Featherston First Fridays

Featherston First Fridays is a series of summer festivals held on the first Friday of the month over summer. It is made up of live music, art activities and lots of community spirit.
A repeated sentiment in the 2017 community plan was a desire for Fab Feathy to support the continuation of the Featherston First Friday Festivals.
Fab Feathy was a big supporter of this event up until the organisers stepped away due to COVID and other commitments. In February 2018, the First Friday Festival was also the spot where the partnership with the DIA was signed!
After a three-year break, in 2022 a new group of organisers wanted to take up the mantle, including Fab Feathy kaiwhakarato Hana Makin. There was a definite need for some fun community events to bring the community back together after a difficult few years of lockdowns and alert levels.
Fab Feathy supported the new iteration of First Fridays by providing significant funding of $4,000. This allowed the organisers to koha the musicians, photographers and other talented locals who lent their skills to this fantastic series of events. Hana’s skills in marketing were put to good use, and the networks and relationships held by Fab Feathy proved invaluable in ensuring the community were able to attend this event.
Featherston First Fridays Video