Marlborough A&P Show
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.
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"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
"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