Cosa c'è in programma a Nelson (Nuova Zelanda) durante l'anno

Folla al massimo — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

In gennaio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 ott – 30 apr), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dic – 31 gen)

Affollato — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Stagione

  Apple and hop harvest

  15 feb – 30 apr · di solito

  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.

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 ott – 30 apr)

Affollato — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

• Festività

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasqua e Settimana SantaAffollatoPrenota prestoChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Apple and hop harvest (15 feb – 30 apr (di solito)), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 ott – 30 apr)

Folla al massimo — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Festività

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprFesta nazionaleChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Apple and hop harvest (15 feb – 30 apr (di solito)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 ott – 30 apr)

Media stagione — un mese nella media

• Stagione

  Abel Tasman in winter

  1 mag – 30 setChiusura di bassa stagione

  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.

Tranquillo — vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

• Festività

  Matariki

  10 lugFesta nazionaleChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mag – 30 set)

Folla al massimo — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break in Nuova Zelanda

• Stagione

  Rainbow ski area season

  1 lug – 30 set · di solitoStagione sciistica

  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.

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mag – 30 set), Matariki (10 lug)

Tranquillo — vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

In agosto non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mag – 30 set), Rainbow ski area season (1 lug – 30 set (di solito))

Affollato — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nuova Zelanda, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In settembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman in winter (1 mag – 30 set), Rainbow ski area season (1 lug – 30 set (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nuova Zelanda

• Stagione

  Abel Tasman Great Walk season

  1 ott – 30 aprStagione dei sentieriAffollatoPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Nelson Arts Festival

  22 ott – 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. Fonte ↗

Affollato — Abel Tasman Great Walk season

In novembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 ott – 30 apr), Nelson Arts Festival (22 ott – 1 nov)

Folla al massimo — Abel Tasman Great Walk season, New Zealand summer holidays

• Stagione

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dic – 31 genVacanze scolasticheAffollatoPrenota presto

  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.

• Festività

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 dicNatale e CapodannoChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Abel Tasman Great Walk season (1 ott – 30 apr)