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    8 eventsNovember 2026

    1. Rural and show
      Canterbury

      Canterbury A&P Show

      New Zealand's largest A&P show: three days of livestock, woodchopping, shearing, tractor pulls and lawn mower racing in Christchurch. Friday 13 November is Show Day.

      11 to 13 November · Christchurch
    2. Sport
      Runners on a lakeside trail with mountains behind during the Queenstown Marathon Queenstown

      Queenstown Marathon

      The NZ Sotheby's International Realty Queenstown Marathon: 42 km, 21 km, 10 km and a kids' run past Arrowtown, Lake Hayes and the Shotover River, finishing in town.

      Sat, 14 November · Queenstown
    3. Food and wine
      A big crowd in front of the stage on a sunny day at Toast Martinborough Wairarapa

      Toast Martinborough

      The long-running wine, gin, food and music festival, now held at one venue, The Runholder, with Sir Dave Dobbyn headlining. Tickets have sold out.

      Sat, 14 November · Martinborough
    4. Sport
      Wellington

      BLACKCAPS v India, 1st Test

      Five days of Test cricket as the BLACKCAPS take on India at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington, with an 11 am first ball each day.

      19 to 23 November · Wellington
    5. Sport
      Canterbury

      BLACKCAPS v India, 2nd Test

      Five days of Test cricket as the BLACKCAPS take on India at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, with an 11 am first ball each day.

      27 November to 1 December 2026 · Christchurch
    6. Christmas
      Canterbury

      Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park, Christchurch

      A free evening concert in Hagley Park with world-class entertainment and a fireworks finale. Get there early for a good spot.

      Sat, 28 November · Christchurch · Free
    7. Sport
      Taupō

      Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

      New Zealand's best-known road ride: 160 km all the way around Lake Taupō, plus shorter road, mountain bike and gravel options.

      Sat, 28 November · Taupō
    8. Christmas
      A colourful float and crowds lining Queen Street at the Farmers Santa Parade Auckland

      Farmers Santa Parade

      Auckland's 93rd Santa Parade down Queen Street, followed by Santa's Party in Aotea Square. City centre roads close from 10 am. If the weather is bad, the rain date is Sunday 6 December.

      Sun, 29 November · Auckland · Free

    10 eventsDecember 2026

    1. Christmas
      A heritage tram covered in green Christmas lights at night at MOTAT, with a conductor standing beside it Auckland

      MOTAT Christmas Lights

      Twelve nights of Christmas lights at MOTAT: heritage trams, carol singers, Santa, outdoor games and a big lit Christmas tree in Western Springs.

      4 to 21 December · Auckland
    2. Christmas
      A Christmas train float rolling past families at the Christchurch Christmas Show Parade Canterbury

      Christmas Show Parade, Christchurch

      Two days of rides, a Christmas market, food and entertainment, with the parade on Sunday at 2 pm. A free Santa Express bus runs on the Sunday.

      5 to 6 December · Christchurch · Free
    3. Sport
      Fiordland

      Kepler Challenge

      New Zealand's iconic mountain run: 60 km around the Kepler Track Great Walk in Fiordland National Park, plus the 27 km Luxmore Grunt, with Te Anau buzzing all weekend.

      Sat, 5 December · Te Anau
    4. Christmas
      Children playing in the foam pit at A Christmas Cracker in Waitangi Park Wellington

      A Christmas Cracker

      Wellington City Council's free family Christmas day out at Waitangi Park: Santa's Grotto, ice skating, a foam pit, roving performers, stage shows and food trucks.

      Sat, 12 December · Wellington · Free
    5. Christmas
      Auckland

      Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park, Auckland

      The Auckland edition of the free Christmas concert, finishing with fireworks over the Domain.

      Sat, 12 December · Auckland · Free
    6. Family
      Palm trees and bush lit up in colour at night in Pukekura Park Taranaki

      TSB Festival of Lights

      Five weeks of free light installations, live music and family entertainment in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth.

      19 December to 24 January 2027 · New Plymouth · Free
    7. Music festival
      Two festival-goers in sunglasses posing in the sun at Rhythm and Vines Tairāwhiti Gisborne

      Rhythm and Vines

      Three days of music and four nights of camping among the vines, ending on New Year's Eve. Organisers say 2026 is the final Rhythm and Vines held in Gisborne. 28 December is a warm-up night for onsite campers.

