Top 12 Summer Festivals and Events in New Zealand

New Zealand knows very well how to enjoy awesome summer festivals. Although New Zealand produces its own popular music performers, the country also attracts some of the big international names to their summer music festivals. However, this top list shows that there is much more to a New Zealand festival than just “mega tunes”. If anything, we comprise the list of best summer festivals in New Zealand, insanely creative festivals that showcase kiwi culture, such as a festival dedicated to hot air balloons, unusual food, and Pacific Island culture. 

List of Summer Festivals in New Zealand 

1. World of Wearable Art: Up Close

If you’ve ever wondered what really lies in these exceptional creations, this is your chance to experience the world of wearable art. Held at Wellington’s Te Papa, the immersive exhibition showcases more than 30 extraordinary pieces of clothing from the world’s leading wearable art competition, allowing visitors to discover the creativity and incredible detail of the dresses, as well as the stories behind the designs.

When: December-February

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2. Laneway Festival

The St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is the waterfront festival in Auckland. Expect the dominance of international and domestic indie bands. This famous summer festival in New Zealand started out as a festival through a small lane in Melbourne, Australia. Now the festival is popping up in eight different cities in New Zealand.

When: Late January/early February

3. Summer F.A.W.C!

New Zealand’s arguably epicenter of good food and great wine, Hawke’s Bay organizes 10 days and more than 60 events for this popular summer festival in New Zealand. According to the Food and Wine Classic, the best local restaurants, wineries, brewers, and producers come together for an unforgettable program at the country’s most stunning venues, from street restaurant festivals to exclusive evenings that combine art and food and hives to table teas.  

When: November

4. Hokitika Wildfoods Festival

The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival is not just a technical aspect in the summer that can be ignored. The South Island West Coast summer event in New Zealand is a gathering of weird food such as cooked possum, chocolate beetles, seagull eggs, snails, whitebait patties, and “mountain oysters”.

When: March

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5. Splore

In Tapapakanga Park, an hour southeast of Auckland, Splore has become one of New Zealand’s best family-friendly festivals, with an extensive visual arts program with a strong emphasis on community interaction and sustainability. You would enjoy the five stages of the festivals from art, performance, and music at the three-day event.

When: February

6. Soundsplash

If you’re traveling with young people, check out this family-friendly summer event in New Zealand. Where better to have a summer festival than Raglan – New Zealand’s most popular surfer spot! Then the small town of North Island is particularly bustling at the Soundsplash Festival in January, with plenty of performances on three stages over three days. The festival spot is located in the Wainui Reserve, right on the beach!

When: January

7. Auckland Pacific Festival 

The Auckland Pacific Festival celebrates the heritage and diversity of the Pacific Islander. Held on the weekend of March, in Western Springs Park, this best summer festival in New Zealand is divided into 11 cultural villages and attracts an incredible 80,000 visitors who try traditional cuisine, watch performances and learn about each culture.

When: March

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8. Rhythm and Vines

Gisborne is the first city in the world to see New Year like New Zealand’s Eastern Cape. The three-day summer festival in New Zealand celebrates with major international headquarters=

When: New Year’s Eve

9. Comedy Festival

Pinch your funny bone at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in Auckland, Wellington, and some regional cities featuring stand-ups, sketching, improvisation, theater, and musical comedy. Dates of this most famous summer festival in New Zealand will be announced soon in May 2021!

10. Rhythm and Alps

The name doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as ‘Rhythm and Vines’ but it is an awesome alternative to celebrate the New Year with a festival. Based in the Cardrona Valley, South Island, we couldn’t think of a more scenic festival location. As Rhythm and Vine’s sister festival, expect an almost identical lineup. For more festivals to consider for New Year’s Eve, check out 10 NYE Events in New Zealand You Can’t-Miss!

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11. Dimension

Enjoy the summer at the Dimension Festival in the beautiful Northland region! Escape to this four-day electronic music festival, which features more than 80 international and local performances. Non-stop music has three zones, including Psytrance, DnB, and Chill, as well as an exotic marketplace where you can sample tempting cuisine. Between partying, there are plenty of ways to cool off from hanging in the shade of the trees, or even into the bathing area, around the stunning festival!

When: Early February

12. Auckland Folk Festival 

For all who are there, the Auckland Festival will open a shop at Kumeu Showgrounds on the 48th anniversary of Auckland Anniversary Weekend, where a groundbreaking line-up of the best of contemporary and traditional folk music will take the stage, including Troy Kingi, the Eastern Black Quartet, the harmonic resonators, Aro, Jenny Mitchell, EXIST and these are just a few names! Whatever your taste in folk music, you will have something to taste. If you want to showcase your talent, there will be plenty of workshops at this best summer event in New Zealand to get into, as well as a food and craft village that feeds and entertains. If folk music is your jam, be sure to check out New Zealand’s biggest folk festival.

When: Jan-Feb

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