February is festival month in NZ with over 40 festivals around the country, in total there are over 200 festivals listed below. The list is updated as we find out about new festivals, and we check the links are still current at the start of each month. Feel free to contact us if you would like us to add a festival to the list. Enjoy celebrating Kiwi style throughout the year.

February/March
Documentary Edge Festival (Auckland - February/March) www.docnz.org.nz

Festival of Flowers & Romance (Christchurch - February/March) www.festivalofflowers.co.nz

Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival (February/March) www.hamiltongardensartsfestival.co.nz

Kiwi Festival including the Multicultural Festival (Tauranga/Bay of Plenty - February/March) www.kiwifestival.co.nz

NZ International Arts Festival (Wellington - February/March) www.nzfestival.telecom.co.nz

Summer Arts Festival (Whakatane: January - April) www.creativeeastbay.org.nz

Summer Times Festival (Christchurch: January - March) www.summertimes.org.nz

Whangarei Endless Summer Festival (February/March) www.whangareinz.com


March
AmeriCarna (Invercargill) www.americana.co.nz

Auckland Fashion Festival www.fashionz.co.nz

Auckland Festival (next festival 2011) www.aucklandfestival.co.nz

Auckland Festival of Sailing www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Battle of Kororareka Festival (Russell) http://kororarekanz.com

Beach Hop (Whangamata) www.beachhop.co.nz

Beer Festival (Wellington) www.beerfestival.co.nz

CheeseFest (Auckland) www.cheeselovers.co.nz

Chinese Lantern Festival (Christchurch) www.christchurchnz.com

Documentary Edge Festival (Wellington) www.docnz.org.nz

Ellerslie International Flower Show (Christchurch) www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz

Festival of Cultures (Palmerston North) www.manawatunz.co.nz

Food Show (Christchurch) www.foodshow.co.nz

Gibbston Harvest Festival www.gibbstonharvestfestival.com

Gumboot Day (Taihape) www.taihape.co.nz

Hokitika Wild Food Festival www.wildfoods.co.nz

Horse of the Year Show (Hastings, 16 - 21 March) www.hoy.co.nz

idDunedin Fashion Week www.id-dunedinfashion.com

Mangawhai Wine & Food Festival www.mangawhaiwakingweekend.co.nz

Mussel Festival (Havelock) www.musselfestival.havelocknz.com

Pasifika Festival (Auckland) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson

St Patricks Day Festival (Auckland) www.stpatrick.co.nz

Summer Arts Festival (Whakatane: January - April) www.creativeeastbay.org.nz

Summer Times Festival (Christchurch: January - March) www.summertimes.org.nz

Teva Buller Festival (March) www.bullerfestival.co.nz

Thames Heritage Week www.thecoromandel.com

Titirangi Music Festival (Auckland) www.titirangifestival.com

Waipara Wine & Food Celebration www.waiparawine.co.nz

Wairarapa International Balloon Fiesta www.nzballoons.co.nz

Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival www.wairarapawines.co.nz

Walking Festival (Rotorua) www.nztwodaywalk.org.nz

Wellington's Festival of Circus www.wellington.govt.nz

Wellington International Jazz Festival www.jazzfestival.co.nz

Whanganui Artists Open Studios www.whanganuiopenstudios.org.nz

WOMAD (World Music & Dance Festival) New Plymouth http://womad.co.nz


April
Armageddon Expo (Wellington) http://armageddonexpo.com

Arrowtown Autumn Festival www.arrowtownautumnfestival.org.nz

Berba Wine Harvest Festival (Kumeu) www.kumeuinfo.co.nz

Echo Walking Festival (Coromandel) www.echowalkfest.org.nz

Festival of Colour (Wanaka - April/May) www.festivalofcolour.co.nz

National Jazz Festival (Tauranga) www.jazz.org.nz

Nelson's Hip Harvest Hop Festival www.marchfest.com

Running of the Sheep (Te Kuiti) www.waitomo.org.nz

The Kumeu Arts Centre's Scarecrow Festival www.kumeuinfo.co.nz

V8 Supercars (Hamilton) www.v8supercar.co.nz

Waiheke Jazz Festival www.waihekejazz.co.nz

Warbirds Over Wanaka (every two years - next event 2010) www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com


May
Auckland Festival of Photography (May/June) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Auckland Readers & Writers Festival www.writersfestival.co.nz

Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival www.country-rock.co.nz

Bluff Oyster Festival www.bluffoysterfest.co.nz

Dunedin NZ Anime Convention http://armageddonexpo.com

Erupt Lake Taupo Festival http://taupofest.co.nz

EuroFest (Wellington) www.eurofest.org.nz

Food Show (Wellington) www.foodshow.co.nz

Home Grown Festival (Coromandel) www.homegrownfestival.co.nz

Human Rights Film Festival (Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin - May/June) www.humanrightsfilmfest.net.nz

Manawatu Garden Festival (Feilding) www.mangard.co.nz

NZ Gold Guitar Awards (Gore) www.goldguitars.co.nz

NZ International Comedy Festival (Auckland, Wellington & on the road) www.comedyfestival.co.nz

NZ Music Month (nationwide) www.nzmusicmonth.co.nz

Tai Tokerau Matariki Festival (Northland - May/June/July) www.taitokerau.co.nz


June
Hamilton Fringe Festival www.hamiltonfringe.com

Lyttelton Harbour Festival of Lights www.lyttelton.net.nz

Manawatu International Jazz & Blues Festival www.manawatunz.co.nz

Matariki Festival (Auckland - June/July) www.matarikifestival.org.nz

Mid Winter Xmas Festival of Flowers (Whangarei) www.whangareinz.com

Raglan Music Festival www.raglan-festival.org

Queenstown Winter Festival (June/July) www.winterfestival.co.nz

Wairoa Maori Film Festival www.manawairoa.com


July
BlueWater Hotel Deco Decanted Jazz Festival (Napier) www.artdeconapier.com

Body Art Awards (Auckland) www.bodyartawards.co.nz

Cadbury Chocolate Carnival (Dunedin) www.chocolatecarnival.co.nz

Christchurch Arts Festival (July/August) www.artsfestival.co.nz

Food Show (Auckland) www.foodshow.co.nz

International Film Festival (Auckland from July & various locations until November) www.enzedff.co.nz

NZ Mountain Film Festival (Wanaka) www.mountainfilm.net.nz

Ohakune Carrot Carnival www.ohakune.info

Russell Birdman Festival www.russellbirdman.co.nz

Taranaki Festival of the Arts (July/August) http://artsfest.co.nz

August
Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival www.jazz-blues.co.nz

Beervana (Wellington) www.beervana.co.nz

Ecofest (Nelson) www.ecofestnelsontasman.co.nz

Fallout Festival (Mt Ruapehu - August/September) http://falloutfestival.co.nz

Kiwifruit Festival (Te Puke - August/September) www.tepuke.co.nz

Scallop Festival (Whitianga) www.scallopfestival.co.nz

Winter Blues Festival (Waiheke Island) www.whatsonwaiheke.co.nz


September/October
Alexandra Blossom Festival (September/October) www.blossom.co.nz

Air New Zealand Fashion Week (Auckland) www.nzfashionweek.com

Auckland Heritage Festival (September/October) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Big Mountain Short Film Festival (Ohakune)

Dance Your Socks Off! Festival (Wellington) www.feelinggreat.co.nz

Hastings Blossom Festival www.blossomfestival.co.nz

Hokianga Country Music Festival

Literary Festival (Wanganui) www.writersfest.co.nz

Little River Fire Festival www.littleriver.co.nz

Opotiki Silent Film Festival www.silentfilmfest.org.nz

The Festival - Celebration of Art, Music & Food including The Great Ypuk Chilli Street Day www.thefestival.org.nz (Waipukurau, Central Hawkes Bay)

Wanganui Festival of Glass (September/October) www.wanganuiglass.co.nz

World of Wearable Arts Awards (Wellington - September/October) www.worldofwearableart.com


October/November
Adidas Auckland Marathon - Festival of Feet! www.aucklandmarathon.co.nz

Armageddon Expo (Auckland) http://armageddonexpo.com

ASB Jazz Fest (Queenstown) www.asbjazzfest.co.nz

Diwali Festival of Lights (Auckland) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Dunedin Rhododendron Festival www. rhododunedin.co.nz

