Summerdaze Summer Festival, Queenstown, Wanaka, New Zealand » Free Events

Arrowtown Miners Band and Buckingham Belles

iona — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:35:08 +0000

Come down to Historic Arrowtown for a lunchtime of music and dance from local favourites The Miners Band and The Buckingham Belles. Bring family and friends and a picnic or enjoy food and drink from local cafes and restaurants

Where: Arrowtown

When: 11.30am – 2.30pm, Sunday 24th January (weather permitting)

AWS Legal Queenstown Teddy Bears’ Picnic, in association with Q92-MORE FM

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:27:41 +0000

AWS Legal Teddy Bears’ Picnic in association with Q92-MORE FM
An event for the littlies: teddy bears, pushchairs, picnic baskets and sunhats! A fun afternoon with games, competitions, face painting, dress-ups, lolly scrambles, singing, a bouncy castle, merry-go-round and some story-telling for our younger residents. A fun day out for the whole family…including your teddies!

Where: Queenstown Gardens
When: 12noon - 2pm Saturday 30 January

Cost: Free, bring your picnic or bring some money to buy food/drink
Contact: www.summerdaze.co.nz or 03 443 2700

Prizes kindly donated by:

Skyline Gondola & Luge: www.skyline.co.nz

Kiwi Birdlife Park: www.kiwibird.co.nz

Real Journeys: www.realjourneys.co.nz

Mini Merino: www.minimerino.co.nz

Shotover Jet: www.shotoverjet.com

AWS Legal Wanaka Teddy Bears’ Picnic, in association with Q92-MORE FM

nicole — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:44:31 +0000

An entertaining event for the young ones. A fun afternoon of games, story-telling, a bouncy castle, merry-go-round, dress ups, face painting and much more. Don’t forget your teddies.

Where: Wanaka Dinosaur Park
When: 12noon – 2pm Sunday 31 January
Cost: Free, bring your picnic or bring some money to buy food/drink
Contact: www.summerdaze.co.nz or 03 443 2700

Prizes kindly donated by:

Lakeland Adventures: www.lakelandadventures.co.nz

New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum: www.nzfpm.co.nz

Puzzling World: www.puzzlingworld.co.nz

Wanaka Transport & Toy Museum: www.wanakatransportandtoymuseum.com

Mini Merino: www.minimerino.co.nz

Cavells Big Chill Out

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:47:07 +0000

Over looking the Shotover River in Arthurs Point, come and visit Cavells Cafe and Bar. Sit back and relax with a beer or wine and chill out to the sounds of live music.

When: 4pm to 10pm Saturday 30th January 2010
Cost: Free entry. Bring money for food & Beverages
Contact: Cavells@queenstownrafting.co.nz or 03 442 8692

Cinema Paradiso Outdoor Movies

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:02:12 +0000

Wanaka’s legendary movie theatre moves outdoors to present free outdoor movies for the whole family to enjoy. Bring your late night snacks and a rug (or couch) and enjoy an evening under the stars courtesy of Cinema Paradiso.

Where: Pembroke Park
When: on dark 09.50pm (ish) 2, 3, 8, 9, 22, 23 January
Cost: Free
Screenings are weather permitting.

PROGRAMME:

Sat 2nd: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Sun 3rd: Top Gun

Fri 8th: Madagascar – cancelled due to weather

Sat 9th: Whale Rider – cancelled due to weather

Fri 22nd: Whale Rider

Sat 23rd: Ice Age

Fernhill Fun Day

nicole — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:32:16 +0000

With the Fernhill/Sunshine Bay Community Association

Join us for a day of fun at the Fernhill playground. Meet your neighbours and enjoy a sausage sizzle. Kids will love the water slide and games.

When: 11am Saturday 30 January
Cost: Free
Contact: Lainie Roddis lainielondeen@yahoo.com or 441 2824

Homelands in the Gardens

nicole — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:15:12 +0000

The 2nd annual live music concert in the Queenstown Gardens. Featuring: Six60, Taos, Rythmonyx, Soulsystem, Dj Pops, Dj Fat Eddie

When: 2pm – 8pm Sunday 17th January
Where: Queenstown Gardens
Cost: FREE
Contact: Johnno Stapleton revolverqueenstown@yahoo.com.au

ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:57:21 +0000

The top sixteen Under-19 cricket teams from around the globe will gather in New Zealand to contest the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Queenstown will be hosting a pool phase daily at the Events Centre.

When: daily from 15 to 20 January
Where: Queenstown Events Centre
Cost: FREE
Contact: www.lakesleisure.co.nz

Melodies on Mondays

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:12:11 +0000

Bring your sammies and enjoy the views and easy listening lunch time tunes on the Wanaka lake front.

Where: Wanaka Lakefront
When: 12pm-1pm Monday 11th and 18th January
Cost: Free
Contact: EveNZ 03 443 2700

Monday 11th: Craig Smith

Specialising in cruisy, easy listening,childrens and sometimes humorous acoustic music.

Monday 18th: Maggie Ruddenklau

A local singer playing acoustic country and folk tunes

New Year’s Eve Queenstown

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:09:45 +0000

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.

Where: Earnslaw Park and Marine Parade, Queenstown CBD
When: 8.30 pm – 1.00 am Thursday 31 December,
Cost: Free

NB Connectabus will be providing New Year’s Eve transportation following the Celebrations. Buses will be depart from O’Connell’s Pavilion check www.connectabus.com for timetable details.

Connectabus services from Frankton – Queenstown – Fernhill will run to 11.15pm every 30 minutes.

Kelvin Heights pick-ups will be 9.00pm – 10.oopm starting at Oregon Drive to Queenstown.

Arrowtown – Queenstown departures are 9pm and 10pm.

After midnight departures from downtown Queenstown will be every 15 minutes covering Fernhill, Frankton, Kelvin Heights, Lake Hayes Estate and Arrowtown. These services will stop at approx 4.30am.

Road Closures and Liquor Bans:

Roads to be Closed: Rees Street from Shotover Street to Marine Parade. Marine Parade from Rees Street to Church Street. Beach Street from Camp Street to Shotover Street. All of Cow Lane

Period of Closure: 5.00 pm Thursday 31st December 2009 to 2.00 am Friday 1st January 2010

Extended Liquor Ban: From 6am on Sunday 27th of December 2009 to 6am Wednesday 6th January 2010 there will be a liquor ban enforced within the areas specified by the QLDC – see www.qldc.govt.nz for further information