Festivals in New Zealand
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Film & media
New Zealand International Film Festival
annual film festival in New Zealand Neuseeland · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Pasifika Festival
Pacific Islands-themed festival Auckland · New Zealand
Lights & fireworks
Balloons over Waikato
hot air balloon festival held in Hamilton, New Zealand Frankton Junction · New Zealand
Lights & fireworks
Festival of Lights
New Zealand event New Plymouth · New Zealand
Other festivals
World Buskers Festival
New Zealand street performance festival Christchurch Central City · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Auckland Festival
annual arts festival in New Zealand Oranga · New Zealand
every few years
Pride & community
Auckland Pride Festival
annual rainbow community festival in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland · New Zealand
Pride & community
Christchurch Pride
pride festival in Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
CubaDupa
Wellington street festival Crofton Downs · New Zealand
Literature & words
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
literary festival in New Zealand Dunedin · New Zealand
May
Literature & words
Going West
writers festival in New Zealand Oranga · New Zealand
Music
Hamilton Circle Jerk
a local music-only festival in Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton · New Zealand
Food & drink
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
annual food festival in Hokitika, New Zealand Cass Square · New Zealand
March 2027
Funfair & folk festival
New Zealand Exhibition
world fair in Dunedin, New Zealand, 1865 Dunedin · New Zealand
one-off
Funfair & folk festival
New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)
Thorndon · New Zealand
one-off
Literature & words
New Zealand International Science Festival
biennial science festival in Dunedin, New Zealand Dunedin · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Sculpture on the Gulf
biennial sculpture exhibition on Waiheke Island, New Zealand Waiheke Island · New Zealand
Music
Swampfest
New Zealand annual musical festival Palmerston North · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival
an annual arts festival in the Gisborne Region Te Tairāwhiti, New Zealand that started in 2019 Kaiti · New Zealand
Literature & words
WORD Christchurch
literary festival in Christchurch, New Zealand Diamond Harbour · New Zealand
Pride & community
Wellington Pride Festival
LGBT festival in Wellington, New Zealand Wellington · New Zealand
Film & media
48HOURS
New Zealand film-making competition Neuseeland · New Zealand
Other festivals
Art Deco Festival Napier
annual festival in Napier, New Zealand Napier · New Zealand
Pride & community
Auckland Pride March
annual rainbow community march in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Central · New Zealand
Pride & community
Auckland Pride Parade, 2013
pride parade held in Auckland in 2013 Ponsonby Road · New Zealand
February
one-off
Other festivals
Cuba Street Carnival
street parade in Wellington, New Zealand Te Aro · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Driftwood and Sand Festival
outdoor art competition in Hokitika, New Zealand Hokitika Beach · New Zealand
January 2027
Film & media
Hamilton Underground Film Festival
yearly experimental film festival in Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton · New Zealand
Music
Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand)
festival of Kiwi music in Wellington, New Zealand Wellington · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Kia Mau Festival
performing arts festival in New Zealand Wellington · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
New Zealand Festival
a biennial arts festival in Wellington, New Zealand since 1986 Wellington · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
New Zealand Fringe Festival
open access performing arts festival in Wellington, New Zealand established in 1990 Wellington · New Zealand
City & street festival
Newtown Festival
annual festival in Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand Newtown · New Zealand
Other festivals
Ngāti Kahungunu Waitangi Day event 2025
Waitangi Day celebration in Hawke's Bay Hastings · New Zealand
Music
Port Noise
music festival in Lyttelton, New Zealand Lyttelton · New Zealand
Other festivals
Printopia
printmaking festival in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland · New Zealand
Other festivals
Queenstown Winter Festival
annual festival in New Zealand Queenstown · New Zealand
Music
Redwood 70
1970 music festival in Swanson, New Zealand Waitakere · New Zealand
Music
Splore
annual music festival in Orere Point, New Zealand Ōrere Point · New Zealand
Art, theatre & dance
Taranaki Arts Festival
New Zealand arts festival established March 1991 Stratford · New Zealand