Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Check at the Wellington i-SITE or visit
www.wellingtonnz.com/events
for listings; tick-
0800 224 224;
www.ticketdirect.co.nz
)
.
Summer City
CULTURE
(
www.wellington.govt.nz
)
A summertime event bonanza - many free and outdoors including
the lovely 'Gardens Magic' concerts - from January to March.
New Zealand
International Sevens
SPORTS
(
www.sevens.co.nz
)
The world's top seven-a-side rugby teams compete, but it's the crowd
that plays up. Held in February; book with lightning speed.
New Zealand
International Arts Festival
CULTURE
(
www.festival.co.nz
)
A month-long biennial (even years; around mid-February to mid-
March) spectacular of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and literature. International acts
aplenty.
Fringe NZ
CULTURE
(
www.fringe.org.nz
)
Three weeks across February and March of way-out-there experimental
visual arts, music, dance and theatre.
New Zealand Comedy Festival
COMEDY
(
www.comedyfestival.co.nz
)
Three weeks of hysterics across April/May. World-famous-in-
NZ comedians, and some truly world-famous ones, too.
Matariki
CULTURE
(
www.tepapa.govt.nz
)
Celebrating the Maori New Year (in June) with a free festival of
dance, music and other events at Te Papa.
International Film Festival
FILM
(
www.nzff.co.nz
)
Two-week indie film fest screening the best of NZ and international
cinema. Held over July/August.
Beervana
BEER
(
www.beervana.co.nz
)
A barrel-load of craft-beer aficionados roll into town for a weekend
of supping and beard-stroking. In August.
