The wonder of New Zealand. Closer than you think.
A&P shows, wool and fibre festivals, blossom festivals and coastal celebrations, both islands. Free, curated, and updated weekly.
46 events and growing. All Villagly countries
"A proudly rural mid-winter Christmas celebration on Greytown's Victorian main street, with a Light Up Tractor Parade, snow machines, hot-air balloon glow, and crackling bonfires bringing Kiwi country Christmas charm to July."
New Zealand Festival of Christmas
"A colour-drenched gathering of indie NZ dyers, spinners and fibre artists held in the Kaipara's Maungaturoto Country Club, giving northern crafters a rare chance to touch and buy merino, alpaca and possum yarn all under one roof."
Kaipara Wool and Fibre Festival
"Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026, this waterfront festival on the Coromandel Peninsula unites sustainably sourced local seafood, live country music, chef demonstrations and ocean conservation in a strikingly scenic coastal setting."
Whitianga Oceans Festival
"Billed as New Zealand's longest-running festival, this 68th edition of the Central Otago spring celebration fills Alexandra's streets with a Friday Mardi Gras, a grand Saturday parade and party in the park, and a Sunday garden tour as the orchards burst into blossom."
Alexandra Blossom Festival
"The classic country show for the Matamata-Piako district, drawing horses, dairy cattle, goats and home industry competitors to Station Road showgrounds in the heart of Thoroughbred country."
Matamata Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show
"Celebrating its 151st year in 2026, this two-day show at the Gisborne Showgrounds draws over 30,000 visitors with woodchopping, shearing, livestock competitions, dog trials, and Mahons Amusements sideshow alley in the heart of TairΔwhiti."
Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show
"A two-day celebration of rural life held at Greymouth Aerodrome, showcasing West Coast farming businesses from dairy shed innovations to equine gear, honouring the agricultural industry central to the Coast's economy."
AgFest West Coast
"The Selwyn district's traditional one-day show held at the historic Ellesmere A&P Showgrounds in the heart of the Canterbury plains, celebrating livestock, produce and community."
Ellesmere A&P Show
"Held at Tomoana Showgrounds in Hastings, this storied two-day show brings together beef, lamb, pig, poultry, dog trials, equestrian, shearing, woodturning, and a community performance stage for the district's principal rural gathering."
Hawke's Bay A&P Show
"A two-day North Canterbury rural tradition at the Rangiora Showgrounds, uniting the farming district with livestock, equestrian and trade events each spring."
Rangiora A&P Show
"Rangiora's two-day district show draws livestock competitors and rural families from across North Canterbury to the Ashley Street showgrounds every October."
Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show
"Held each Labour Weekend when the whitebait runs are at their peak, this West Coast celebration founded in 2015 brings fresh-caught fritters, live music and quintessential Coaster hospitality to the banks of the Buller River."
Westport Whitebait Festival
"Now in its 37th year, this beloved West Coast institution sees motorcycle racers thunder through the closed streets of Greymouth on Labour Weekend, drawing crowds from across the South Island."
Greymouth Motorcycle Street Race
"The Hurunui district's beloved two-day show held at Amberley Domain, bringing together farming families, stock competitions and rural trades from across North Canterbury each spring."
Amberley A&P Show
"Mid Canterbury's two-day rural showcase at the Ashburton Showgrounds, gathering the district's finest livestock, equestrian competitors and farm trades for a classic spring country show."
Ashburton A&P Show
"One of New Zealand's oldest agricultural shows, established in 1892 and held for over a century at Claudelands Showgrounds, uniting the whole Waikato district around livestock competitions, trade exhibits and rural entertainment."
Waikato A&P Show
"The Amberley A&P Show fills the Amberley Domain each spring with Hurunui district livestock, equestrian competition, and rural trade, making it the social hub of the North Canterbury wine and farming country."
Amberley Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show
"Mid Canterbury's two-day district show at the Brucefield Avenue showgrounds showcases the arable, dairy and sheep farming heartland of the Canterbury Plains every spring."
Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show
"Held across two days at Clareville showgrounds in the rural Wairarapa, this well-established A&P show brings together livestock, equestrian competition, home industries, and trade exhibits for the district's farming community."
Wairarapa A&P Show
"Shepherds race a secret obstacle course through mud, slides and compulsory snacks with their Huntaway dogs at heel in the Shepherds' Shemozzle, the comic centrepiece of this small Rangitikei town's festival celebrating New Zealand's premier sheep-herding breed."
Hunterville Huntaway Festival
"Rooted in Marlborough's pastoral farming heritage, this two-day show at the A&P Showgrounds in Blenheim brings together sheepdog trials, dressage, vintage machinery, shearing competitions, and family side-shows."
Marlborough A&P Show
"A classic one-day district show at the Waimate Showgrounds, drawing together equestrian, sheep, dog trials, cattle, poultry, wool and creative arts sections for the whole of South Canterbury."
Southern Canterbury A&P Show
"A proud Nelson Tasman tradition held at the Richmond Park Showgrounds, bringing together sheepdog trials, wood chopping, equestrian competition, highland dancing, and livestock displays for the whole whanau."
Golden Edge Nelson A&P Show
"This charming mid-Canterbury village transforms over a long weekend into a showcase of open gardens, photography, local art, live music and market stalls, celebrating both the creative talent and heritage of one of the South Island's most picturesque small towns."
