Rainbow Whānau Picnic - Whanganui Pride Week 2026
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Families come in all shapes, sizes, and colours, and Rainbow Whānau Day is a chance to celebrate them all.
As part of Whanganui Pride Week 2026, we're inviting rainbow families, whānau, friends, and supporters to join us for a relaxed afternoon of connection, community, and fun in one of Whanganui's most beautiful outdoor spaces.
Pack a picnic, bring a blanket or some camp chairs, and come as you are. Whether you're a family with young children, teenagers, grown-up kids, chosen whānau, grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends who feel like family, or anything in between, you're warmly welcome.
This is a casual, family-friendly gathering with no agenda and no expectations; just an opportunity to spend time together, meet other rainbow families, let the kids play, enjoy the surroundings, and celebrate the diversity of our community.
📍 The Bowl, Virginia Lake
(The Carols by Candlelight venue, just below the Bird Aviary and Children's Playground)
🥪 Bring your own picnic
🧺 Bring a blanket or chairs
🌈 Bring your whānau
💜 Come exactly as you are
Rainbow families have always existed and always will. This event is about creating space to be visible, build connections, and celebrate the love, care, and belonging that make a family.
We can't wait to see you there.
As part of Whanganui Pride Week 2026, we're inviting rainbow families, whānau, friends, and supporters to join us for a relaxed afternoon of connection, community, and fun in one of Whanganui's most beautiful outdoor spaces.
Pack a picnic, bring a blanket or some camp chairs, and come as you are. Whether you're a family with young children, teenagers, grown-up kids, chosen whānau, grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends who feel like family, or anything in between, you're warmly welcome.
This is a casual, family-friendly gathering with no agenda and no expectations; just an opportunity to spend time together, meet other rainbow families, let the kids play, enjoy the surroundings, and celebrate the diversity of our community.
📍 The Bowl, Virginia Lake
(The Carols by Candlelight venue, just below the Bird Aviary and Children's Playground)
🥪 Bring your own picnic
🧺 Bring a blanket or chairs
🌈 Bring your whānau
💜 Come exactly as you are
Rainbow families have always existed and always will. This event is about creating space to be visible, build connections, and celebrate the love, care, and belonging that make a family.
We can't wait to see you there.
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Where is it happening?
Virginia Lake Whanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand
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Host or PublisherPride Whanganui
