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

2025/2026 Ribbon Days  

2025 

Nov 8  Whakatane - Rex Morpeth Park, Whakatane    

Nov 22  Te Awamutu - Te Awamutu Stadium  

Nov 29  Fairfield - Porritt Stadium  

Dec 6  Taupo - Owen Delany Park, Taupo  

Dec 5-7  New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Champs – Hastings 

2026  

Jan 3  Tauranga Twilight Meeting - Tauranga Domain  

Jan 4  PowerSpeed Relays Festival  Tauranga Domain  (13 years up) – hosted by Athletics Tauranga  

Jan 5  Relays Clinic - Tauranga Domain  (13 years up) – hosted by Athletics Tauranga  

Jan 9-11 North Island Colgate Games - Tauranga  

Jan 16-18 South Island Colgate Game - Nelson  

Jan 31  10/11 and 12/13 Challenge Day Massey Park, Papakura  

Feb 13  Te Aroha Short & Sweet Meet Herries Park, Te Aroha    

Feb 14  Porritt Classic / Youth Pre Meet Porritt Stadium  

Feb 21  Cambridge Pentathlon  Vogel Street, Cambridge  

Feb 28  Bellevue -Tauranga Domain    

Mar 5-8 NZ Track & Field Championships Auckland      

Mar 7  Paeroa - Paeroa Domain            

Mar 14-15 AWBOP Children’s Track & Field and Relay Champs -Porritt Stadium, commencing at 9:30 am  Grades 7-14 years  

Mar 28-29  North Island Sec Schools Champs Papakura

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.