Harcourts Geraldine Festival
"The oldest agricultural show in New Zealand, first held in 1842 and now anchored for decades to the picturesque grounds behind the historic Waimate North Mission House, drawing around 7,000 visitors each year."
Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial Show
"A long-running one-day agricultural show staged on the historic Cornwall Street and Parry Palm Avenue showgrounds in the gold-mining town of Waihi, celebrating the pastoral life of the Hauraki plains."
Waihi A&P Show
"For over 30 years this walkable village-scale festival has gathered Wairarapa Pinot Noir producers and top chefs into Martinborough's lanes and vineyards for a single celebrated day marking the start of summer."
Toast Martinborough
"Since 1992, this beloved one-day festival has transformed Martinborough's compact village of cellar doors into a walkable harvest celebration pairing Pinot Noir from New Zealand's most southerly premium wine district with food from top NZ chefs."
Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival
"South Taranaki's signature annual show at the Egmont Showgrounds brings a themed rural celebration to Hawera each third weekend of November, with livestock, equestrian events, and community spirit."
Egmont A&P Show
"A genuine small-town A&P show in the West Otago village of Tapanui, gathering the farming families of the Clutha district for a full day of rural competitions, livestock and country community spirit."
West Otago A&P Show
"Set on the banks of the Tuki Tuki River beneath Te Mata Peak, this intimate festival pairs 18 Hawke's Bay wineries with award-winning local chefs and three live bands in a strictly capacity-capped riverside setting outside Havelock North."
Harvest Hawke's Bay Food and Wine Festival
"Εamaru's beautifully preserved Victorian limestone precinct fills with locals and visitors in full period dress for a day of outlandish competitions, feasting and revelry that celebrates the town's extraordinary 19th-century architectural heritage."
Oamaru Victorian Fete
"Nestled under Mt Taranaki at the historic Stratford showgrounds, this three-day annual show draws over 12,000 visitors for top-bred livestock, equestrian competition, woodchopping, pet lambs, and a lively Kidzone."
Stratford A&P Show
"One of the South Island's most enduring agricultural gatherings, celebrating its 160th anniversary in 2026 with livestock parades, equestrian competitions, a historic Show Queen contest and coal-shovelling at Balclutha Showgrounds."
South Otago A&P Show
"Northland's flagship rural event, held each December at the 64-hectare Barge Showgrounds, bringing livestock displays, equestrian competitions, farmyard fun and live entertainment to the district's gathering of town and country."
Whangarei A&P Show
"A festive community gathering in the heart of Greymouth bringing holiday cheer, family-friendly activities, and West Coast community spirit to the town centre each December."
Greymouth Christmas Carnival
"Founded in 1886 and held at Manfeild Park in Feilding, this multi-day show combines New Zealand's premier dairy event with livestock competitions, sheepdog trials, home industries, and trade exhibits at the heart of the Manawatu."
Manawatu A&P Show
"A classic high-country A&P gathering at the Whataroa Domain in remote South Westland, featuring horse events, ute muster, woodchopping, tug of war, homeware competitions, food carts, and live music with free entry for children."
South Westland A&P Show
"New Zealand's longest-running wine and food festival gathers over 30 Marlborough wineries and 20 local eateries into the Renwick Domain each February for a day of Sauvignon Blanc, live music and masterclasses in the heart of the world's most celebrated Marlborough wine country."
Marlborough Wine & Food Festival
"Held in the self-proclaimed Greenshell mussel capital of the world, this beloved Marlborough Sounds festival offers fresh local mussels, oysters and salmon alongside live music, 40 or more food and craft stalls, mussel-opening challenges, and a culinary tent."
Havelock Mussel and Seafood Festival
"New Zealand's most daring food festival, drawing thousands each March to a remote gold-rush town on the Tasman Sea coast to eat whitebait, venison, huhu grubs and other hyper-local wild ingredients alongside more than three decades of community tradition."
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
"Set on the shores of Lake Wanaka at Glendhu Bay, this annual Central Otago wine and food celebration gathers world-class regional producers and live entertainment against a backdrop of high-country mountains and glacial lake scenery."
Ripe - The Wanaka Wine and Food Festival
"Running since 1976 in the Waipara hills, this Easter weekend gathering of acoustic, Celtic, bluegrass, waiata and world music is one of New Zealand's longest-running folk festivals, welcoming families and musicians of all ages to workshops and concerts across four days."
Canterbury Folk Festival
"Held each Easter Sunday in the schist-stone historic precinct of gold-rush-era Clyde, this harvest festival pours wines from the world's most southerly vineyards along the picturesque main street of one of Central Otago's most atmospheric small towns."
Clyde Wine and Food Festival
"Held every Easter Monday in the high-country town of Fairlie, this is claimed to be the largest single-day A&P show in New Zealand, drawing 12,000 to 15,000 visitors for shearing, Highland dancing, woodchopping and dog trials under the shadow of the Mackenzie Basin ranges."
Mackenzie Highland A&P Show
"Held since 1985 in one of New Zealand's best-preserved gold-rush villages, this community-run festival fills Arrowtown's tree-lined streets with parade, market, food and wine, comedy and art against a backdrop of spectacular autumn colour."
Arrowtown Autumn Festival