Ripe - The Wanaka Wine and Food 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.
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"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
"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
"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
"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
"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 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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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