Events Archive

Celebrate Queens birthday weekend with Earnslaw Lodge!

Stay for three and pay for two! 

Whether your here for the opening of Coronet Peak skifield or just need a weekend getaway, we'd love to see you...

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Queenstown is New Zealand's premier winter playground, from snow sports skiing, snowboarding, to adventure activities, competitions, dancing and dining. The 2003 Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival promises a week of fun for the whole family!

Your chance to play on the internationally acclaimed private Hills Golf Course with fellow amateur golfers in this exclusive two-day tournament hosted by The Hills and Cure Kids.

Venue: The Hills Golf Course, Arrowtown
Cost: $1350 pp + GST
Organisation: Cure Kids
Contact: Nic Brockie
Email: n.brockie@curekids.org.nz
Phone: 027 551 3933
Web: curekids.org.nz

Something......Smells Funny. There is a hilarious aroma in the air...it's Jimeoin's new show 'Something...Smells Funny'

Venue: Memorial Hall
Cost: See Ticketdirect website
Organisation: Lakes Leisure
Contact: Lakes Leisure

A complete sell-out hit at their first New Zealand appearance at the 2008 NZ International Arts Festival in Wellington, the Ukes are back for a full national tour!

Venue: Queenstown Events Centre

Cost: From $59.00

Contact: Events Centre

For a great selection of fresh,seasonal and local produce; including fruit
& vegetables,cheeses,breads,farm bacon,flowers,chutneys,free range eggs,
honey,gourmet sausages,salmon,coffee and much more

The Queenstown Farmers Market allows regional growers and primary producers of Otago and Southland the opportunity to promote and sell their produce on a regular basis directly to the community and visitors to the region. BYO carry bag & cash.

A Foodies Delight & a great place to have Breakfast. Live Music.

Anglican Church Grounds on the Cnr of Church & Camp St's

Contact: Sharlene Inch
E: qtfarmersmarket@ihug.co.nz
P: 021 025 6725

Remarkables Market offers local and regional delights for everyone - seasonal food, artisans, collectables, performers and more. Shop and relax while listening to music in this unique mountain setting.

Located in the Red Barn at Remarkables Park.

Contact: Olivia Porter
E: market@remarkablespark.com
P: 03 442 3084

Join us to celebrate the New Year with live music and a fantastic fireworks display. A great line-up of bands including the Oxo Cubans and the Medicine Men in Queenstown as well as a DJ stage.

Venue: Earnslaw Park and Marine Parade, Queenstown CBD

Cost: FREE

Welcome to the Pub Charity Rugby Sevens 2011. The highlight of the summer calendar!

Cost: Adults $5.00 Under 15 years FREE

Organisation: Sevens with Altitude

If you love Pinot Noir then this event is a must! Over two full days you will enjoy a fun filled and informative programme with an emphasis on tasting and learning about this exciting variety.

Cost: The price for a delegate is yet to be set.
Organisation: Central Otago Pinot Noir Ltd
Contact: Kathryn Pettit
Email: info@centralotagopinot.co.nz
Web: pinotcelebration.co.nz

Join Thunder Jet for an hour of power up the stunning Kawarau River.  Queenstown's newest and fastest jetboat!  Book now and get 2 for the price of 1!  Exclusive only for Earnslaw Lodge!

Departs every hour on the hour

Renowned bands Dr Hook and Creedence Clearwater Revisited will headline the inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert on 5 March 2011.

Renowned bands Dr Hook and Creedence Clearwater Revisited will headline the inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert on 5 March 2011 – the first international concert in the Queenstown area since 2003.

Dr Hook is best known for their ‘70s and ‘80s hits ‘The Cover of the Rolling Stone’ and ‘Sharing the Night Together’. Creedance Clearwater Revisited was launched in 1995 by original Creedance Clearwater Revival band members, Stu Cook and Doug ‘Cosmo’ Clifford, and will perform hits such as ‘Bad Moon Rising’ and ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain’.

The outdoor concert, which will be staged at Gibbston Valley Station – a new resort development, set alongside Gibbston Valley Winery – is set to become an annual event for the award-winning winery.

Gates open at 1pm and the concert commences from 3pm. Ticket pricing is $89 per person, with tickets available through Ticketek, i-SITE and Gibbston Valley Winery from 22 November. A special pre-release of tickets will be made available to people in the Queenstown Lakes District from 12 November.

Food and wine will be on sale at the event, including special concert hampers that can be pre-ordered from Gibbston Valley Winery before the show or online at: www.gibbstonvalleynz.com.

Bus transfers from Queenstown to the event – Saturday 5 March – $30 return

Important note: MUST be booked prior to 5 March

Contact:

I-Site Queenstown Visitors Centre

cnr Shotover and Camp St Queenstown

03 442 4100

info@qvc.co.nz

The Motatapu Mountain Bike is one of the original Motatapu events - and it's still the most popular. Entries usually sell out by early November so secure your place now for 2011!

