The streets of Greytown Village were filled with joy on Saturday with the opening of the 2024 Christmas Festival! 🎄
The celebrations continue all throughout July! Plan your happy escape for the school holidays at www.greytownvillage.com/
Greytown Village Festival of Christmas
Christmas magic is in the air, and the countdown to the Greytown Village Festival of Christmas has begun!✨
Be in Greytown for an unforgettable night on Main Street filled with live music, entertainment, and Laneway Night Markets. Opening night will also feature a spectacular fireworks display. Plus, due to popular demand, snow is back!
On Saturday 29th June. Plan your festive trip, www.wairarapanz.com/festival-of-christmas
The Greytown Village Festival of Christmas returns for winter 2024!❄️🔥❄️ Celebrate with a month-long programme of spectacular lights, workshops, events, Matariki activities, Laneway Night Markets, parties, food & family fun.
This is the happiest festival in NZ, where eveyone comes together to celebrate mid-winter. It’s a time for joy, fun and deliciously full bellies.
The theme this year is Fire and Ice, you'll find outdoor braziers, sprinklings of snow and a sparkling winter wonderland through the streets, stores, bars and restaurants. Save the date, and make sure you’re part of the happiest festival!
From 29 June - 27 July. See the full programme and secure your tickets, www.greytownvillage.com
Molewood Orchard Apple Harvest Festival
Molewood Orchard is a little bit excited right now! In addition to their regular Pick Your Own weekends, they're getting ready to host the inaugural Greytown Apple Harvest Festival.
Bring your family and come along for a day celebrating all things apple! There will be apple picking, food trucks, stalls, apple baking, cider and fruit wine samples, fresh apple juice, games and activities for kids. A fun day out for the whole family!
Free entry.
On Saturday 27th from 10am-3pm.
Ben Bayly was here in Wairarapa as part of TVNZ's A New Zealand Food Story. He met an Italian charcutier, Luna Estate's winemaker, Wairarapa farming family, and Greytown Distilling Company's director where they cured crayfish with Greytown gin - delicious!
Come and try our Wairarapa produce for yourself! Have a foodie trip eating your way around our beautiful region.
This is just a taste of the episode, catch the whole story here, https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/a-new-zealand-food-story/episodes/s3-e5
Ben Bayly travelled to Wairarapa as part of TVNZ+'s A New Zealand Food Story. Ben met Wairarapa Gin maker at Greytown Distilling Company, an Italian charcutier, and celebrates Luna Estate's wine making process in Martinborough highlighting their commitment to the principles of sustainable farming.
Come and try our wonderful Wairarapa produce for yourself! Have a foodie trip eating your way around our beautiful region.
This is just a taste of the episode, catch the whole story here, www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/a-new-zealand-food-story/episodes/s3-e5
Mt Holdsworth
Explore Mt Holdsworth this Easter - the place to be for adventure and relaxation in the outdoors. Follow the walking tracks and find scenic lookouts like Rocky Lookout, looking over native bush, then head back to one of our villages and recharge at our local eateries.
Find out more, www.wairarapanz.com/see-and-do/mount-holdsworth-family-walks
The Hendrick's Hootenanny
Get set for The Hendrick's Hootenanny in Greytown Village for the whole month of March! A gin fiesta filled with a series of quirky events, including parties, workshops, brunches, cocktail sampling, jazz, and a whole lot more.
All in Greytown. All month long. Don't miss out.
The Hendrick's Hootenanny, Greytown
Get set for a NEW Wairarapa festival, The Hendrick's Hootenanny in Greytown Village on for the whole month of March! A refreshingly curious gin fiesta with a series of quirky Hendrick's Gin events including soirée's, workshops, lawn bowls, jazz and high tea afternoons, all accompanied by a Hendrick's classic G&T or cocktail. Finish the festivities at The National Tweed Ride finale event.
Save the date and find out more here, www.wairarapanz.com/see-and-do/hendricks-hootenanny
Fun for families - Wairarapa
A Wairarapa escape is quick to get to and jam-packed with fun. Just over an hour from Wellington and the Manawatu it's an easy choice. Come for the long, Wellington Anniversary weekend.
Play, get outdoors and make some cool new memories together, www.wairarapanz.com/summer
Masterton Skatepark
Masterton's Skatepark is the place to be this summer! The skatepark has all the 'bells and whistles' of a traditional skatepark plus much more, including multiple ramps, quarterpipes, cantilevered quarterpipe pockets, a multi levelled box jump, hubba ledges, down ledges and handrails, all to international standard.
The skatepark caters for all levels of users, from kids stepping on to the board for the first time to old-school boarders.
Next stop for families is Queen Elizabeth Park, an awesome spot for kids with a miniature train, huge playground, flying fox, mini-golf, and BMX tracks.
Visit Castlepoint, Wairarapa
Castlepoint, incredible coastal views, magnificent lighthouse, fish & chips, ice creams on the beach and plenty more! Head out for a fabulous day.
Take a trip and explore, www.wairarapanz.com/castlepoint
Discover the genius of Rita Angus at Aratoi Museum of Art and History. Te Papa’s touring exhibition - Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa, brings together 20 works by one of NZ’s most iconic 20th century artists with many of her pieces never displayed before in Wairarapa.
At Aratoi Museum of Art and History 30 September- 26 November.
Free entry. Floor Talk by Lizzie Bisley, Te Papa's Curator of Modern Art, Saturday, 30 September, 11am.
Wairarapa Eats & Drinks
Where there's great wine, there's always top food, perfect for a trip away!
Wairarapa is famous for producing some of the world's most sought-after Pinot Noir, but wait there's more. Our growers, makers and bakers are masters of their craft, think honey, olive oil, cheese, gourmet meats, and sweet treats too.
Ready for a culinary adventure? Pack your appetite and head to Wairarapa: www.wairarapanz.com/food
Forecast is for snow in Greytown Village
This weekend the Festival of Christmas is going to be magical! Come and soak up the festive fun of a mid-winter Christmas with a distinct kiwi flavour. Enjoy lighting displays, workshops and fill your tummy with delicious eats & drinks. Don't miss the snow, flurrying outside the Greytown Town Hall too!
Check out the programme here, www.wairarapanz.com/festival-of-christmas
