Rain didn't stop the fun on Saturday, April 20 when the Stratford Park fundraising Motorfest and Swap Meet took place at the Stratford A&P Showgrounds. Photos / Ilona Hanne

Medieval festivities hit Stratford for Baldrick's Big Day Out on Saturday, April 13. Photos / Alyssa Smith

Taranaki students brought Shakespeare's plays to life at the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival last week.

Inglewood TET Stadium and Events Centre was packed for the 2024 Taranaki Relay for Life event. Photos / Alyssa Smith

Photographer Ilona Hanne was at Womad NZ 2024 to capture some of the fun of the three-day festival that ran over March 15 - 17, 2024.

Stratford families flocked to Taranaki Pioneer Village in Stratford for Thomas's Teddy Bear Picnic. Photos / Alyssa Smith

Star Wars, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh and all sorts of other characters and ideas were on show at the 2020 Eltham Brickshow.

700 cars packed Broadway in Stratford for Americarna on Friday, February 23.

Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls' students took part in the school's annual athletics day event on Friday, February 16. Photos/ Alyssa Smith

Stratford High School students participated in the school's annual swimming sports competition on Thursday, February 15.

New entrants have started their schooling journey in Taranaki.

Over 260 vehicles lined the Inglewood High School field for the 28th Inglewood Rotary Club Charity Car Show on Sunday, January 21. Photos / Alyssa Smith

Crowds braved the wet weather to attend the first Nightmare on Flint Road fright night at the Stratford A&P Showgrounds. Photo / Alyssa Smith

The Inglewood Lions Club Christmas parade took place on Saturday, December 9.

There was plenty of colourful fun on Saturday, as children took part in the Stratford Community Childcare Centre colour run fundraiser. Photo / Alyssa Smith

There was plenty of holiday cheer at the Eltham Lions Club Christmas parade on Friday, December 8.

The Taranaki town of Stratford celebrated the start of December with a festive flair -with the Stratford Business Association Christmas parade taking place in the evening followed by carols as well as a Christmas market running in Prospero PLace throughout the evening. Photos / Ilona Hanne and Alyssa Smith

All the fun of the fair, or at least some of it, captured by Ilona Hanne at this year's Stratford A&P Show.

Crowds flocked to New Plymouth's TSB Stadium for the 11th annual Bepanthem New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival.

There were ghastly ghoulies and pretty princesses in Stratford on Tuesday as children celebrated Halloween.

St Joseph's School Stratford pupils had their annual Mission Day celebrations. Photos / Alyssa Smith

Midhirst School pupils had fun at the school's annual pet day. Photos / Alyssa Smith

The Stratford Tungsten Legal Women's football team have won the Duchess Plate. Photos / Supplied

Taranaki Diocesan School senior students and their guests enjoyed a regency inspired school ball this year. Photos / Monique Matthews Photography

Taranaki High School staff took part in an annual kapa haka festival. Photos / Sacred Heart Girls' College

Stratford was a sea of yellow and green for the 2023 Daffodil Day fundraiser. Photos / Alyssa Smith

Midhirst School was awash with colour on Tuesday, August 21, for a camp fundraiser. Photos / Alyssa Smith