Good morning SunLive readers and welcome back to the second of your two public holidays.

The weather gods are blessing us with fine and sunny weather today with some westerly breezes. A high of 27°c is forecast for the day with an overnight low of 17°c.

For most of us the day concludes a well-earned summer break, with reality sinking in for those who will be heading back to work from tomorrow but one festival in the Bay is letting locals end the break with a bang.

The nation's favourite summer festival Bay Dreams takes place today.

The event features some of the hottest names in music, including international superstar Cardi B who performs her first of two New Zealand shows tonight at the Mount Maunganui festival.

Other artists include Shapeshifter, Tash Sultana, Sticky Fingers, Peking Duk, $uicideboy$, Macky Gee, Pnau, Katchafire, and many other acts.

The sold out show saw 30,000 tickets sell in just three weeks, and already the region is heating up with crowds amping to get to the event.

​​​​​​​Four stages will be set up across the sprawl of Trustpower Baypark and the festival also includes a variety of food stalls, bars, water stations, arts and rides, medical stations and more.

A comprehensive traffic management plan has been put in place too.

A partial road closure of Truman Lane for Bay Dreams means Te Maunga Transfer Station will not be accessible from the Baypark roundabout end of Truman Lane on Wednesday, January 2 2019.

All access will instead be via the Sandhurst Interchange due to road closures associated with the Bay Dreams festival at Baypark.

'As this route diversion and event traffic may cause delays, residents are advised to postpone their visit to Te Maunga Transfer Station until Thursday 3 January, or later, if at all possible,” says Tauranga City Council.

Motorists are asked to follow all signs and directions of traffic management staff.

If you wish to avoid the risk of delays please consider the following:

• Use Te Maunga on January 3 when the road closures are removed.

• Use Te Maunga only this morning as traffic delays are expected to increase in the afternoon.

Bay Dreams will have a large-scale bus operation to transport people to and from the festival. The festival buses will run regularly from four convenient locations in the Tauranga CBD, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and Windermere. Free parking will also be available at Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and Windermere.

Ticket holders can log into their Ticket Fairy account before the festival and purchase a ticket for $10. Road closures will also be in place around Trustpower Baypark Stadium.

No parking is allowed on the roads surrounding the venue. Parking restrictions will be monitored and enforced by our traffic management and security teams, and have been approved by NZTA and NZ Police.

To download your Bay Dreams survival guide or to find out more information visit: https://baydreams.co.nz

Plus if you have any downtime today, make sure to squeeze in some of the fun things on below too:

Belly Dance Beginner Class
Learn basic technique of this sassy dance form! Have fun, keep fit St Columba Church Hall 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga, 6:30pm. Ph 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@gmail.com

Alcoholics Anonymous
Open meeting 10am 1st/3rd Wed of month. Tauranga Central Baptist Church. 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6747

Beginner Social Dance Class
Tues 30 Oct 6pm, Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave or Wed 31 Oct 8pm, Welcome Bay School Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Ph 544 2337

Body + Soul Fitness
For over 50s. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall, Tues Tauranga Senior Citizens Norris St, Wed Bethlehem hall 9:15am. Ph Dianne 027 431 4326 or 576 5031

Citizens Advice Bureau Papamoa
Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don't know? Ask us! Ph or visit us at Community Centre 15 Gravatt Road Papamoa Tues-Thurs 10am-1pm 07 574 9862 or 0800 367 222

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga
Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don't know? Ask us! Ph or visit us at 38 Hamilton St Tauranga Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 07 578 1592 or 0800 367 222

Narcotics Anonymous
Steps meeting (Closed), every Wednesday, 7:30-9pm, at Downstairs Hall (accessed from building's rear carpark), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 51 Fifth Avenue, Tauranga. Ph 0800 NA TODAY

Singles Coffee Club 60+
Meet every Wed 10am. Looking to meet like minded people. Ph Gayle 0274 393 267 or email mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz

Te Puke Toy Library
Tues-Thurs 9-1pm, Fri/Sat 10-12pm Borrow Toys, have a play, Playgroup on Friday as well as Brick Kids during term 3:30pm. 7 Stock Rd. Ph 027 263 9309

Toastmasters City Early Start
Improve communication leadership teamwork skills join motivated enthusiastic group Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6:50-8:15am email LaniDTM@gmail.com www.cityearlystart.co.nz & FB

WANTED Books/CDs/DVDs/Puzzles
For Mount Lions Lioness Clubs Annual Bookfair. Drop-off 31 Maitland Rd Greerton, 24 Twickenham Ct Bethlehem,126 Santa Monica Dr, Papamoa. For collection ph 575 2725