Cinema Walk and Film Screening

Masterton has a long rich history of cinema and theatre, dating back to the late 1890s.
Join Mark Pacey (Wairarapa Archive) and Jane Ross (Wairarapa Film Festival) for this guided walk to discover the stories behind our stage and screen buildings, the people who performed in them, and the films that were screened.

Learn about the emergence of our first cinemas and what was screened during the Golden Age of Cinema and through to the present day.

We conclude our Cinema Walk at Aratoi where you can enjoy a free archival film screening. You may even recognise some local people and places.

This event is a great opportunity for our local community to come together and celebrate cinema, and have some fun.