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Auckland Events and Auckland Festivals
(Auckland, North Island, New Zealand NZ)



The city of Auckland, in New Zealand, offers a wealth of lively festivals and events, in and around central Auckland. Visitors will enjoy a wide variety of things to see and do in Auckland, taking place throughout the Auckland calendar. The residents of Auckland love to party and Auckland's extensive calendar of festivals and events includes the Royal Easter Show, the Ellerslie Flower Show, Auckland's Lantern Festival and the St. Patrick's Festival.

Visitors to Auckland will find that local Auckland newspapers and leading magazines in Auckland regularly publish the latest cultural events and Auckland festivals, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Auckland.




Auckland's helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Auckland. Many of the events and festivals in Auckland draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Auckland.

Auckland National Public Holidays - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 29th January - Auckland Anniversary Day
• 6th February - Waitangi day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday March / April - Easter
• 25th April - Anzac Day
• 1st Monday in June - Queen's birthday
• 4th Monday in October - Labour Day
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

Auckland Calendar of Festivals and Events 2009 / 2010 - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand NZ


Auckland Events and Festivals in January - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Heineken Open Tennis Championships - men's tennis tournament
• The Big Day Out - one-day music festival featuring numerous bands, food and drink and an array of stalls
• Great Fitzroy Mussel Festival - free event on Great Barrier Island, with a wealth of seafood and music
• The National Yearling Sales - end of January, popular eight-day event
• South American Fiesta - 29th January, special Auckland Anniversary event featuring New Zealand's famous Latin performers, held in the Auckland Zoological Park
• Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta - famous, one-day regatta

Auckland Events and Festivals in February - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• New Zealand Open Golf Championship - annual golf tournament featuring New Zealand's finest players
• Devonport Food and Wine Festival - two-day event featuring food, wine, music and entertainment
• HERO Festival - 12th to 22nd February, gay and lesbian extravaganza
• Te Matatini: The Many Faces / National Festival (Aotearoa Maori Performing Arts Festival) - 24th to 27th February, Maori culture and arts event
• Lantern Festival - 25th to 27th February, featuring dancers, puppeteers, musicians, thousands of spectacular lanterns and mouth-watering Chinese New Year dishes
• Mission Bay Jazz and Blues Street Fest - jazz and blues festival
• Teddy Bears Picnic - fun-filled family entertainment at Auckland Domain

Auckland Events and Festivals in March - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• St. Patrick's Festival - 10th to 17th March, St. Patrick's Day celebration
• Waiheke Jazz Festival - March / April, five-day Easter event featuring various styles of jazz
• Royal Easter Show - March / April, Easter week, featuring endless entertainment and fun for all the family
• Pasifika Festival - March / April, Polynesian celebration at Western Springs
• Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Guild Summer Concert - annual fundraising concert
• Sky Tower Vertical Challenge - March / April, annual event to race up the tallest building in the southern hemisphere

Auckland Events and Festivals in April - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Baby Proms - popular event featuring the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
• Rally New Zealand - 7th to 10th April, annual rallying event

Auckland Events and Festivals in May - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Comedy Festival - two weeks in early May, featuring local and international comedians entertainment
• New Zealand Boat Show - famous boat show
• Auckland Writers and Readers Festival - three-day literary festival

Auckland Events and Festivals in June - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• New Zealand Boat Show - 2nd to 6th June, popular annual boat show
• New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays - agricultural show featuring fencing, tractor driving, chain sawing and sheep dog trials

Auckland Events and Festivals in July - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Auckland International Film Festival - popular film festival
• Mid-Winter Swim - many swimmers brave the winter weather for this spectacle, with music, entertainment and hot food

Auckland Events and Festivals in August - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• The Food Show - 5th to 7th August, featuring an array of cooking demonstrations and wine tasting

Auckland Events and Festivals in September - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Auckland Home Show - 14th to 18th September, popular annual home and garden exhibition

Auckland Events and Festivals in October - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Auckland to Russell Yacht Race - an exciting Auckland to Russell boat race
• Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo - 22nd to 24th October, large computer fayre for all the family
• Italian Film Festival - October / November, popular Italian film festival

Auckland Events and Festivals in November - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• The Ellerslie Flower Show - 16th to 20th November, five-day floral design event also featuring music and food
• Auckland Marathon - Auckland's annual marathon and half marathon
• Farmers Santa Parade - popular seasonal celebration with a parade, entertainment, activities and a visit from Santa
• The Grey Lynn Park Festival - a music, dance and food event

Auckland Events and Festivals in December - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

• Auckland Cup - popular horse race
• Christmas in the Park - Christmas festival held in the Auckland Domain
• Ellerslie Boxing Day Races - 26th December, horse race meeting with a variety of prizes in best-dressed competitions
• First Night - 31st December, musical New Year celebration in Aotea Square and Centre

 
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