      28 to 31 December · Gisborne
    8. Music festival
      Northland

      Northern Bass

      The 15th anniversary of the drum and bass, jungle and electronic New Year's festival. Last year's event sold out in early December.

      30 to 31 December · Kaiwaka
    9. Music festival
      A big crowd in front of the main stage at Rhythm and Alps Wānaka

      Rhythm and Alps

      One of New Zealand's longest-running multi-day music festivals, seeing in the New Year in the Cardrona Valley near Wānaka.

      30 to 31 December · Wānaka
    10. Family
      Northland

      Waipu Highland Games

      The 154th Waipu Highland Games: pipe bands, Highland dancing, heavyweight events and a street march, in a Northland town settled by Scots.

      Thu, 31 December · Waipu

    6 eventsJanuary 2027

    1. Sport
      Centre court and stands full of spectators at the ASB Classic in Auckland Auckland

      ASB Classic tennis

      New Zealand's top international tennis tournament, with WTA and ATP events back to back. Qualifying days need only a grounds pass.

      4 to 16 January · Auckland
    2. Arts and culture
      A crowd gathered around a street performance at the World Buskers Festival Canterbury

      World Buskers Festival

      Ten days of street performers from around the world in the centre of Christchurch.

      21 to 31 January · Christchurch
    3. Music festival
      Waikato

      Soundsplash

      One of New Zealand's longest-running all-ages festivals: a camping weekend of local and international acts on four stages above the surf town of Raglan.

      22 to 24 January · Raglan
    4. Arts and culture
      Manawatū-Whanganui

      Whanganui Vintage Weekend

      Four days of classic cars, river cruises, markets, a soap box derby and dressing up in every era up to the 1980s, across the river city of Whanganui.

      22 to 25 January · Whanganui
    5. Sport
      Runners on a grassy hilltop above the sea at dawn during the First Light Marathon in Gisborne Tairāwhiti Gisborne

      First Light Marathon

      An adventure marathon that races into the world's first sunrise: sand, grassy hills and trails above the Pacific from Midway Beach, Gisborne.

      Sat, 23 January · Gisborne
    6. Arts and culture
      A drone view of the Kiwiburn festival site with tents and camps spread across farmland and trees Manawatū-Whanganui

      Kiwiburn

      New Zealand's regional Burning Man: a participatory arts camp-out in rural Rangitīkei where there are no spectators and no headline acts, only what participants build and gift.

      27 January to 1 February 2027 · Hunterville

    20 eventsFebruary 2027

    1. Sport
      Yachts racing on the Waitematā Harbour with the Auckland skyline behind Auckland

      Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

      Hundreds of vessels under sail, steam and paddle power take to the Waitematā Harbour to celebrate the City of Sails' birthday.

      Mon, 1 February · Auckland · Free
    2. Sport
      Bay of Plenty

      BLACKCAPS v Sri Lanka, 1st Test

      Five days of Test cricket as the BLACKCAPS take on Sri Lanka at Bay Oval, Tauranga, with an 11 am first ball each day.

      4 to 8 February · Tauranga
    3. Arts and culture
      The flagstaff on the lawn at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds overlooking the Bay of Islands Northland

      Waitangi Day at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds

      New Zealand's national day, marked at the place where Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi, was first signed in 1840.

      Sat, 6 February · Waitangi
    4. Sport
      Southland

      Burt Munro Challenge

      The Southern Hemisphere's largest motorcycle rally: hill climbs at Bluff, beach racing on Oreti Beach, drags, speedway and sprints in honour of Burt Munro, the World's Fastest Indian.

      10 to 14 February · Invercargill
    5. Sport
      Waikato

      BLACKCAPS v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test

      Five days of Test cricket as the BLACKCAPS take on Sri Lanka at Seddon Park, Hamilton, with an 11 am first ball each day.

      12 to 16 February · Hamilton
    6. Sport
      West Coast

      Kathmandu Coast to Coast

      The 243 km multisport classic across the South Island: run, cycle and kayak from Kumara Beach on the Tasman to New Brighton Pier in Christchurch.

