THE RETURN OF RIFF RAFF!!!
Schedule
Sat Feb 14 2026 at 09:30 am to 01:00 pm
UTC+13:00Location
218 Victoria Street, Hamilton, New Zealand 3204 | Hamilton, WK
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Celebrate the Return of Riff Raff!Join RICHARD O'BRIEN and Tron Mayor Tim Macindoe as they re-unveil the Riff Raff Statue in the new Embassy Park, on the evening of Valentines Day, Saturday 14 February.
Come along in Rocky Horror costume and be ready to jump to the left and step to the right!
ALSO CELEBRATING…
50 YEARS OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!
21 YEARS OF THE RIFF RAFF STATUE!
FREE EVENT!
LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!
7.30pm-11.00pm, Saturday 14 February 2026.
Embassy Park, now the plaza for the new BNZ Theatre, south end of Victoria Street, Kirikiriroa-Hamilton.
7.30pm One Man Hit Squad plays a few tunes to warm us up.
8.00pm Sambatron brings the carnival.
8.30pm RICHARD O’BRIEN arrives and re-unveils the Riff Raff Statue, and we all DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!
9.00pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show screens, with Hot and Flustered shadow cast.
All welcome, though event may not be suitable for children.
WHY IS RIFF RAFF RETURNING, WHERE HAS HE BEEN?
The Riff Raff Statue left Embassy Park when it closed in October 2021 to allow the building of the new Waikato Regional Theatre next door, now the BNZ Theatre. He was outside the Waikato Museum from March 2022 to July 2024, but has been in hiding since then.
Riff Raff was re-installed in Embassy Park in December and is now available to be visited - it was not possible to keep him under cover for the Theatre's opening week, but we all know what he looks like anyway.
The statue is positioned further back from the street than previously, now centre at the back of the upper square.
Riff Raff Cam will be re-activated in time for the event, for the first time since Embassy Park closed in 2021.
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Where is it happening?
218 Victoria Street, Hamilton, New Zealand 3204, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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