New Zealand Events

If you fancy taking in an event or festival while you are travelling around NZ, New Zealand Events lists web sites promoting festivals and other yearly gatherings. Some are one day, and some run for a weekend, or even over an entire month. This is a great way of really getting an insight into NZ culture and life.

Rugby World Cup info on my New Zealand Rugby page. Running from Friday September 9th to the Final on Sunday October 23rd in Auckland.

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Events listed alphabetically

Rugby World Cup information and links on my New Zealand Rugby page. Friday September 9th to the Final on Sunday October 23rd in Auckland.

Auckland Seafood Festival An annual weekend festival where you can enjoy a range of local delicacies. Other attractions at this event include wines, beers, music, and crafts.

Events at Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE

Battle of the Streets The Paeroa Battle of the Streets race has been held annually for more than 15 years on the third weedend in February. I've been to see this and it's well worth going, an excellent weekend!

Bay Of Plenty Maketu Kaimoana Festival. Bay of Plenty's original seafood festival in February.

Bay Of Plenty Tauranga Multicultural Festival Dance, music, and songs from many countries in March.

Bay Of Plenty The National Jazz Festival One of the oldest Jazz festivals in the world that takes place over Easter and lasts for five days in April.

Bluesfeast This is an annual celebration of great blues, gourmet food, wine and beer held in Rotorua.

Cornwall Park Summer Events including music, family fun, exhibitions, and shows during the summer in the park

Coromandel Peninsula Events & Festivals all year round listings!

DHL International Surf Challenge Main Beach, Mt Maunganui

Dunedin Calendar of Events including festivals, music, sport, exhibitions, markets and fairs.

Highlife New Years Eve Experience, Waiheke Island, 31 December

Liquorland New Zealand Beer Festival an annual festival ingrained in the cultural calendars of Auckland and Wellington

Manawatu International Jazz and Blues Festival brings together the very best of New Zealand and International Jazz and Blues stars for a yearly long weekend event.

New Zealand Ocean Swim Series To encourage community health and well being, Quantum Events and Sovereign have established a six-race ocean-swim series for the summer months.

Waituhi Body Painting Festival

Organic River Festival is a yearly event and a vibrant and upbeat celebration of music, food, and creativity with top bands on several stages, workshops, speakers, kids-zone, swimming, fire-pits, healing, massage, eco stalls... a great festival for friends or family to have a day out or camp for the weekend.

Robertson Holden International Speedway, see their calendar for upcoming events, Palmerston North, North Island

Summerdaze Festival, Arrowtown, Queenstown... a month-long festival in the Queenstown Lakes district with a programme packed with music, sports, arts and crafts.

Surf Life Saving events

Thundercat Racing events

Tropfest in New Zealand! This free outdoor event to be organised by the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust. Held: TSB Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park.

Waitangi Day Festival is an annual event in the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands. The grounds are home to activities, culture, tours and workshops, and plenty of entertainment for all the family such as music concerts

World Buskers Festival An annual 10 day festival in January that attracts 300,000 visitors keen to experience hilarious and sometimes daring antics of buskers