Our story

With a love for events and catering, Port Macquarie Picnics was born in October 2023 when I relocated to beautiful Port Macquarie with my family. Previously from The Blue Mountains, I originally ran my multi award winning business, Once Upon A Time Kids Sleepover Parties for 8 years. When I moved to Port, I wanted to bring my passion, love and creativity of events to the Mid North Coast Community. 

Hi my name is Karita and I am a Mum of 7 children aged from 4 to 24 years.

I have 24 years experience creating parties and events for kids and adults. 

I hold my Food Safety Supervisor Certificate and have a love for cooking and bringing amazing home cooked food to everyone. I learnt how to cook from my late Grandmother, Mabel. My cooking style is also inspired by Jamie Oliver, delicious, comfort food that warms the soul. 

I am often praised for my creativity, and attention to detail, believing that the little touches is what makes an event truly special and unique to the customers. 

Originally trained as an Early Childhood Teacher, because of my love of children and caring for them, I always felt that my heart just wasn't where I truly wanted to be. Creating amazing events for the community is my happy place. I love design, I love being artistic, I love hospitality and I love to cook so it only seemed right to start my own business and do what I love every single day.

I love working with other amazing businesses in the local area such as Pearl of Sugar, for sweet personalised cookies, Bungalow & Co for divine flowers and Kris from Kristen Shaw Photography. 

At Port Macquarie Picnics you can expect quality, deluxe, and humble friendly customer service. I will always go out of my way to go above and beyond with what I create for you. 

I hope that you enjoy browsing through some of the many picnics and events that I have created in the stunning Mid North Coast so far.