments Dumplings Noodles Spring rolls Drinks Ice-Blocks Candy Floss Popcorn Dragons beard candy Samosas Sausage Sizzle Zongzi  ## Help on our festival stalls needed! We are excited to be running a few favourite fair stalls at this event and some new stalls celebrating Chinese culture. Please sign up today to help with a stall at our festival while your kids have fun with all of the activities. To sign up please review the roles and times by following this link: [Volunteer sign up sheet](https://volunteersignup.org/83AB4) Roles that we need help with  1. samosa or sausage sizzle stall 2. face painting or kick shuttlecock 3. festival set up or pack down  4. first aid 5. stage manager Roles that require cultural knowledge or Mandarin language skills 1. Noodles extraordinaire to coordinator the noodle stall 2. zongzi demo 3. translate for calligraphy or dragon beard candy experts 4. assist the paper cutting expert 5. help prepare the dumplings & noodles on the morning of the event 6. Handicrafts - this stall will be cancelled if we can’t find some enthusiastic crafters   Any questions please email [menpspta@gmail.com](mailto:menpspta@gmail.com). Coordinators: ### Food stalls Dumplings - Anna Noodles - Stall coordinator needed  Drinks & Ice-Blocks - Hayley Caldwell Candy Floss & pop corn - Stall coordinator needed  Dragon Candy - Stall coordinator needed\* Sugar painting - Yanni Wang Samosas - Khim Nah Sausage sizzle - Vanessa Matthews Zongzi Rice dumplings (pre ordered via Kindo) - Lynn \* these items have specialty experts coming to create the food item - we just need help to box up the treats and take payment ### Entertainment Lion Dancing - Echo Kung fu / martial art performances - Van Roon Martial Arts Childrens performances - Amy Face-changing or BianLian - Riana ### Activities Zongzi demonstration - Stall coordinator needed Face Painting - Svantje, Chelsea Chen Paper cutting - Krystal Calligraphy - Uncle Yuan + Auntie Pan Kick shuttlecock - Stall coordinator needed Prize draw & raffle - Tina & Bob Zhang Handcrafts & drawing - Stall coordinator needed Bouncy castle - Jess Nolan Tea ordering in the Song Dynasty - Tiffany  A MASSIVE thank you to the Chinese families of MENPS and some experienced fair stall holders for being stall coordinators for this event. ## Token Cards - cashless event All food and paid activity stalls at our event accept token cards for payments. Token cards are available for purchase via Eftpos at our ‘Bank’ located in the staff room near the Hall - on the day of the event. - Each $10 card provides 5 $2 tokens that will be clipped at any of the food or activity stalls Please note some activities and the performances are free and do not require payment. ![token-sample-24](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/hubfs/token-sample-24.png "token-sample-24") ## Pre-order Zongzi rice dumplings Zongzi rice dumplings are available for pre-order on Kindo - $6 for 1, $10 for 2 savoury Zongzi (pork) - $4 for 1, $10 for 3 sweet dates Zongzi - $4 for 1, $10 for 3 red bean paste Zongzi Dumplings were available for pre-order via the kindo website between May 16 and May 31. They will only be available for collection at the Dragon Boat Festival between 12pm and 3pm on June 8.   See here for [reheat instructions](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/hubfs/dumpling-reheat-tips.jpeg?hsLang=en).   [Order here now](https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/app/shop/kindo/dragon_boat_festival) ## Many thanks to our sponsors ![team-ian](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/hubfs/team-ian.png "team-ian") Team Ian Harcourts Mt Eden Proudly serving the local and wider community's real estate needs - specialising in residential homes and new developments.   ![dragon-boat-2023](https://www.menpspta.co.nz/hubfs/dragon-boat-2023.png "dragon-boat-2023") [facebook-f icon](https://www.facebook.com/MtEdenNormalPrimarySchool) ---