      12 to 13 February · Kumara to Christchurch
    7. Arts and culture
      Wellington

      NZ Fringe Festival

      Three weeks of independent theatre, comedy, dance and music at venues all over Wellington.

      12 February to 6 March 2027 · Wellington
    8. Sport
      Runners crossing a boardwalk through steaming geothermal land on the Tarawera Ultramarathon course Bay of Plenty

      Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB

      New Zealand's premier trail running event: point-to-point races from 14 km to 163 km through native bush, redwoods and past eight lakes around Rotorua.

      13 to 14 February · Rotorua
    9. Sport
      A huge crowd of runners at the start of a Southern Cross Round the Bays event Wellington

      Round the Bays Wellington

      Wellington's big waterfront fun run: 8.4 km (with a 5.5 km family shortcut) or a certified half marathon around the harbour bays to Kilbirnie Park.

      Sun, 14 February · Wellington
    10. Arts and culture
      Festival-goers in 1930s costume and pearls at the Art Deco Festival in Napier Hawke's Bay

      Art Deco Festival Napier

      Four days celebrating the 1930s in Napier, the Art Deco city.

      18 to 21 February · Napier
    11. Arts and culture
      Brightly painted lanterns among marigolds at the Auckland Lantern Festival Auckland

      BNZ Auckland Lantern Festival

      Lanterns, live entertainment, 65-plus food and craft stalls and fireworks to celebrate the Year of the Goat.

      18 to 21 February · Auckland · Free
    12. Sport
      Canterbury

      Crankworx Christchurch

      The Crankworx mountain bike festival opens its 2027 world tour on the Port Hills, with the Redemption Downhill and the Ōtautahi Slopestyle at Christchurch Adventure Park.

      18 to 21 February · Christchurch
    13. Sport
      Queenstown

      New Zealand Open

      The 106th New Zealand Open golf championship at Millbrook Resort near Arrowtown: 156 professionals and 156 amateurs in a unique pro-am format under the Remarkables.

      18 to 21 February · Arrowtown
    14. Sport
      Triathletes running into Lake Wānaka at the swim start of Challenge Wānaka Wānaka

      Challenge Wānaka

      A 2 km swim, 80 km bike and 18 km run triathlon around Lake Wānaka.

      Sat, 20 February · Wānaka · Free
    15. Music festival
      Auckland

      Laneway Festival Auckland

      One-day music festival at Western Springs, headlined by Fontaines D.C. and Hayley Williams.

      Sun, 21 February · Auckland
    16. Sport
      A huge crowd of runners at the start of a Southern Cross Round the Bays event Canterbury

      Round the Bays Christchurch

      A flat 8.4 km fun run along Christchurch's waterfront from Ferrymead to New Brighton, with the option to finish along the beach.

      Sun, 21 February · Christchurch
    17. Arts and culture
      A kapa haka group performing on stage at Te Matatini Waikato

      Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027

      The national kapa haka festival, with 57 groups competing for the top prize in Māori performing arts.

      23 to 27 February · Ngāruawāhia
    18. Family
      A red and white classic American car with chrome trim parked in a Taranaki street during Americarna Taranaki

      Supercheap Auto Americarna

      Taranaki's celebration of American car culture: hundreds of classic US cars, hot rods and Harleys cruising Opunake, Inglewood, Stratford and Hāwera before taking over the New Plymouth CBD.

      24 to 27 February · New Plymouth · Free
    19. Music festival
      Canterbury

      Electric Avenue

      Two-day music festival in Hagley Park, headlined by Calvin Harris and Kings of Leon.

      26 to 27 February · Christchurch
    20. Family
      Northland

      Northland Circus Festival

      A camping festival of circus workshops for all ages, from ground skills to aerials, with shows, fire spinning, music and a market near Whangārei.

      26 to 28 February · Whangārei

    21 eventsMarch 2027

    1. Arts and culture
      Auckland

      Auckland Arts Festival

      Eighteen days of theatre, music, dance and outdoor events from New Zealand and around the world.

