Let's go to the Hop! 50s Fair and Mini Sock-Hop
Schedule
Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 am to 05:30 am
UTC+12:00Location
Whirinaki Whare Taonga | Upper Hutt, WG
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Still a WIPPart market, part sock-hop.
Are you a Bobby socker, Greaser, Wedgie, Bodgie, or a Teddy Boy?
Don your gladrags, bruges, and Bryl Creme and transport yourself back to the 50s at our market!
While here, check out Whrinaki Whare Taonga's 'Bodgies to Bogan' exhibition!
https://www.expressions.org.nz/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/bodgies-to-bogans/
An awesome 50s Rock 'n' Roll playlist will be provided by On The Record Wellington.
Save the date!
For our market, we are looking for:
-50s Kitsch and vintage jewelry
- Rockabilly clothes
-50s and early 60s homewares
- Pin-up stylists
- Cosmetics
- 50s themed art
- Antiques
- Kitsch Kiwiana
For our sock-hop, we're looking for a DJ who knows their 50s music
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Where is it happening?
Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt I Site, Fergusson Dr, Upper Hutt Central, Upper Hutt 5018, New Zealand, Upper HuttEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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