French Fest (Akaroa) www.frenchfest.co.nz

Gisborne Wine Week www.gisbornewine.co.nz

Gisborne Wine & Food Festival www.gisbornewine.co.nz/festival

Hawkes Bay Ukulele Festival www.hawkesbayoperahouse.co.nz

Hunterville Huntaway Festival www.shemozzle.co.nz

Jazzboat Festival Labour Weekend (Wanganui) www.wanganui.info

Kowhai Festival (Warkworth) www.eventswarkworth.co.nz

Marlborough Wine Weekend (October/November) www.wine-marlborough.co.nz

Nelson Arts Festival www.nelsonartsfestival.co.nz

NZ Book month (nationwide celebrations) http://nzbookmonth.co.nz

Octoberfest, Mike's Organic Brewery, Urenui www.organicbeer.co.nz

Otago Festival of the Arts 2010 www.otagofestival.co.nz

Port Charles Paua Festival (Coromandel) www.kiwiretreat.co.nz

Seafest (Kaikoura) www.seafest.co.nz

Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival (October/November) www.rhodo.co.nz

Taste Bay of Islands Festival

Tauranga Arts Festival (22 October - 1 November) www.taurangafestival.co.nz

WanakaFest www.wanakafest.co.nz

Warkworth Kowhai Festival www.kowhaifestival.co.nz


November/December
Coromandel Dive Festival www.divefestival.co.nz

Coromandel Pohutukawa Festival (November/December) www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz

Festival of Roses (Timaru) www.festivalofroses.co.nz

Garden & Artfest (Tauranga) www.gardenandartfest.co.nz

Global Fest 2010 (Rotorua) www.globalfest.co.nz

Matakana Soul, Jazz & Blues Festival www.matakanacoast.com

Rosetown SCREAM (Sport, Culture, Roses, Art & Music) Festival www.teawamutu.co.nz

Show Me Shorts Film Festival (various locations) www.showmeshorts.co.nz

Taste Auckland www.tasteofauckland.co.nz

Tauranga Moana Seafood Festival http://seafoodfest.co.nz

Toast Martinborough www.toastmartinborough.co.nz

Waiheke Olive Festival www.waihekeolivefestival.co.nz

Whangamata Jazz, Art & Blues Festival www.artscoromandel.co.nz

Victorian Heritage Celebrations (Oamaru) www.visitoamaru.co.nz


December/January
Anything Vintage Transport & Machinery Festival (Paekakariki) www.wellingtontrams.org.nz

BW Camping Festival (December/January in Gisborne) www.bwcampgrounds.co.nz

Caroline Bay Carnival (December/January in Timaru) www.carolinebay.org.nz

Detonate Festival (12 noon 31 December - 1 January 12 noon in Waitara) www.detonatefestival.co.nz

Festival of Cycling (Christchurch) www.festivalofcycling.co.nz

Festival of Lights ( December - February in New Plymouth) www.newplymouthnz.com

Hawkes Bay Summer Film Festival (December/January) www.blackbarn.com

New Year Blue Moon Festival (December/January in Opoutere) www.prana.co.nz

Rhythm & Vines (December/January in Gisborne) www.rhythmandvines.co.nz

Summer Beer Fete (Nelson) www.deadgoodbeerevents.com

Summerdaze Festival - month long (31 December - 31 January) festival of sports, arts & cultural events (Queenstown / Wanaka / Lake District) www.summerdaze.co.nz

Tangiaro International Jazz & Blues Festival (Coromandel) www.kiwiretreat.co.nz

Waimate Strawberry Fare www.waimatedc.govt.nz

Whare Flat Folk Festival (December/January in Dunedin) www.whareflat.co.nz


January/February
Akaroa Summer Festival www.akaroafestival.org.nz

Auckland Buskers Festival (29 Jan - 1 Feb) www.aucklandbuskersfestival.co.nz

Auckland Folk Festival (29 Jan - 1 Feb) www.aucklandfolkfestival.co.nz

Auckland Seafood Festival (30 Jan - 1 Feb) www.aucklandseafoodfestival.co.nz

Bay of Islands Arts Festival (29 Jan - 28 Feb) www.boiartsfestival.co.nz

Big Day Out (Auckland) www.bigdayout.com

Blues, Brews & BBQs (Hastings) www.bluesbrews.co.nz

Blues, Brews & BBQs (Mt Maunganui) www.bluesbrews.co.nz

Bluesfeast - Food, Wine, Beer & Blues (Rotorua) www.bluesfeast.co.nz

Bush Party (Matakana) www.musicmountainmatakana.co.nz

Coro Music Festival (Keltic Fair takes place the day before, Coromandel Town) www.cedact.org.nz

Epic Swim Festival (Taupo) www.epicswim.co.nz

Festival of Lights (New Plymouth: December - February) www.newplymouthnz.com

Gisborne International Jazz & Blues Festival (4-5 January 2010)

