Orange Festival moments in history

See also: Citrus Festival moments in history.

Moments chronologically 

1964

Special orange coloured issue of the Bay of Plenty Times to mark Orange Festival. 28 August 1964.

1972

Changed name from Bay of Plenty Orange Festival to National Citrus Festival.

1977

Joanne Halls, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Orange Festival Queen to visit American in March 1977. Bay of Plenty Times, 8 March 1977.

1997

Orange Festival put city on map. Article about Ada Parnwell and the Orange Festival. Bay of Plenty Times 125 year Supplement, 4 September 1997.

Orange Festival Queens, 1961-1984

1961     Patricia Barclay

1962     Lesley Sisson

1963     Patricia Mountfort

1964     Belinda Harding

1965     Raewyn Gallichan

1966     June Northcroft

1967     Jane Adcock

1968     Sue Cornwell

1969     Sharon Graves

1970     Lex Tait

1971     Diane Twigg

1972     Rosemary Caird

1973     Carolyn Swindlehurst

1974     Barbara Murray

1975     Karla Ormsby

1976    Jo-Anne Halls

1977    Karel Wagstaff

1978    Susan Hacche

1979    Beverley Carney

1980    Debbie Leonard

1981    Maria Woolley

1982    Cheryl Dobney

1983    Glenda Jones

1984    Jayne Mitchell

Selection of historic Orange Festival images in Pae Korokī:

Orange Festival Princess, 1962. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gca-4236

Crowning of Orange Festival Queen, Belinda Harding, by Archbishop Donald Groom, August 1964.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-7132

Orange Festival 1961-1970: 'Royal Court of Orange' float passing along Cameron Road, Tauranga.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 04-412

Orange Festival Cycle Race, 1962. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gca-5973

Threepenny (3d) stamp float, Orange Festival, Tauranga 1964.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 08-137

Winners of the Orange Festival's 'Best Dressed Orange' contest 1973, Darrel Chudleigh with Budgie and Robyn Flavell with Tweetie.

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-29437