If you are a first time MTB competitor, want to compete against your peers or beat your mates, or just want to enjoy the spectacular Southern high country valleys, then the Motatapu 47km fits the bill.

The Motatapu Mountain bike is for everyone. It can be as challenging or as easy as you want it to be ( depending on your definition of easy!) Set in the spectacular Southern high country valleys, there are many rivers to cross, hills to climb and a few steep descents thrown into the mix.

Dates: 12 Mar 2011
Time: Various
Location: Arrowtown
Venue: Arrowtown

Category: Sporting
Cost: $140 adult, $95 Junior (15-18 years)
Ticket Outlet Website: http://www.motatapu.com

Organisation: Iconic Adventures
Contact: Tracey Neil
Contact Email: info@iconicadventures.co.nz

Contact Phone: 03 441 1025

The Motatapu off road Marathon is one of a kind. After completing this stunning event through these magnificent high country valleys, you'll never want to do an on road marathon again!

"Fantastic, Sensational, Spectacular!" Mel Wenlock, Motatapu Marathon competitor.

Completing a Marathon is an amazing achievement and it is made all the more memorable when it is set in this breathtakingly, beautiful location.

This event takes you on an iconic off road course through the magnificent Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe Stations, which thanks to the owners, are opened once a year to the public for this event.

You will go through numerous river crossings, climb some hills, overcome your own personal challenges and no doubt be awe struck with the spectacular views of the southern high country valleys.

Dates: 12 Mar 2011
Time: Various
Location: Arrowtown
Category: Sporting
Cost: $140
Ticket Outlet Website: http://www.motatapu.com

Organisation: Iconic Adventures
Contact: Tracey Neil

Contact Email: info@iconicadventures.co.nz
Contact Phone: 03 441 1025

THE PARTY GIRLS are on the campaign trail near you!

Where is the voice of sensible womanhood?

Where is the Party that reflects not just the grass roots and the flax roots, but the retouched roots, too?

Who has their sleeves rolled up, and will wield the broom that will sweep New Zealand clean.

Who will poke the big boys where it hurts?

The answer is obvious and the intrepid three vow to bring their Grumpy wisdom to the Nation once again...

THE PARTY GIRLS are on the campaign trail near you!

Don't miss them. There's only one way to survive 2011 - laugh!

Starring Geraldine Brophy, Pinky Agnew and Lyndee-jane Rutherford

Time: Doors Open: 7.00pm, Event Starts: 7.30pm
Location: Arrowtown
Venue: Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtown
Category: Comedy
Cost: Adults $62.50 + Service Fees - General Admission
Tickets Available: Tickets now on sale
Ticket Outlets: TicketDirect

Ticket Outlet Website: http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz/choose_seats.asp?ev=5**247&quickseatsButton.x=10

Contact: JD Marrable
Contact Email: jd@lakesleisure.co.nz
Contact Phone: 0272 451 535

The Millbrook Masters Golf Tournament hosted by PaR nz Golfing Holidays and Rockburn Wines is open to NZ & international golfers aged 30+ years for a luxury week of golf, great fun, food and wine.

The Millbrook Masters Golf Tournament is a luxury golf package including 6 nights Millbrook Resort, Airport transfers, breakfasts, food and wine matching lunches, cocktail functions, dinners, playing 4 rounds of golf in carts. Fantastic players pack and prize table

Time: All day
Location: Millbrook Resort
Venue: Millbrook Resort
Category: Sporting
Cost: Golf packages from NZD$895
Organisation: PaR nz Golfing Holidays
Contact: Kim Buckley
Contact Email: kim@parnz.co.nz
Contact Phone: 09 486 1077

A mountain bike downhill event set in the Ben Lomond forest above Queenstown, with Skyline Gonolda access, finishing in downtown Queenstown.

Gives expert mountain bikers the opportunity to test their skills on the world-class downhill tracks on Bob's Peak, above downtown Queenstown. The course covers 3kms down steep downhill tracks, finishing with the steep stairs dropping into the finish line outside the Vertigo Bike Shop Brecon Street Queenstown. Actual finish (timing) on Upper Brecon Street.

Time: All day
Location: Queenstown
Venue: Ben Lomond Forest
Category: Sporting
Cost: tbc
Ticket Outlet Email: traverse@queenstown.co.nz
Organisation: Southern Traverse Ltd
Contact: Geoff Hunt
Contact Email: traverse@queenstown.co.nz
Contact Phone: 03 441 8215

A comedy about 'over the hill' cleaners who start 'talking dirty' and end up 'filthy rich'!

The Story...

It's about friendship. It's about solidarity. And it's about sex.

Three old ladies are nearing the end of their working days, hastened on by a less than pleasant boss who reckons they all ought to be fired. The women are getting a bit on in life to start fresh, but luck sends them a solution via a wrong number: A bloke who thinks he's called a sex line!

