Join us to welcome in the New Year with live music and a dazzling fireworks display. A great line-up of bands and groups including The Master Blasters, and superb covers band The Crystal Set to get Queenstown in the party mood. DJ Asbro, Hand Solo, Dan Move and guests will be spinning the tunes at the Memorial Gate stage.

Where: Earnslaw Park and Marine Parade, Queenstown CBD
When: 7.30 pm – 1.00 am Saturday 31 December
Cost: Free
Contact:  events@summerdaze.co.nz or 03 442 2700

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: 5.00pm Saturday 31st December 2011 to 2.00am Sunday 1st January 2012
Extended Liquor Ban:  From 06.00am on Monday 26th of December 2011 to 06.00am Thursday 5th January 2012 there will be a liquor ban enforced within the areas specified by the QLDC, including the following:

(i)The whole of the Lake Wakatipu foreshore area from the One Mile Roundabout to Park Street and including the Queenstown Gardens; and

(ii) The area from the foreshore to an outer boundary formed by and including the following street and road reserves:  Lake Esplanade, Lake Street, Man Street, Memorial Street, Stanley Street, Coronation Drive, Park Street to the Lake Wakatipu foreshore area directly adjacent to the Queenstown Gardens

Licensed Premises
Closing times on New Year’s Eve will remain as usual unless the District Licensing Agency has granted the premises a Special License. Also note that to comply with the Sales of Liquor Act patrons must not leave licensed premises with glass receptacles and drinks.

Off License Sales
Licensees within the liquor ban area need to notify their customers that any liquor purchased from them must be immediately taken out of the liquor ban area without being opened.