      4 to 21 March · Auckland
    2. Arts and culture
      Otago

      Dunedin Fringe Festival

      New Zealand's second-largest fringe festival: 11 days of experimental theatre, comedy, dance, music and visual art from around 500 artists across Ōtepoti Dunedin.

      4 to 14 March · Dunedin
    3. Rural and show
      A shearer at work on a sheep at the Golden Shears in Masterton Wairarapa

      Golden Shears

      The 65th Golden Shears: three days of shearing, woolhandling and woolpressing at Masterton's War Memorial Stadium, home of the event since 1961.

      4 to 6 March · Masterton
    4. Sport
      An athlete in the finish chute at IRONMAN New Zealand in Taupō, with crowds on both sides Taupō

      IRONMAN New Zealand

      The Taupō IRONMAN, part of the global IRONMAN Pro Series, on the shores of New Zealand's largest lake.

      Sat, 6 March · Taupō · Free
    5. Sport
      Queenstown

      Motatapu

      A once-a-year chance to mountain bike, run or walk through private, protected high-country stations from Glendhu Bay near Wānaka to historic Arrowtown.

      Sat, 6 March · Arrowtown
    6. Sport
      A huge crowd of runners at the start of a Southern Cross Round the Bays event Auckland

      Round the Bays Auckland

      Auckland's classic 8.4 km fun run along Tāmaki Drive from Quay Street to St Heliers, marking 55 years in 2027.

      Sun, 7 March · Auckland
    7. Sport
      Bay of Plenty

      Crankworx Rotorua

      Five days of world-tour mountain biking at Skyline Rotorua and the Whakarewarewa Forest, from downhill and slopestyle to dual slalom and Kidsworx.

      10 to 14 March · Rotorua
    8. Rural and show
      Merino sheep being judged at the Wānaka A&P Show Wānaka

      Wānaka A&P Show

      A two-day country show by the lake: livestock, equestrian events, food trucks, rides and the Jack Russell race.

      12 to 13 March · Wānaka
    9. Music festival
      Taranaki

      WOMAD New Zealand

      Three days of world music, arts and dance at The Bowl, New Plymouth.

      12 to 14 March · New Plymouth
    10. Family
      Waikato

      Balloons Over Waikato

      A week of hot air balloons over Hamilton: free sunrise launches at Innes Common every morning, competitive flying and the ZURU Night Glow.

      13 to 19 March · Hamilton · Free
    11. Food and wine
      A festival-goer tucking into a skewer at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival West Coast

      Hokitika Wildfoods Festival

      A one-day festival of wild food, live music and West Coast characters. Tahr burgers are already on the 2027 menu.

      Sat, 13 March · Hokitika
    12. Rural and show
      Auckland

      Kumeū Show

      Two days of farm animals, shearing, woodchopping, lawn mower racing, giant pumpkins and carnival rides at Auckland's big north-west country show.

      13 to 14 March · Kumeū
    13. Arts and culture
      Dancers performing on the grass at Pasifika Festival Auckland

      Pasifika Festival

      Auckland's largest Pacific cultural festival: food, music, dance and performance from across the Pacific.

      13 to 14 March · Auckland · Free
    14. Arts and culture
      Coromandel

      Repco Beach Hop

      New Zealand's biggest rock'n'roll nostalgia festival: pre-1972 cars, hot rods, retro caravans, rock'n'roll dancing and bands all over the seaside town of Whangamatā.

      17 to 21 March · Whangamatā · Free
    15. Rural and show
      Visitors walking past exhibitor sites and machinery at Central Districts Field Days in Feilding Manawatū-Whanganui

      Central Districts Field Days

      New Zealand's largest regional field days: three days of farm machinery, the Brandt tractor pull, excavator and fencing competitions in friendly Feilding.

      18 to 20 March · Feilding
    16. Arts and culture
      Wellington

      CubaDupa

      Wellington's free street festival: two days of music, parades, dance, circus, body paint and street food across the Cuba Street quarter.

      20 to 21 March · Wellington · Free
    17. Music festival
      Bay of Plenty

      National Jazz Festival

      The 64th Port of Tauranga National Jazz Festival: a week of jazz, soul, blues and big band concerts, the National Youth Jazz Competition and the free Jazz Village.

