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68 upcoming events
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Events in Wānaka
Tue29
Today
Tue 29 · 7 PM
❓Quiz
Trivia at Ground Up Brewing
Ground Up Brewing
TodayNZ$85–159
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Small Group Jet Boat Adventure on the Clutha River from Wanaka
261 Lake Hawea-Albert Town Road, 9382
TodayNZ$205
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Level 1 Waterfall Climb from Wanaka (3 hours return)
Wildwire Wānaka
TodayNZ$0–32.50
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
COMBO Admission: Puzzling World, Wanaka
Puzzling World
TodayNZ$0–69
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Lake Wanaka 1-Hour Cruise Including Wine and Cheese Board
Lake Wanaka Cruises
TodayNZ$130–170
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Bike the Wanaka and Hawea Trails
103 Ardmore Street, 9305
TodayNZ$389
🏊Water sports🌳Outdoors
Half-Day Level 2 Waterfall Climbing from Wanaka
Twin Falls Waterfall, 83301
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Saturday 3 October
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Wed 7 · 9 AM
✂️Workshop
School Holiday Class - Skateboard Collage
Wānaka Community Workshop
Wed 7 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Ngā Puna 3
Wānaka Library
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
The Biology of Belonging: What to Accept, What to Change
Wanaka Community Hub
Thu 8 · 5:30 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Mental Health Awareness Month - A Wellbeing Session
Wānaka Library
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Transformational Breathwork Journey for Mental Health Awareness Month
Wanaka Community Hub
Fri 9 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Herbal tea making workshop - Part of Mental Health Awareness month
Wanaka Community Hub
Sat 10 · 10 AMNZ$25–30
🪑Flea market
Castaways - Thriftier Paradise
Paetara Aspiring Central
Sat 10 · 6:30 PMNZ$15
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
swirly ditties with Schnuki
Rhyme X Reason Brewery
Tue 13NZ$0–629
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Wilderness Adventure Including Scenic flight Self-guided Hike and Jet Boat Ride
Wonderland Makarora Lodge
Tue 13 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Wanaka Property Market - Unlocked!
Wanaka Golf Club
Wed 14 · 9:30 AMNZ$22.20
💼Career♀️Feminism
Wanaka - Empower Her Networking - Confident Content Creation
Edgewater Hotel - Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Wed 14 · 6:30 PMNZ$65
♀️Feminism
Vinka on Tour - Wanaka Community Hub
Wanaka Community Hub
Wed 14 · 7 PMNZ$20
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
3 Tools to Help Turn Chaos into Calm for Parents & Caregivers of Children with ADHD
Wānaka Primary School Hall
Thu 15 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk👗Fashion & Design
Dulux Colour Forecast Launch Central Otago
2A Frederick Street
Thu 15 · 5 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Botanical walk - Part of Mental Health Awareness month
Wanaka Community Hub
Thu 15 · 5:30 PMNZ$160–1,500
🎪Street party💼Career
Food For Love Charity Gala & Auction
Lake Wānaka Centre
Thu 15 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Belonging Begins With You: What Lights You Up?
Wanaka Community Hub
Fri 16 · 6 PMNZ$10–30
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
The ultimate gut reset – how to transform your mental and physical health through your microbiome (Wanaka)
Snow Sports
Sat 17 · 8 AMFree
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Salomon GRVL run Wanaka with Racers Edge
Racers Edge: Clothing & Footwear
Sat 17 · 9 AMFree
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Wastebusters Summer Fair 2026
Wastebusters in Wanaka
Sat 17 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Herbal Culture Medicinal Plant Workshop & Fundraiser
Grow Wānaka Community Garden
Sat 17 · 7 PM
💜Soul / Funk🪕Folk / Acoustic
Louis Baker | Wanaka
Rhyme X Reason Brewery
Sun 18NZ$439
⛴️Boat trip🌳Outdoors
Packraft Wanaka
99 Ardmore Street
Mon 19 · 10:30 AMFree
🧘Wellness
Tune Up Your Nervous System
Wanaka Community Hub
Mon 19 · 6:30 PMNZ$15–20
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
Fuelling Women Through Midlife - Wanaka
Lake Wānaka Centre
Thu 22 · 5 PMNZ$25–30
🥂Opening🖼️Exhibition
Opening Night Gala | Wānaka Arts Labour Weekend Exhibition 2026
Lake Wānaka Centre
Thu 22 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Bike Basics DIY 101
b.social - Wānaka Taproom & Eatery
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Somatic Embodiment and Kundalini Activation Event for Mental Health Awareness Month
Wanaka Community Hub
Wed 28 · 5:30 PMFree
Finding Your Fit: Creating the Conditions for Belonging
Wanaka Community Hub
