Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Wellington, 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))

Druk — New Zealand summer holidays

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

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

Druk — CubaDupa

• Festival

  CubaDupa

  14 mrt – 5 apr · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. 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 — CubaDupa, Easter long weekend

• 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: CubaDupa (14 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

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

• Feestdag

  Matariki

  20 jun – 15 jul · meestalGroot festivalSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

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

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Matariki (20 jun – 15 jul (meestal))

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

• Festival

  Wellington On a Plate

  1–31 augEet- & drinkfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — World of WearableArt, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Seizoen

  Spring gales through the strait

  1 sep – 15 dec · meestalWindseizoenRisico

  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 oktKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — World of WearableArt, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring gales through the strait (1 sep – 15 dec (meestal)), World of WearableArt (17 sep – 4 okt)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring gales through the strait (1 sep – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — New Zealand summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Feestdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 1 feb · meestalSchoolvakantiesSluitingen

  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. 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: Spring gales through the strait (1 sep – 15 dec (meestal))