      22 to 28 March · Tauranga
    18. Rural and show
      Auckland

      Easter Show

      Auckland's Easter Show: Mahon's carnival rides, free BMX and FMX shows in the Action Arena, Farmworld animals, sheepdog trials, an art show and food from 20 cuisines.

      25 to 29 March · Auckland
    19. Family
      Vintage fighter aircraft flying low over Omaka Aerodrome on the Classic Fighters 2027 banner Marlborough

      Classic Fighters Omaka Airshow

      New Zealand's biggest warbird airshow celebrates the RNZAF's 90th anniversary over Easter, with WW1 and WW2 fighters, a C-130J Hercules, aerobatics and Good Friday twilight fireworks.

      26 to 28 March · Blenheim
    20. Arts and culture
      Northland

      Whangārei Heads Arts Trail

      Open studios along 35 km of volcanic coastline: meet the painters, potters, sculptors and jewellers of Whangārei Heads and buy direct.

      27 to 28 March · Whangārei Heads · Free
    21. Rural and show
      Clydesdale horses in harness led around the ring at the Mackenzie A&P Highland Show in Fairlie Canterbury

      Mackenzie A&P Highland Show

      New Zealand's largest one-day A&P show: 12,000 to 15,000 people on Easter Monday in Fairlie for livestock, equestrian, sheepdogs and a true high-country day out.

      Mon, 29 March · Fairlie

    2 eventsApril 2027

    1. Arts and culture
      Wānaka

      Wānaka Festival of Colour

      Nine days of theatre, music, circus, dance and big ideas by Lake Wānaka, as the Southern Lakes' arts festival returns in autumn 2027.

      3 to 11 April · Wānaka
    2. Sport
      Canterbury

      ASICS Christchurch Marathon

      A flat, crowd-friendly city marathon with a four-lap course, plus a half marathon, 10 km, Youth 3 km and Kids Mile.

      Sun, 18 April · Christchurch

    2 eventsMay 2027

    1. Sport
      Bay of Plenty

      Red Stag Rotorua Marathon

      One lake, one lap: New Zealand's iconic lake marathon runs anti-clockwise around Lake Rotorua for the first time in over 50 years, with a new half marathon from Hamurana Springs.

      Sat, 1 May · Rotorua
    2. Arts and culture
      Auckland

      Auckland Writers Festival

      Six days of authors, talks and readings at the Aotea Centre, with a schools programme featuring Chloe Gong, Joseph Coelho, A.F. Steadman and Aki Fukuoka.

      11 to 16 May · Auckland

    2 eventsJune 2027

    1. Music festival
      Southland

      MLT NZ Gold Guitar Awards

      New Zealand's most prestigious country music awards, held in Gore every June since 1974, with contestants from around the world.

      4 to 6 June · Gore
    2. Rural and show
      An elevated view over the exhibitor sites and marquees at Fieldays, Mystery Creek Waikato

      Fieldays

      The Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event: more than 1,100 exhibitors, innovation awards, fencing and tractor pull competitions and Super Saturday at Mystery Creek.

      16 to 19 June · Hamilton

    1 eventSeptember 2027

    1. Arts and culture
      Performers on the lit stage of the World of WearableArt Show in Wellington Wellington

      World of WearableArt Show

      WOW turns 40: the world's leading wearable art competition becomes an arena spectacle of music, dance and aerial choreography, with a big 40-year exhibition at Tākina.

      16 September to 3 October 2027 · Wellington

    1 eventOctober 2027

    1. Sport
      Auckland

      Barfoot & Thompson Runaway Auckland Marathon

      New Zealand's biggest marathon event: five distances from 5 km to the full marathon, a sunrise ferry to the start and the once-a-year run over the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

      Sun, 31 October · Auckland

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    2. Sat 14Queenstown MarathonQueenstown
    3. Sat 14Toast MartinboroughMartinborough
    4. Thu 19BLACKCAPS v India, 1st TestWellington
    5. Fri 27BLACKCAPS v India, 2nd TestChristchurch
    6. Sat 28Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park, ChristchurchChristchurch
    7. Sat 28Lake Taupō Cycle ChallengeTaupō
    8. Sun 29Farmers Santa ParadeAuckland