Great FitzRoy Mussel Fest (Great Barrier Island) www.thebarrier.co.nz

Greytown Arts Festival www.greytownartsfestival.co.nz

Harvest Hawkes Bay Wine & Food Festival (Hastings) www.harvesthawkesbay.co.nz

Katikati Avocado Food & Wine Festival www.avofest.co.nz

Lotus Festival (Patumahoe - January/February) www.wrightswatergardens.co.nz

Luminate Festival (Takaka Hill - January/February) www.luminatefestival.co.nz

Marton Country Music Festival www.martonfestival.com

Nelson Jazz Festival www.nelsonjazzfest.co.nz

NZ Festival of Motor Racing (Auckland & Pukekohe) www.nzfmr.co.nz

Northland Buskers Festival (Whangarei) www.circuskumarani.co.nz

Northland Circus Festival (Kai Iwi Lakes) www.circuskumarani.co.nz

Organic River Festival (Levin) www.ecofest.co.nz

Out in the Square (Wellington's Annual Gay & Lesbian Fair) www.outinthesquare.co.nz

Parachute Music Festival (Hamilton - Jan/Feb) www.parachutemusic.com

Parihaka International Peace Festival (Taranaki) www.parihaka.com

Picton Maritime Festival www.destinationmarlborough.com

Ragga Muffin Music Festival (Rotorua) www.raggamuffin.co.nz

Republic Day Whangamomona (every two years, next 2011) www.whangamomonahotel.co.nz

Summer Arts Festival (Whakatane: January - April) www.creativeeastbay.org.nz

Summer Times Festival (Christchurch: January - March) www.summertimes.org.nz

Wings Over Wairarapa (every two years, next 2011) www.wings.org.nz

World Buskers Festival (Christchurch) www.worldbuskersfestival.com


February
Absolutely Positively Pasifika Festival www.wellington.govt.nz

AmeriCARna (New Plymouth) www.americarna.co.nz

Art Deco Weekend (Napier) www.artdeconapier.com

Beer Festival (Auckland) www.beerfestival.co.nz

Blues, Brews & BBQs (Blenheim) www.bluesbrews.co.nz

Body Art Festival (Taupo) www.bodyartsawards.co.nz

Bula Festival (Manukau)

Chinese New Year Festival (Wellington) www.chinesenewyear.co.nz

Cuba Street Carnival (Wellington) www.cubacarnival.org.nz (next Carnival 2011)

Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival (Auckland) www.devonportwinefestival.co.nz

Dramfest Whiskey Festival (Christchurch) www.dramfest.co.nz (next Festival 2011)

Festival of Colours (Rotorua) www.rotoruanz.com

Festival of the Elements (Porirua) www.elementsfestival.org.nz

Fringe Festival (Wellington) www.fringe.org.nz

Hokonui Moonshiner's Festival www.hokonuimoonshinefest.co.nz

Kawhia Kai Festival www.kawhiakaifestival.co.nz

Kumeu Beer, Wine & Food Festival www.kumeuwinefestival.co.nz

Lantern Festival (Auckland) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Lyttelton Summer Festival www.lyttelton.net.nz

Maketu Kaimoana Festival www.maketukaimoana.co.nz

Mission Bay Jazz & Blues Streetfest (Auckland) www.jazzandbluesstreetfest.com

Mt Victoria inner-city Festival (Wellington) www.mtvictoria.org.nz

Oamaru Wine & Food Festival www.oamaruwineandfoodfest.co.nz

Radio Active One Love Music Festival : Aroha Tahi (Wellington) www.radioactive.co.nz

Raglan Classic Car & Rock n Roll Festival www.raglan.gen.nz

Rippon Festival (Wanaka) www.ripponfestival.co.nz

Southland Buskers Festival (Invercargill) www.southlandnz.com

Splore Summer Festival (70 km south east of Auckland) www.splore.net

Tainui Waka Kapa Haka Festival www.tainuihaka.org.nz

Taranaki Food and Wine Festival www.taranakiwineandfood.com

Waiheke Wine Food Festival www.whatsonwaiheke.co.nz

Waitangi Day Festival (Okahu Bay, Auckland) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Waitangi Day Festival (Waitangi) www.waitangi.net.nz

Water Festival (Putaruru) www.putaruru.co.nz

Wellington Dragon Boat Festival www.dragonboat.org.nz

Wine Marlborough Festival (Blenheim) www.wine-marlborough-festival.co.nz


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