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.

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Events listed alphabetically

American Express Queenstown Winterfestival, 25 June - 4 July 2010. Celebrate the start of winter at this 10 day Queenstown festival

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.

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 Islands Arts Festival - 35º South This festival has events running through four weeks to the end of February! International and New Zealand events acts... check out the programme.

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.

Boat Show, 13-16th May Auckland

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!

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

Erupt Lake Taupo Festival May 6-16th, theatre, music, dance, comedy, circus, writers...

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.

NZ Body Art Festival In mid February Taupo hosts the first Festival of Body Art outside Auckland.

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.

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

Waiheke Winter Arts Festival, Waiheke Island, 5-7 June 2010

Wairoa Maori Film Festival, 3-7 June 2010, Movies, Short Films, Documentaries, Wananga, Workshops, Korero...

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

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