Qué hay en Nelson, Nueva Zelanda, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Oct – 30 Abr), New Zealand summer holidays (20 Dic – 31 Ene)

Concurrido — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Temporada

  Apple and hop harvest

  15 Feb – 30 Abr · normalmente

  Nelson grows most of New Zealand's hops and a large share of its apples, and both come off between late February and April. Pickers fill the hostels and the roads out to Motueka run on truck time.

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Oct – 30 Abr)

Concurrido — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Festivo

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha genteReserva prontoCierres

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Apple and hop harvest (15 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Oct – 30 Abr)

Máxima afluencia — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Festivo

  Anzac Day

  25–27 AbrFiesta nacionalCierres

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Apple and hop harvest (15 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Easter long weekend (3–6 Abr), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Oct – 30 Abr)

Temporada media — un mes normal

• Temporada

  Abel Tasman in winter

  1 May – 30 SepCierre de temporada baja

  From May to September the water taxis run a reduced timetable and only sail when pre-booked, but the sea is often calmer for kayaking and the sandflies are gone. Beaches that are packed at Christmas are close to empty.

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

• Festivo

  Matariki

  10 JulFiesta nacionalCierres

  The Maori New Year public holiday falls on a Friday in late June or July, set by the lunar calendar, making a long weekend. Nelson and Tasman mark it with community events and gatherings. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman in winter (1 May – 30 Sep)

Máxima afluencia — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break en Nueva Zelanda

• Temporada

  Rainbow ski area season

  1 Jul – 30 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de esquí

  A small club ski field above St Arnaud in Nelson Lakes, a long day trip from the city, runs mostly at weekends when there is snow. Recent winters have been thin and the season short, so check it is open before driving up.

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman in winter (1 May – 30 Sep), Matariki (10 Jul)

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman in winter (1 May – 30 Sep), Rainbow ski area season (1 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break en Nueva Zelanda, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman in winter (1 May – 30 Sep), Rainbow ski area season (1 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break en Nueva Zelanda

• Temporada

  Abel Tasman Great Walk season

  1 Oct – 30 AbrTemporada de senderosMucha genteReserva pronto

  October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable. Outside it the huts are cheaper and half empty. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Nelson Arts Festival

  22 Oct – 1 Nov

  Eleven days of theatre, writers and street work across the town centre in late October. The masked parade through the middle of Nelson is the part locals turn out for. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Oct – 30 Abr), Nelson Arts Festival (22 Oct – 1 Nov)

Máxima afluencia — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

• Temporada

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 Dic – 31 EneVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  Nelson and Golden Bay are where the South Island goes for Christmas. Campgrounds, water taxis and the Abel Tasman huts are all taken well before the New Year, mostly by domestic bookings.

• Festivo

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 DicNavidad y Año NuevoCierres

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 Oct – 30 Abr)