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🇳🇿 Festivals in New Zealand

45 festivals celebrated in New Zealand, across 3 cities and towns.

Cities and towns

Auckland 5Wellington 2Christchurch 1
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November 2026 3

Sports 3Nov Melbourne Cup🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia and 1 more countryIn 4 weeks National days 5Nov Guy Fawkes Night🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 more countriesIn 5 weeks National days 11Nov Armistice Day🇧🇪 Belgium and 10 more countriesIn 6 weeks

December 2026 1

Cultural 26Dec Boxing Day🇦🇺 Australia and 11 more countries

January 2027 1

Sports 1Jan ASB Classic🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand

April 2027 2

Sports 9Apr Grand National🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 more countries National days 25Apr Anzac Day🇦🇺 Australia and 4 more countries

May 2027 1

National days 17May Constitution Day🇳🇴 Norway and 5 more countries

July 2027 2

Cultural 12Jul The Twelfth🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more countries National days 14Jul Bastille Day🇫🇷 France and 11 more countries

Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 1

Sports Janvaries ATP Auckland Open🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Febvaries Te Matatini🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 more country

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Marvaries Pasifika Festival🇳🇿 New Zealand and 6 more countries

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1

National days Mayvaries King's Official Birthday🇦🇺 Australia and 8 more countries

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 3

Sports Junvaries Maccabiah Games🇮🇱 Israel and 7 more countries Cultural Junvaries Pride Month🇨🇦 Canada and 7 more countries Seasonal Junvaries Matariki🇳🇿 New Zealand

Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 1

Sports Julvaries The Rugby Championship🇦🇷 Argentina and 3 more countries

Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 4

Seasonal Augvaries Onam🇮🇳 India and 11 more countries Cultural Augvaries Highland games🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 11 more countries Cultural Augvaries Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 6 more countries Music Augvaries Fleadh Cheoil🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more countries

Shared with much of the world

Celebrated in New Zealand and in many other countries.

October 2026 1

Cultural 31Oct Halloween🇦🇺 Australia and 22 more countriesIn 4 weeks

November 2026 4

National days 11Nov Remembrance Day🇨🇦 Canada and 29 more countriesIn 6 weeks Arts and film 12Nov World Architecture Festival🇸🇬 Singapore and 29 more countriesIn 6 weeks National days 19Nov International Men's Day🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda and 29 more countriesIn 7 weeks Cultural 27Nov Black Friday🇦🇱 Albania and 29 more countriesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 2

National days 26Dec Boxing Day🇦🇺 Australia and 28 more countries Spiritual 26Dec Saint Stephen's Day🇦🇺 Australia and 30 more countries

February 2027 1

Cultural 7Feb Chinese New Year🇨🇳 China and 30 more countries

March 2027 4

Spiritual 17Mar Saint Patrick's Day🇦🇷 Argentina and 22 more countries Spiritual 26Mar Good Friday🇦🇷 Argentina and 42 more countries Spiritual 28Mar Easter🇦🇺 Australia and 25 more countries Spiritual 29Mar Easter Monday🇦🇺 Australia and 36 more countries

April 2027 2

Cultural 22Apr Earth Day🇦🇱 Albania and 29 more countries National days 28Apr Workers' Memorial Day🇦🇷 Argentina and 26 more countries

May 2027 1

Seasonal 1May May Day Festival🇦🇺 Australia and 22 more countries

June 2027 1

Cultural 16Jun Bloomsday🇮🇪 Ireland and 13 more countries

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 1

Spiritual Marvaries Easter🇦🇺 Australia and 29 more countries

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1

Arts and film Mayvaries Venice Biennale🇮🇹 Italy and 29 more countries

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 2

Cultural Junvaries Father's Day🇩🇿 Algeria and 45 more countries Cultural Junvaries Children's Day🇦🇲 Armenia and 30 more countries

Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 2

Sports Julvaries The Open Championship🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 12 more countries Music Julvaries World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD)🇪🇸 Spain and 21 more countries

Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 1

Spiritual Sepvaries Ganesh Chaturthi🇮🇳 India and 16 more countries

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