Ribbon Days

Ribbon Days commence in early November, providing open competition to all athletes in grades up to and including Grade 14. No entry fee is required. All events are run in divisions, with no finals. Please note that if a Ribbon Day is washed out on the Saturday, it may be run on the Sunday.

Start time is 9.30am  

Date | Host Club | Venue

2026/2027 Ribbon Days  

2026 

Nov 7  Whakatane - Rex Morpeth Park, Whakatane    

Nov 21  Te Awamutu - Te Awamutu Stadium  

Nov 28  Bellevue -Tauranga Domain 

Dec 5  Paeroa -  Paeroa Domain

Dec 11-13 New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Champs – Whanganui 

2027

Jan 2  Tauranga Twilight Meeting - Tauranga Domain  

Jan 8-10 North Island Colgate Games - Tauranga  

Jan 15-17 South Island Colgate Game - Invercargill 

Feb 12  Te Aroha Short & Sweet Meet Herries Park, Te Aroha    

Feb 14  Porritt Classic / Youth Pre Meet Porritt Stadium  

Feb 20  Cambridge Pentathlon  Vogel Street, Cambridge  

Feb 27  Fairfield - Porritt Stadium  

Mar 2 - Sec School Athletic - Hamilton zones - Porritt

Mar 3 - Sec School Athletic - BOP zone - Tauranga domain

Mar 4 - Sec School Athletic - Thames zone - Paeroa

Mar 6-7 AWBOP Children’s Track & Field and Relay Champs - Porritt Stadium 

Mar 7  Paeroa - Paeroa Domain

Mar 9 - Sec School Athletic - Waikato Country zone - Te Awamutu

Mar 11-14 NZ Track & Field Championships Auckland

Mar 23 Waikato BOP Secondary School Champs - Porritt

Apr 3-4  North Island Sec Schools Champs Wellington

Commencing at 9:30 am Grades 7-14 years

Ribbon Days are a family event where athletes compete against other clubs in the Waikato region.  They all start at 9.30/10am and finish time is dependant on the numbers attending.  Usually about 3 pm.
Athletes are awarded a ribbon for finishing in the top 3 of their event, with each child attending being given the opportunity to win at least one ribbon.​​​​​​​

Pack a picnic lunch, take some extra athletes and go have a fun day.  Also, often the club help out during the day at an event, this is shared between parents that come so that everyone has the opportunity to watch their children compete. Please ask one of the Cambridge Committee members which event the club is assisting with at the ribbon day and if you can assist for even half an hour throughout the day, it is very much appreciated.

Athletes MUST wear full uniform including their Age Flash sewn on the left side of their singlet.

How the day works
9:30am - Officials, Team Managers, Helpers Meeting
Arrival of Athletes and families. Programmes if available, $2 each.

10am - Listen out for the first calls over the loud speaker for Grade and Gender to be called.
Track events - simply go to the starting point.
Field events - go to the right place and get your name put on the list.

Ribbon Day Events

Hurdles and walks will be optional events; host Clubs may offer some, but not necessarily all of the events for each age group in their Ribbon Day programme.