50 of New Zealand’s most iconic events. Tick the ones you’d hate to miss, and when next year’s dates or tickets show up on Ticketmaster or Eventfinda, we’ll email you once, wherever you live.
New Zealand's biggest New Year's festival, in the Gisborne vineyards that are among the first in the world to see the sunrise.
The much-loved music and arts festival by the sea at Tāpapakanga Regional Park. Organisers said the 2026 festival was the last.
Big-name international acts on the lawns of Mission Estate, New Zealand's oldest winery.
A multi-day psytrance and electronic New Year's festival in the countryside north-west of Auckland.
New Year's in the mountains at Cardrona, with big local and international acts.
Three days of drum and bass and electronic music to see in the New Year in Northland.
Music, arts and dance from around the world in New Plymouth's Brooklands Bowl and Pukekura Park.
A one-day celebration of New Zealand music with the country's biggest local acts, now in Hamilton after years in Wellington.
Reggae and good vibes at Tauranga Domain over Wellington Anniversary weekend. The 2026 festival was cancelled.
Christchurch's biggest music festival, with headline international acts in Hagley Park.