Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Christchurch, Nieuw-Zeeland

Topdrukte — Bread & Circus buskers festival, New Zealand summer holidays

• Festival

  Bread & Circus buskers festival

  20 jan – 3 feb · meestalKunstenfestivalDruk

  Ten days of street performance in the squares and along the river at the end of January, free in the daytime and ticketed at night; the city centre finally feels full. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: New Zealand summer holidays (19 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Bread & Circus buskers festival, New Zealand summer holidays

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bread & Circus buskers festival (20 jan – 3 feb (meestal)), New Zealand summer holidays (19 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Natuur

  Autumn colour in the parks

  10 apr – 20 mei · meestal

  The English trees in Hagley Park and along the Avon turn through late April, which is what the garden city was planted for. A nor'west gale strips them in an afternoon.

• Feestdag

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour in the parks (10 apr – 20 mei (meestal))

Druk — Canterbury ski season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Canterbury ski season

  5 jun – 10 okt · meestalDruk

  Mt Hutt is an hour and a half away and usually opens first in the country and closes last; the club fields behind it run on gravel roads and rope tows, and the city drives up for the day.

Topdrukte — Canterbury ski season, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Canterbury ski season (5 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Druk — Canterbury ski season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Canterbury ski season (5 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Canterbury ski season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Seizoen

  The nor'west arch

  1 sep – 31 dec · meestalWindseizoenRisico

  A foehn wind off the Alps arrives with a bar of cloud over the ranges and a hot dry gale in the city, most often in spring. It drops the humidity, lifts the dust off the plains, and everyone blames their headache on it.

Nog steeds bezig: Canterbury ski season (5 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Canterbury ski season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Canterbury ski season (5 jun – 10 okt (meestal)), The nor'west arch (1 sep – 31 dec (meestal))

Druk — NZ Cup and Show Week

• Festival

  NZ Cup and Show Week

  6–16 nov · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Race days at Addington and Riccarton, the A&P Show at the showgrounds and a regional public holiday on the Friday. The city dresses up, and the hotels sell out before the fashion does. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: The nor'west arch (1 sep – 31 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — New Zealand summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Feestdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  19 dec – 1 feb · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  The country shuts for a fortnight from Christmas: the city itself goes quiet and half its cafes close, while Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula bays are the busiest they get all year. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: The nor'west arch (1 sep – 31 dec (meestal))