Festival Programme for 2011
The nationwide festival supporting Rugby World Cup 2011 will involve every part of New Zealand. Every region is getting ready to host overseas visitors and travelling New Zealanders and show off what they love most about their part of the world. To see the festival events, announced to date, in a specific part of the country, just select a region below. Or if you want to find out more about a region, you can navigate using the map in the top right corner.
Your calendar of events
Old Horse Bazaar, Mersey St West
First and third Saturday of each month: 8.30am - 12.30pm.
Up and down the West Coast, Greymouth
Season runs for 6 weeks during Rugby World Cup 2011
Various venues throughout the city, Wellington
Saturday March 12 – Saturday 19 March, 2011
Daily : see website for more details
Various venues in Wanaka, Tarras, Cromwell, Bannockburn, Hawea, Luggate, Arrowtown, Clyde and Glenorchy, Wanaka, Tarras, Cromwell, Bannockburn, Hawea, Luggate, Arrowtown, Clyde and Glenorchy
Tuesday 12 to Sunday 17 April, 2011
Waikato Museum, Hamilton
Saturday 11 June – Monday 14 November, 2011
Daily: 10am – 4.30pm.
Various venues downtown, Queenstown
Thursday 24 June – Sunday 3 July, 2011.
Dates are provisional – stay tuned for details
Otago Museum, Dunedin
Saturday 16 July – Sunday 6 November, 2011
Queenstown, Wānaka, Naseby, Dunedin and Methven, Queenstown
Sunday 14 Aug 2011
Queens Wharf Arena, Wellington
Thursday 25 August – Sunday 4 September, 2011
Stay tuned for times of daily shows.
Titirangi War Memorial Hall, Waitākere
Festival runs from Thursday 1 September - Monday 31 October, 2011
Art Deco DeLuxe Theatre, Ōpōtiki
Friday 2 September - Saturday 3 September, 2011.
Check out the website for times.
Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton
Saturday 3 September - Sunday 4 September, 2011
Daily: from 9am.
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Saturday 3 September to Sunday 2 October, 2011
Daily: from sunset to 10.45pm.
Museum of Wellington City and Sea, Wellington
Exhibition open from 3 September to 6 November,2011
Daily: from 10am - 5pm.
Waikato River, Hamilton
Sunday 4 September or Sunday 11 September, 2011 (to be confirmed)
Ron Hardie Recreation Centre, Prideaux Park & Central Business District, Kawerau
Friday 2 - Saturday 3 September, 2011: 9am - 4.30pm , Sunday 4 September, 2011: 9am – 3.30pm.
Millennium Art Gallery, Blenheim
7 September – 23 October, 2011 (with Dawn Opening Ceremony)
Daily: 10.30am – 4.30pm.
Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton
Thursday 8 September – Sunday 11 September, 2011
Daily: 9.30am – 4.30pm.
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
Friday 9 September - Tuesday 25 October, 2011
Daily: 10am - 5pm.
Selected Winery Establishments & Restaurants, Hawke’s Bay
Friday 9 September, 2011
Weta Cave at Weta Workshop, Wellington
Friday 9 September – Monday 24 October, 2011
Daily: 9am – 5:30pm.
Karori Sanctuary, Wellington
Friday 9 September – Monday 24 October, 2011
Daily: 10am – 5pm.
Pataka Museum and Gallery, Wellington
Daily: Monday to Saturday: 10am – 4.30pm
Sunday: 11am – 4.30pm.
Old Mandeville Airfield, Mandeville
Friday 9 September – Monday 24 October, 2011
Bluff, Southland
Season Season starts Friday 9th September, and will continue until the oysters run out!
16 Hokonui Drive, (opposite Eastern Southland Gallery, close to Gore Clock Tower), Gore
Friday 9 September – Monday 24 October, 2011
Monday -Friday : 8.30am – 4.30pm, Saturday -Sunday : 1pm – 3.30pm (winter).
Naseby Indoor Curling Rink, Channel Road , Naseby
Daily: 10:00am to 5:00pm, 7 days a week.
See website for details
Venues throughout the West Coast, West Coast
Friday 9 Sep 2011
Ruakākā Race Course, Northland
Saturday 10 September, 2011
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Saturday 10 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Saturday 10 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Stadium Christchurch , Christchurch
Saturday 10 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 11 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Coronation Hall, Waipū
Wednesday 14 September, 2011 from: 12:00pm.
Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
Wednesday 14 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Wednesday 14 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 17 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Botanics Reserve, Nelson
Tuesday 20 September, 2011 at 2pm.
Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
Wednesday 21 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin
Thursday 22 September, 2011 at 7:30pm.
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Friday 23 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Sunday 25 Sep 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Haratoki Plaza, New Plymouth
Thursday 8 - Sunday 11 September, 2011
Thursday 15 - Sunday 18 September, 2011
Thursday 22 - Monday 26 September, 2011
Open daily 11am – 8pm.
Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin
Wednesday 28 September, 2011, time to be confirmed.
Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch
Thursday 29 Sep 2011
Centennial Park, Ōamaru
Friday 30 September – Sunday 2 October, 2011
Daily: 10.30am – 5pm.
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 1 October, 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Stadium Christchurch , Christchurch
Saturday 1 Oct 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Ashburton Racecourse, Ashburton
Saturday 3 September and Saturday 1 October, 2011: 10am — 4pm
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 2 Oct 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
A Marlborough winery, TBC, Marlborough
Thursday 6 October -Thursday 13 October, 2011
Various venues around the city, Dunedin
Saturday 10 September – Saturday 8 October, 2011.
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 8 Oct 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Stadium Christchurch , Christchurch
Saturday 8 Oct 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 9 Oct 2011
For more information: www.rugbyworldcup.com.