Hesitant at first, Olive, and Peggy are egged on by Elsie that they could make a lot of money. So they take the leap and call themselves the "Telephone Belles" and that's when the fun really begins.

Time: Doors Open: 7.00pm, Show Starts: 7.30pm
Location: Arrowtown
Venue: Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtown
Category: Comedy
Cost: Adults $62.50 + Service Fees
Tickets Available: Tickets now on sale
Ticket Outlets: TicketDirect

Ticket Outlet Website: http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz/choose_seats.asp?ev=6**247&quickseatsButton.x=10

Contact: JD Marrable
Contact Email: jd@lakesleisure.co.nz
Contact Phone: 0272 451 535

For the first time ever, TRENZ will be located in New Zealand’s strongest visitor region, showcasing the Southern Lakes. It will take place at the Queenstown Events Centre, 22-25 May 2011.

TRENZ, the New Zealand tourism industry’s most important annual event, will begin a new chapter in its history in 2011.

The new location is sure to be a powerful incentive for international travel and tourism buyers and media to make the time to travel to New Zealand for TRENZ 2011, Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says.

Dates: 22 May 2011 - 25 May 2011
Location: Queenstown
Contact: Bronwyn Hollingsworth
Contact Phone: 64 4 499 0104

Web: http://trenz.co.nz/

Join us for the Southern Hemisphere's ultimate winter party from June 24-July 03 the town will be a-buzz celebrating the arrival of winter in true Queenstown style-so come on down and enjoy the party!

Organisation: American Express Queenstownb Winter Festival
Contact: Simon Green
Email: simon@winterfestival.co.nz
Web: winterfestival.co.nz/

Hundreds of revellers come from around the world for Gay Ski Week, the Southern Hemisphere's biggest gay alpine party.

The week-long festival features a variety of events on and off the slopes including the Welcome Party, Karaoke Casino Night, Dinner and Show, and the grand finale White Out Party.

Dates: 23 Jul 2011 - 31 Jul 2011

Location: Queenstown
Venue: Venues around Queenstown
Category: General
Contact: Mike Sanford
Contact Email: mike@livewiregroup.co.nz
Contact Phone: +64 21 183 4640

A classic winter multisport event with ski, mtn bike, paddle, run and bike sections

The race starts high on the Remarkables ski field with a 2km ski or snow board down to the Remarkables access road. A 17km mountain bike down the road takes competitors to the edge of Lake Wakatipu in Frankton for a 7km paddle into Queenstown bay. From downtown Queenstown the final two race stages are a 9km run to Coronet Alpine Hotel and then a 9km bike ride up to the finish line at Coronet Peak.

Time: 1200 start
Location: Queenstown
Venue: the Remarkables ski area, down through Queenstown
Cost: $55 indivdual / $100 team
Ticket Outlet Website: http://www.southerntraverse.com
Ticket Outlet Email: traverse@queenstown.co.nz

Contact: Geoff Hunt
Contact Email: traverse@queenstown.co.nz
Contact Phone: 03 441 8215
Web: http://www.southerntraverse.com

The Winter Games is a bienniel event held throughout New Zealand's South Island. First held in 2009 the next Games will be from 13 to 28 August 2011.

Venue: Queenstown, Wanaka, Naseby, Methven and Dunedin.
Organisation: 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games 2011
Contact: Arthur Klap
Email: info@wintergamesnz.com
Phone: +64-3-443-2258
Web: wintergamesnz.com

Queenstown has plenty of accommodation during the RWC 011 period for both Rugby World Cup fans and traditional tourists

Queenstown has been chosen as an official RWC 2011 training venue for three RWC teams – Ireland, England and Romania. The teams will be in Queenstown for training on the following dates and some special community events are being planned to welcome them:

Ireland - September 2-7

Romania - September 11-14

England - September 19-21

A RWC 2011 page has been set up on Destination Queenstown’s website www.queenstown-nz.co.nz and is being updated with information as it comes to hand.

9's Rugby League Tournament. $10,000.00 in cash and prizes for the winning club! Grass roots at it's Best. All clubs and codes welcome including national and international teams.

Venue: Queenstown Recreation Grounds.
Organisation: Queenstown 7's & 9's Limited
Contact: Henry Proctor
Email: henry@queenstown7sand9s.co.nz
Phone: 03 442 0058
Web: queenstown7sand9s.co.nz

The ASB Queenstown JazzFest is a live music celebration which brings music to the masses and showcases the breadth of jazz styles from around New Zealand and the world.

Location: Queenstown
Venue: Venues around Queenstown
Category: Music
Cost: Some events free, some ticketed TBA

Contact: Simon Green
Email: info@queenstownjazz.co.nz
Web: queenstownjazzfest.co.nz/

International Chess tournament incorporating the New Zealand and Oceania Chess Championships. Jan 15 - Jan 23rd, Millennium Hotel, 2012