New Zealand Events

If you fancy taking in an event while you are travelling around the country, this list of New Zealand events promotes festivals and other yearly gatherings.

Some are one day events, some run for a weekend, or even over an entire month.

There are a number of food and drink festivals in different regions of New Zealand that give you a chance to consume some of the best food, wine, and beer.

New Zealand Newspapers for regions, towns, and national events.

Events listed alphabetically

Arrowtown Autumn Festival Five days of Festival activities and events over ANZAC weekend.

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. Auckland

Events at Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE

Bay of Islands Food and Wine Festival "It"

Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival 3 days of quality jazz and blues music in August.

Bay Of Plenty Events

Maketu Kaimoana Festival. Bay of Plenty's original seafood festival - February.
Tauranga Multicultural Festival Dance - March.
Bay Of Plenty The National Jazz Festival - Easter and lasts for 5 days.

Bluesfest This is a celebration of great blues, gourmet food, wine and beer held in Rotorua.

Bluff Oyster and Food Festival

Canterbury Truffle Festival

Cavell Leitch New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival in Christchurch. A world-class annual event with New Zealand artists and international musicians - May

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.

The Food Show Events on national food and wine... yum!

F.A.W.C. Hawke's Food and Wine Classic in Hawke's Bay, 10 days

Gisborne First Light Wine and Food Festival

Havelock Mussel and Seafood Festival

Hokitika Wildfoods Festival - Hokitika

Kapiti Food Fair

Marlborough Wine and Food Festival

New Zealand Beer Festivals - A list of beer festivals

National Jazz Festival Tauranga

New Zealand Ocean Swim Series Encourages community health and overall well being with events and ocean swimming during the summer.

Night Noodle Markets

North Canterbury Wine and Food Festival

Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations

Port Chalmers Seafood Festival

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

Seafest Kaikoura

Surf Life Saving events

Taranaki Fringe Garden Festival

Taste of Auckland - Auckland

Tauranga Multicultural Festival Dance - March.

Thundercat Racing events

Toast Martinborough

Visa Wellington on a Plate

Waiheke Wind and Food Festival

Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival

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

Waiuku Steel 'n' Wheels Festival

Wanaka Events - List of events around Lake Wanaka

Wellington Annual Events and Festivals

Whitianga Scallop Festival

Whitianga Waterways Events

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

New Zealand Newspapers for regions, towns, and national events.

Rugby information and links on my New Zealand Rugby page.

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