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    2. Fri 4MOTAT Christmas LightsAuckland
    3. Sat 5Christmas Show Parade, ChristchurchChristchurch
    4. Sat 5Kepler ChallengeTe Anau
    5. Sat 12A Christmas CrackerWellington
    6. Sat 12Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park, AucklandAuckland
    7. Sat 19TSB Festival of LightsNew Plymouth
    8. Mon 28Rhythm and VinesGisborne
    9. Wed 30Northern BassKaiwaka, near Mangawhai
    10. Wed 30Rhythm and AlpsWānaka
    11. Thu 31Waipu Highland GamesWaipu

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    2. Mon 4ASB Classic tennisAuckland
    3. Thu 21World Buskers FestivalChristchurch
    4. Fri 22SoundsplashRaglan
    5. Fri 22Whanganui Vintage WeekendWhanganui
    6. Sat 23First Light MarathonGisborne
    7. Wed 27KiwiburnHunterville

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    2. Mon 1Auckland Anniversary Day RegattaAuckland
    3. Thu 4BLACKCAPS v Sri Lanka, 1st TestTauranga
    4. Sat 6Waitangi Day at the Waitangi Treaty GroundsWaitangi, Bay of Islands
    5. Wed 10Burt Munro ChallengeInvercargill
    6. Fri 12BLACKCAPS v Sri Lanka, 2nd TestHamilton
    7. Fri 12Kathmandu Coast to CoastKumara to Christchurch
    8. Fri 12NZ Fringe FestivalWellington
    9. Sat 13Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMBRotorua
    10. Sun 14Round the Bays WellingtonWellington
    11. Thu 18Art Deco Festival NapierNapier
    12. Thu 18BNZ Auckland Lantern FestivalAuckland
    13. Thu 18Crankworx ChristchurchChristchurch
    14. Thu 18New Zealand OpenArrowtown
    15. Sat 20Challenge WānakaWānaka
    16. Sun 21Laneway Festival AucklandAuckland
    17. Sun 21Round the Bays ChristchurchChristchurch
    18. Tue 23Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027Ngāruawāhia
    19. Wed 24Supercheap Auto AmericarnaNew Plymouth
    20. Fri 26Electric AvenueChristchurch
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    2. Thu 4Auckland Arts FestivalAuckland
    3. Thu 4Dunedin Fringe FestivalDunedin
    4. Thu 4Golden ShearsMasterton
    5. Sat 6IRONMAN New ZealandTaupō
    6. Sat 6MotatapuArrowtown
    7. Sun 7Round the Bays AucklandAuckland
    8. Wed 10Crankworx RotoruaRotorua
    9. Fri 12Wānaka A&P ShowWānaka
    10. Fri 12WOMAD New ZealandNew Plymouth
    11. Sat 13Balloons Over WaikatoHamilton
    12. Sat 13Hokitika Wildfoods FestivalHokitika
    13. Sat 13Kumeū ShowKumeū
    14. Sat 13Pasifika FestivalAuckland
    15. Wed 17Repco Beach HopWhangamatā
    16. Thu 18Central Districts Field DaysFeilding
    17. Sat 20CubaDupaWellington
    18. Mon 22National Jazz FestivalTauranga
    19. Thu 25Easter ShowAuckland
    20. Fri 26Classic Fighters Omaka AirshowBlenheim
    21. Sat 27Whangārei Heads Arts TrailWhangārei Heads
    22. Mon 29Mackenzie A&P Highland ShowFairlie

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    2. Sun 18ASICS Christchurch MarathonChristchurch

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    2. Tue 11Auckland Writers FestivalAuckland

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    1. Fri 4MLT NZ Gold Guitar AwardsGore
    2. Wed 16FieldaysHamilton

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    1. Thu 16World of WearableArt ShowWellington

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    1. to 3 OctWorld of WearableArt ShowWellington
    2. Sun 31Barfoot & Thompson Runaway Auckland MarathonAuckland

    Plans change. Dates were checked on 11 November 2026. Always confirm times, tickets and weather calls with the organiser before you travel. Know an event we should add? Tell us.

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