Thu 29 Oct · 7 PMNZ$40–50
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Oblivion Westwood's Cabaret of Curiosity
TBC
Fri 30 Oct · 5:30 PMNZ$80
An Evening with the Two Raw Sisters
Wānaka Primary School Hall
Fri 30 Oct · 6:45 PMNZ$32
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW @ CINEMA PARADISO
71 Brownston Street
Sat 31 Oct · 9 AMFree
Belonging Begins Within
Wanaka Community Hub
Sat 31 Oct · 7:30 PMNZ$25–35
CORO Presents: Ascent! (in Wānaka)
Lake Wānaka Centre
Wed 4 Nov · 4:30 PMFree
Edible weeds workshop
Grow Wānaka Community Garden
Thu 5 Nov · 6 PMNZ$20
Hut Keepers film evening
Wanaka Community Hub
Sat 7 Nov · 1 PMFree
Edible weeds workshop
Grow Wānaka Community Garden
Sun 8 NovNZ$329
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Wanaka 4x4 Explorer The Ultimate Lake and Mountain Adventure
Wanaka Marina, 9305
Thu 12 Nov · 5:45 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Understanding AI: A Series
Wānaka Library
Fri 13 Nov · 12 PMNZ$200–1,478
TABLE FOR TOMORROW
Edgewater Resort
Tue 17 Nov · 9 AMNZ$100
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Wānaka - Youth Mental Health First Aid (2 Day Course)
Wanaka Community Hub
Tue 17 Nov · 11 AMFree
Loaded Cost of Goods Workshop
54 Sargood Drive
Sun 22 Nov · 10 AM
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Wastebusters Repair Revolution
Wānaka Community Workshop
Sat 28 Nov · 8 AM
🧺Market
WASTEBUSTER CHRISTMAS MARKET
Wānaka Community Workshop
Sat 28 Nov · 9 AMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Wastebusters Christmas Market
Wastebusters in Wanaka
Sat 5 Dec
🎪Street party🍽️Food
Wānaka Beerfest
Wānaka A&P Showgrounds
Sat 5 Dec · 10 AMNZ$11.43–43.73
🪕Folk / Acoustic🍽️Food
Volume One Wanaka
Paetara Aspiring Central
Sat 5 Dec · 12 PMNZ$55–65
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Wanaka Beer Fest 2026 - 10 Years of Beers!
A&P Showgrounds
Sat 12 Dec · 6 AM
🤾Sports & fitness
UM New Zealand 2026
Wanaka - Mount Aspiring Road
Thu 31 Dec
Rhythm And Alps 2026
Robrosa Station
Sun 31 Jan · 10 AM
Wastebusters Repair Revolution
Wānaka Community Workshop
Sat 6 Mar
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Motatapu Rab Ultra
Motatapu Rab Ultra
Fri 19 Mar · 12 PM
🍽️Food
Ripe, The Wānaka Wine and Food Festival
Glendhu Station
Sun 4 Apr · 10 AM
Wastebusters Repair Revolution
Wānaka Community Workshop
Sun 27 Jun · 10 AM
Wastebusters Repair Revolution
Wānaka Community Workshop
See also in Wānaka
TomorrowNZ$359
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Cardrona Valley Mountain Quad Experience from Wanaka
2125 Cardrona Valley Road, 9382, Queenstown
Thu 15NZ$140
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Electric Cherries Experience
Forest Lodge Orchard - 90 Rush Lane, Mount Pisa
TomorrowNZ$549
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Small-Group Gold Discovery Horse Riding in Cardrona Valley
2125 Cardrona Valley Road, 9382, Queenstown
TomorrowNZ$699
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Riding Trek (adventurous)
2125 Cardrona Valley Road, 9382, Queenstown
At 8 AM
⛷️Ski & winter sports🏆Tournament
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Slopestyle (U8 - U16)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Slopestyle (U8 - U16)
Tomorrow · 8 AM
🏃Running⛷️Ski & winter sports
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Halfpipe (Ski & Snowboard U8-U16)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Halfpipe (Ski & Snowboard U8-U16)
Tomorrow · 8 AM
🏃Running⛷️Ski & winter sports
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Rail Jam (Ski & Snowboard U8-U16)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Rail Jam (Ski & Snowboard U8-U16)
Sat 3 · 8 AM
⛷️Ski & winter sports🏆Tournament
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Big Air (Ski & Snowboard FIS ANC)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Big Air (Ski & Snowboard FIS ANC)
Mon 5 · 8 AM
🏊Water sports⛷️Ski & winter sports
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Halfpipe (Ski & Snowboard FIS ANC)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Halfpipe (Ski & Snowboard FIS ANC)
Tue 6 · 8 AM
⛷️Ski & winter sports🏆Tournament
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Slopestyle (Ski & Snowboard FIS ANC)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Slopestyle (Ski & Snowboard FIS ANC)
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Venues in Wānaka
Wānaka Primary School Hall
2 events
Paetara Aspiring Central
2 events
103 Ardmore Street, 9305
1 event
Lake Wānaka Centre
5 events
Wānaka Library
3 events
Wanaka Community Hub
13 events
Grow Wānaka Community Garden
3 events
Wānaka Community Workshop
6 events
Rhyme X Reason Brewery
3 events
Wastebusters in Wanaka
2 events
261 Lake Hawea-Albert Town Road, 9382
1 event
12 Lloyd Dunn Avenue
1 event