Hokitika Wildfoods Festival

Hokitika Wildfoods Festival is an annual event on the West Coast of the South Island attended by locals and visitors in the New Zealand autumn.

This food festival, that’s all about trying out a wide variety of wild food from New Zealand and other countries, has been so successful that Hokitika Wildfoods Festival has been running for over 30 years.

Wild Food and Drink

The kinds of wild food you will see on offer range from Possum kebabs to Venison, Whitebait to Huhu Grubs, wild pig, and a range of meats that you may not have tasted before such as alligator and kangaroo.

There is also a beer tent on the festival site along with one or two other drinks stalls where you can taste something different.

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Entertainment

There is live music all day at the Hokitika Wild foods Festival from buskers to the NZ Army Band.

Feral Fashion Contest

Every year many Hokitika festival goers take part in the Feral Fashion contest by dressing up in whatever they like, to look as wild as they can. If you fancy dressing up for the occasion and entering the coopetition you can get some ideas online with the hashtag #‎WearYourWild. Have a look on Pinterest.

Feral Fashion Categories

Feral Beauty (Women), Feral Beast (Men), Feral Flock (Group), and Wild Hair

Tickets, Location, Opening Time, Accommodation

Festival Location

Cass Square, Hokitika
Access the Festival entrance on the corner of Weld and Bealey Streets.

Find out more things to do in Hokitika and in the West Coast Region.

Accommodation

There are designated Festival camping sites at Sunset Point, and Westland High School. There are a few campsites in and around Hokitika to choose from if you want to be on the edge of town when the festival finishes. Other accommodation options include backpackers, hotels, motels, and B&Bs. You can enquire about local accommodation and other visitor information about the town and area at Hokitika i-SITE.

Hokitika Accommodation

Tickets Hokitika i-SITE

To get Hokitika Wildfoods Festival tickets, contact Hokitika i-SITE. Phone 03 755 6166 or email isite@destinationwestland.co.nz

Hokitika Accommodation

Hokitika i-SITE Visitor Information Centre address, 36 Weld St, Hokitika 7810, New Zealand

Opening Time and Schedule of Events

The festival opens at 10am and goes on until late at night.

For the full schedule visit the festival website at Hokitika Wildfoods Festival.
Cass Square, Hokitika. Entrance on the corner of Weld and Bealey Streets.

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