What's on in Wānaka for free?
24 upcoming events
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Events in Wānaka for free
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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
Tue 13 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Wanaka Property Market - Unlocked!
Wanaka Golf Club
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 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Belonging Begins With You: What Lights You Up?
Wanaka Community Hub
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
Mon 19 · 10:30 AMFree
🧘Wellness
Tune Up Your Nervous System
Wanaka Community Hub
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
Sat 31 Oct · 9 AMFree
Belonging Begins Within
Wanaka Community Hub
Wed 4 Nov · 4:30 PMFree
Edible weeds workshop
Grow Wānaka Community Garden
Sat 7 Nov · 1 PMFree
Edible weeds workshop
Grow Wānaka Community Garden
Thu 12 Nov · 5:45 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Understanding AI: A Series
Wānaka Library
Tue 17 Nov · 11 AMFree
Loaded Cost of Goods Workshop
54 Sargood Drive
Sat 28 Nov · 9 AMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Wastebusters Christmas Market
Wastebusters in Wanaka
See also in Wānaka for free
Wed 14 · 6:30 PMNZ$65
♀️Feminism
Vinka on Tour - Wanaka Community Hub
Wanaka Community Hub
Fri 2 · 9 PMNZ$6.03–16.81
💿DJ set🎉Club
ATMOSPHERE
Rove Bar & Eatery, Wānaka
Sat 3 · 4 PMNZ$10
🌴Reggae💿DJ set
ROOTS RHYME REGGAE
Rhyme X Reason Brewery, Wānaka
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMNZ$20–25
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
FLORESCERE | Somatic Ecstatic Dance | Wānaka
Luggate Memorial Centre
TomorrowNZ$69
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Lake Wanaka 1-Hour Cruise Including Wine and Cheese Board
Lake Wanaka Cruises
Thu 15NZ$140
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Electric Cherries Experience
Forest Lodge Orchard - 90 Rush Lane, Mount Pisa
TomorrowNZ$130
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Bike the Wanaka and Hawea Trails
103 Ardmore Street, 9305, Wanaka
Sun 18NZ$439
⛴️Boat trip🌳Outdoors
Packraft Wanaka
99 Ardmore Street, Wanaka
TomorrowNZ$32.50
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
COMBO Admission: Puzzling World, Wanaka
Puzzling World, Wanaka
TomorrowNZ$159
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Small Group Jet Boat Adventure on the Clutha River from Wanaka
261 Lake Hawea-Albert Town Road, 9382, Wanaka
TomorrowNZ$389
🏊Water sports🌳Outdoors
Half-Day Level 2 Waterfall Climbing from Wanaka
Twin Falls Waterfall, 83301, Wanaka
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)
At 8 AM
⛷️Ski & winter sports🏆Tournament
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Slopestyle (U8 - U16)
2026 The Cardrona NZ Nationals | Slopestyle (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 for free
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