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

Topdrukte — Cruise season on Marine Parade, Summer holidays in Nieuw-Zeeland

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season on Marine Parade (1 okt – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Art Deco Festival, Cruise season on Marine Parade

• Festival

  Art Deco Festival

  12–25 feb · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days of the town dressed for the decade it was rebuilt in after the 1931 earthquake: vintage cars along Marine Parade, jazz, and a lot of people in period clothing who are not performers. Beds go months out. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Hawke's Bay vintage

  20 feb – 30 apr · meestalOogsttijd

  Chardonnay first, then the Gimblett Gravels reds well into April. Cellar doors on the Bay's flat, cyclable roads are open and busy, and the apple and squash packhouses are running at the same time.

Nog steeds bezig: Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season on Marine Parade (1 okt – 30 apr)

Druk — Cruise season on Marine Parade

• 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 ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hawke's Bay vintage (20 feb – 30 apr (meestal)), Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season on Marine Parade (1 okt – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• 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: Hawke's Bay vintage (20 feb – 30 apr (meestal)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season on Marine Parade (1 okt – 30 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Winter Deco weekend, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Festival

  Winter Deco weekend

  8–25 jul · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  A smaller July version of the February festival — same cars, same clothes, fewer people, and indoors more of the time. It is the only reason to book ahead in a Napier winter. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Gannets at Cape Kidnappers

  15 sep – 15 apr · meestalVogelseizoen

  One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay. Birds are back from about August, chicks are on the plateau over summer, and the whole colony clears out by autumn. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Cruise season on Marine Parade, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Seizoen

  Cruise season on Marine Parade

  1 okt – 30 aprDruk

  Napier is one of the busier cruise calls in the country and the ships berth a short walk from the Deco blocks. On a two-ship day the walking tours and the Marine Parade cafes are gone until mid-afternoon. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Cruise season on Marine Parade

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season on Marine Parade (1 okt – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Cruise season on Marine Parade, Christmas Day closures

• 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: Gannets at Cape Kidnappers (15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season on Marine Parade (1 okt – 30 apr)