Hva som skjer i Wellington, New Zealand gjennom året

Toppsesong — New Zealand summer holidays, Summer holidays i New Zealand

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: New Zealand summer holidays (20. des – 1. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — New Zealand summer holidays

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: New Zealand summer holidays (20. des – 1. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — CubaDupa

• Festival

  CubaDupa

  14. mar – 5. apr · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  Cuba Street and the lanes around it close for a free two-day street festival at the end of March, with stages on the intersections and a brass band on most corners. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkBestill tidligStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — CubaDupa, Easter long weekend

• Helligdag

  Anzac Day

  25.–27. aprNasjonaldagStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: CubaDupa (14. mar – 5. apr (vanligvis)), Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr)

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Travelt — Matariki, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Matariki

  20. jun – 15. jul · vanligvisStor festivalStengninger

  The Māori new year is a public holiday whose date moves with the star cluster's rise. The city marks it with dawn ceremonies on the harbour and light installations, and the shops close. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Matariki (20. jun – 15. jul (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Festival

  Wellington On a Plate

  1.–31. augMat- og drikkefestivalBestill tidlig

  The whole of August is a city-wide food festival, with a burger competition that half the town treats as a sport. Tables at the good places go as soon as the programme drops. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — World of WearableArt, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand

• Sesong

  Spring gales through the strait

  1. sep – 15. des · vanligvisVindsesongRisiko

  The wind funnels through Cook Strait all year and peaks in spring, when the airport's crosswind landings become a spectator sport and a southerly change takes the temperature with it.

• Festival

  World of WearableArt

  17. sep – 4. oktKunstfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  Three weeks of shows at the arena at the end of September, part fashion and part theatre, and the busiest the city's hotels get all year. Tickets go on sale months ahead. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — World of WearableArt, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Spring gales through the strait (1. sep – 15. des (vanligvis)), World of WearableArt (17. sep – 4. okt)

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Spring gales through the strait (1. sep – 15. des (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — New Zealand summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Helligdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20. des – 1. feb · vanligvisSkoleferieStengninger

  Parliament rises, the public service leaves town and a good share of the cafes shut for a fortnight. The city is at its calmest and, on a still January day, at its best. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Christmas Day closures

  25.–26. desJul og nyttårStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Spring gales through the strait (1. sep – 15. des (vanligvis))