Festivals in New Zealand
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Dunedin 10Wellington 7Auckland 4Oranga 4Christchurch 3Neuseeland 3Diamond Harbour 2Hamilton 2Wellington Central 2Auckland Central 1Auckland Domain 1Cass Square 1Christchurch Central City 1Crofton Downs 1Frankton Junction 1Hastings 1Hokitika Beach 1Kaiti 1Marybank 1Napier 1New Plymouth 1Newtown 1Nūhaka 1Ohakune 1Palmerston North 1Ponsonby Road 1Porirua 1Queenstown 1Stratford 1Te Aro 1Thorndon 1Waiheke Island 1Waitakere 1Whanganui 1Ōrere Point 1
🎬 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
since 1993
🎆 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 yearssince 2003
🏳️🌈 Pride & community
Auckland Pride Festival
annual rainbow community festival in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland · New Zealand
since 2013
🏳️🌈 Pride & community
Christchurch Pride
pride festival in Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch · New Zealand
since 2004
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
CubaDupa
Wellington street festival Crofton Downs · New Zealand
since 2018
📖 Literature & words
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
literary festival in New Zealand Dunedin · New Zealand
since 2014
📖 Literature & words
Going West
writers festival in New Zealand Oranga · New Zealand
since 1996
🎵 Music
Hamilton Circle Jerk
a local music-only festival in Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton · New Zealand
since 2005
🍷 Food & drink
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
annual food festival in Hokitika, New Zealand Cass Square · New Zealand
🗓️ March 2027
since 1990
🎡 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
since 1998
🎭 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
since 2004
🎭 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
since 2019
📖 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
since 1986
🎬 Film & media
48HOURS
New Zealand film-making competition Neuseeland · New Zealand
since 2004
🎉 Other festivals
Art Deco Festival Napier
annual festival in Napier, New Zealand Napier · New Zealand
since 1989
🏳️🌈 Pride & community
Auckland Pride March
annual rainbow community march in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Central · New Zealand
since 2020
🏳️🌈 Pride & community
Auckland Pride Parade, 2013
pride parade held in Auckland in 2013 Ponsonby Road · New Zealand
🗓️ Februaryone-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
since 2002
🎬 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
since 2008
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Kia Mau Festival
performing arts festival in New Zealand Wellington · New Zealand
since 2015
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
New Zealand Festival
a biennial arts festival in Wellington, New Zealand since 1986 Wellington · New Zealand
since 1986
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
New Zealand Fringe Festival
open access performing arts festival in Wellington, New Zealand established in 1990 Wellington · New Zealand
since 1990
🏙️ 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
since 2025
🎉 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
since 1970
🎵 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
since 1991
🎉 Other festivals
Tempo Dance Festival
annual dance festival in New Zealand Auckland · New Zealand
since 2003