Venue Hood Aerodrome, Masterton
Friday 7 October & Monday 10 October, 2011
A Marlborough winery, TBC, Marlborough
Wednesday 12 October, 2011 from 5pm to midnight.
Showgrounds Park, Gisborne
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October, 2011
Daily: 8am – 5pm
The Trusts Stadium Arena, Henderson
Saturday 15 October, 2011
Daily: from 11am.
Various venues throughout the city, Tauranga
Thursday 20 October - Sunday 30 October, 2011
Various venues, tbc, Russell
Saturday 15 October – Saturday 22 October, 2011
Daily : from 9am
Stay tuned – venue details coming soon, Gisborne.
Sunday 23 October, 2011
Templeton Flax Mill Heritage Museum, Otaitai Bush Rd, Riverton
Friday 9 September - Monday 24 October, 2011
14 Hokonui Drive, Gore
Daily: Monday to Friday: 10am to 4.30pm
Weekends & Public Holidays: 1pm to 4pm
Parnell Rose Gardens, Auckland
Saturday 5 November - Sunday 6 November, 2011
Robert McDougall Gallery at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
5 August to 6 November, 2011
Water Street car park, Central Whāngārei, Whāngārei
Every Saturday during September & October, 2011 from 6:30am
Hobson Ave, Kerikeri
On every Sunday, 8.30am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Village Green in the town beside the river, Paparoa
On every second Saturday, 9am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Albany Hall, Albany
On every first Saturday of month, 9am – 1pm, rain or shine
Clevedon Showgrounds, Clevedon
On every Sunday, 8.30am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Cnr Galway & Gore Sts, Auckland
On every Saturday, 8.30am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
Jubilee Building car park, Parnell Rd, Auckland
On every Saturday, 8am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Old Regent Theatre Building, Paeroa
On every Saturday, 8am to 12 noon, rain or shine
Hemo Road,, Rotorua
Daily, 8am – 5pm. Hourly guided tours from 9am (last tour commences 4pm).
Māori concerts: 10.15am, 12.15pm, 3.15pm.
Currie St, in front of main post office, New Plymouth
On every Sunday, 9am – 12 noon.
New Zealand Rugby Museum, Palmerston North
Sunday 1 January, 2012
Stay tuned for details of opening date and opening hours
Feilding Saleyards , Feilding
Guided tours every Friday at 11am, bookings essential
Solway Showgrounds, Masterton
On every Saturday, 8.30am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
World of WearableArt™ & Classic Cars Museum, Nelson
Daily: from 10am
A&P Park, Blenheim
On every Sunday, 9am – 12 noon, Thursday, 3pm – 5:30pm @ the Forum, rain or shine
West St car park (northern end), Ashburton
On every second Saturday, 9am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Dunedin Railway Station (north car park), Dunedin
On every Saturday, 8am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
Southland Boys High School, Invercargill
On every Sunday, 9.30am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
154 Palmerston St, Riverton
On every Saturday, 10.30am – 4.30pm, rain or shine
Imperial Ave Parking Lot (adjacent to the Women’s Club)., Westport
On every Thursday, 10am – 2pm
Tauranga Primary School, Tauranga
On every Saturday, 8am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Mitchell Park, Pyne Street, Whakatane
Sundays: 9am - 12:30
(from Sunday 18 September, 2011)
Sonning Car Park (WILSONS) River Rd, Hamilton
On every Sunday, 8am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Ostend Village, Waiheke Island
On every Sunday, 10am – 1pm, rain or shine
Timaru i-SITE Visitor Centre, Timaru
Monday to Friday: 8.30am – 5pm, Saturday to Sunday: 10am – 4pm.
Geraldine region, South Canterbury
See website for more details.
Village Centre, Pūrau Valley
On every first Saturday of the month, 9am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Avon River, Christchurch
City : Avon River bank, by Worcester Boulevard Bridge.
Park : Antigua Boatsheds, Cambridge Terrace, near Botanic Gardens.
Sept : 10am – 4pm, Oct: 9am – 6pm
International Antarctic Centre, Christchurch
Daily: from 9:00am.
Ohoka Domain, Cnr Mill & Whites Rds, Ohoka
On every second Saturday, 9am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Lyttelton Main School, Christchurch
On every Saturday, 10am – 1pm, rain or shine
Riccarton House & Bush, Christchurch
On every Saturday, 9am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Charles St, Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi
On every Saturday, 9am – 12 noon (October), rain or shine
Army Hall car park , Gisborne
On every Saturday, 9.30am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
Behind Daily Telegraph Bldg, Napier
On every Saturday, 8.30am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
Town Square, Pukekohe
On every Saturday, 9am – 12.30pm, rain or shine
99 Parrs Rd, Waitākere City, Auckland
On every Saturday, 9am – 12 noon, rain or shine
Coleman Lane, Palmerston North
Open Sundays, 9am - 1pm (from Sunday 2 Oct 2011)
Main Exhibition Gallery of Puke Ariki, New Plymouth
Monday to Friday: 9am – 6pm, Wednesday: 9am – 9pm, Saturday and Sunday: 9am – 5pm
Napier’s Art Deco Quarter, Napier
Walks are held twice daily year-round and are held rain or shine.
Hakikino Reserve at Waimārama, Napier
Daily: from 10am or by arrangement.
Hakikino Reserve at Waimārama, Napier
Any time, by arrangement.
Old Napier Prison, Napier
Daily: Guided tours: 9.30am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm.
Audio tours from 9am to 9pm (last entry 8pm).
Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings
On every Sunday 8:30am-12:30pm, rain or shine.
