Welcome to the Fulton Hogan Mount Festival website!

Our staff are currently on Christmas break and will be returning to the office on January 6th.

BEFORE sending us an email enquiry please look through our key information below and through our website to answer any questions. Anything outside of this we will look to get back to you on our return. Enjoy the festival season!

Key Event Information

• All online entries are OPEN until Wednesday 15th January (unless sold out prior), you can enter here:
• Participant registration, expo, and bike racking is on Friday 17th January, 2.30-6.30pm at the Event Village (Pilot Bay)
• Please thoroughly read through your event race manual, this has ALL of the information you will need regarding your race. Each event race manual can be found here:
  - Loan Market Oceanside Tauranga Half
  - AquaBike
  - Waitoa Mount Festival Half Marathon
• Refunds: If you have purchased the refund protection and are seeking a refund, please follow this link for instructions on how to proceed. If you did not purchase the refund protection through Race Roster with your entry, you are not eligible for any refund.
• Deferrals: If you did not purchase the recommended refund protection, you may be eligible for a deferral on a circumstantial basis. Requests for deferrals to 2026 must be made prior to 13th January. Deferrals require a medical certificate for approval, and all accepted deferrals will incur a $50 admin fee (to be paid upon 2026 entry). Please send all the required details through to mountfestival@smcevents.co.nz. If you have transferred previously you will not be able to defer again, and if you defer this year, no further changes can be made to your entry.
• Onsite entries - yes you can enter onsite! (unless sold out prior) Friday 17th Jan, 2.30pm-6.30pm!