Day two of a three-day Filipino celebration is about to get underway with sports, cultural competitions, food festival, beauty pageant, Eucharistic mass and Mobile Consular Services all in store.

Hosted by the Tauranga Filipino Society Inc, The annual Labour Weekend Filipino Reunion Pistang Pilipino is taking place at various locations around the city.

Aileen Reyes, Bernadette Pabalate, Rose Langer, and Maria Eva Imms. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Activities include sports competitions and a cultural night on Saturday, including two celebrity guests sponsored by ABS-CBN Global and Philippine Airlines. The food festival continues Saturday and Sunday at ASB Arena and QEII.

The festival will conclude with a Filipino Mass on Sunday and a beauty pageant at QEII, where Miss Filipino/NZ 2015 will be crowned.

For more information, visit www.pistangpilipino.nz

See what else is happening in and around Tauranga below:

Saturday 24 October

Alcoholics Anonymous

Women's meeting at St Andrew's, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757

ANZ Community Day

The Strand (closed to traffic). 11am-3pm. Including a market, Creatures of Wonderland procession (1.30pm, starts Red Square), Mad Hatter's Tea Party (Dry Dock cafe, Wharf St), traditional Indian music and an interactive performance of Whales (2pm, waterfront).

ArtWaikino

Victoria Hall, SH2, Waikino Oct 24 - 26 10am - 4pm. Paintings, craft, photography & sculpture. All artwork for sale. Entry: gold coin donation. All proceeds go to the upkeep of the community hall.

Bayfair Night Market

Arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, food stalls & more. Bayfair Shopping Centre, cnr Maunganui Rd & Girven Rd, Mt Maunganui 6-11pm. Free entry. 022 588 2282 or email: [email protected]

Baypark Family Speedway

Opening night at ASB Baypark Stadium, 81 Truman Lane 6.30-10pm. www.bayvenues.co.nz

'Beauty for Ashes” Ladies Event

Oct 31 at Omokoroa Community Church, 139 Hamurana Drive 10am - 4pm. Door donation - no eftpos.

Book Sale Katikati

Oct 31 8am - 5pm & Nov 1 8am - 2pm at Memorial Hall, Katikati. Hundreds of books, jigsaws, indoor games, CD's, DVD's on sale. Refreshments available.

Come Dancing Tonight

Sequence & old time dancing. Great music & supper. Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Entry $7, All welcome. Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. Nola 576 5076

Let's Dance Ballroom & Latin Dance Club

Second Sat of month at Bethlehem Hall 7-10.30pm. Live dance tempo music. Bruce 576 5598

Mosaic Clothing Collective

Pre-loved & local brand's clothing sale Oct 31 at 37 Newton St, Mt Maunganui 9am – 2pm.

Mount CrossFit NZ Team Champs

Oct 24 & 25 at ASB Arena, Baypark, 81 Truman Lane 8.30am – 5.30pm. Crossfit combines endurance, weight-lifting, gymnastics & more into a high intensity workout. Tickets available at the door.

Night Owl Cinema

Presents ‘Morning of the Earth' Mt Drury 8.30pm. Gold coin donation. Morning of the Earth is a cult 1970's surfing film. A must see for all mounties, surfies, beach babes.

Taichi Qigong

Every Sat at Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join. All welcome.

Village Radio

Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920's - 80's weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Wheels on Mainstreet

Downtown Mount Maunganui. More than 200 classic and hot rod vehicles, trucks and motorcycles with live music and the atmosphere that only the Mount can deliver provide you with a day of free fun and entertainment.