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

Topdrukte — New Zealand summer holidays, Summer holidays in Nieuw-Zeeland

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Tarawera Ultra-Trail, New Zealand summer holidays

• Festival

  Tarawera Ultra-Trail

  8–20 feb · meestalSportevenementDruk

  The country's biggest trail race, run through the forest and around the lakes in February, with distances up to a hundred miles and a start line in the middle of town. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Druk — Crankworx Rotorua

• Festival

  Crankworx Rotorua

  5–20 mrt · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days of mountain biking on Mount Ngongotaha: slopestyle, downhill and a lot of people in the forest. The town's accommodation goes months ahead for it. Bron ↗

• 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

• Festival

  Rotorua Marathon

  2 meiSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  One of New Zealand's oldest marathons, a lap of Lake Rotorua starting and finishing at Government Gardens, usually on a Saturday at the turn of April into May, with shorter races alongside. Lakeside roads close for the day. Bron ↗

• 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)

Druk — Rotorua Marathon

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rotorua Marathon (2 mei)

Druk — Matariki, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Steam on cold mornings

  1 jun – 31 aug

  Every vent, drain and lakeside pool in the city steams on a cold winter morning, and the geothermal parks look twice as active as they do in February. Get there when they open.

• Feestdag

  Matariki

  20 jun – 15 jul · meestalGroot festivalSluitingen

  The Māori new year is a public holiday on a date that moves with the star cluster's rise, and Te Arawa mark it here with dawn ceremonies, lights and hāngī. Shops keep the holiday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Matariki, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Steam on cold mornings (1 jun – 31 aug), Matariki (20 jun – 15 jul (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Steam on cold mornings (1 jun – 31 aug)

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

In september begint er niets nieuws.

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

• Opening

  Trout season opens

  1–10 oktDruk

  The lakes open to fishing on 1 October and the boat ramps are busy at first light, though Rotoiti, Ōkataina and Tarawera hold their boat opening until the Saturday after. Bron ↗

Druk — Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

• Festival

  Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

  28 novSportevenementDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Thousands ride the 160 km loop of Lake Taupo on the last Saturday of November, about an hour south of Rotorua; Taupo beds sell out, so riders and supporters spill into Rotorua and the lake road closes in sections. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — New Zealand summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Feestdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 1 feb · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Families from Auckland and the Waikato fill the motels and the luge queue over the holidays, and the lakes turn into a boating carnival. Book the thermal parks for early in the day. 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: Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge (28 nov)