Grab your mates, your ute and dog, and join the 2025 Tussock Country Ute Muster.

Enter your ute, your dog and even your mullet and be in to WIN $500 for People’s Choice, plus prizes for all categories. Road legal utes of all makes, models, ages and stages are encouraged to enter.

Join in and catch up for a laugh, a yarn and quality entertainment. Families and dogs welcome.

Food and coffee trucks will be onsite.​​​

Bring Your Lego Ute Competition for kids

Horizontal Bungy for ages 12+

• 11.30am: Registrations open at the Southern Field Days Shed 
• 12.30pm - 1.30pm​: Onsite entertainment during judging: 12.30pm - 1.30pm​
• 1.45pm: Convoy through Gore to Croydon Lodge
• 2.45pm: Prizegiving & Live Music at Croydon Lodge

Pre-register vehichle online: $10
On-The-Day Vehicle Registration Entry: $15 cash (or EFTPOS) ​

​Competition categories include:

• Best SUV - New in 2025
• Best Decorated Deck - New in 2025
• Best Turned Out 4WD 
• Best Turned Out 2WD 
• The most kilometres (Ute must be road legal)
• Best Dog in a Ute
• Best Classic Ute - pre 1980
• Best Street Ute - immaculate, gleaming condition
• Best Trade Ute - Ute decorated with equipment from a trade
• Best Rural Ute - decorated for the rural life
• Best Mullet
• Bark Up

All utes will automatically be entered in GWD Toyota's Choice Of The Day and People's Choice Overall Winner and be in to win $500 cash!

Proudly sponsored by GWD Toyota
Full entry and event info www.tussockcountry.nz

Please note the organisers of Bayleys Tussock Country Music Festival may be in touch with customers directly with more information about this and future events.

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