Winter Pride
26 August - 4 September 2022
Join us for Winter Pride Queenstown, the largest LGBTTQI+ winter pride festival in the Southern Hemisphere! With over 40 events taking place both on and off the ski field over ten days from late August to September, it's a party not to be missed.
The Pride Party Series is sure to keep festival-goers entertained with a line-up of themed dinners, music, boat parties, cocktail making, comedy and more. Keep an eye on their website for 2022 event updates.
Winter Pride at The Remarkables
Winter Games NZ
3 - 11 September 2022
The Winter Games NZ is known as the Southern Hemisphere's biggest snow and sports event, attracting the world's best ski and snowboard athletes over ten days in late August to September. Due to international borders being closed the last couple of years, the Winter Games have opted for small but spectacular events featuring national ski and ride talent, and we're looking forward to an impressive event in 2022.
Find out more about the Winter Games NZ here.
Snow Machine
7-10 September 2022
Snow Machine is coming to Queenstown! With a great music line up, this four day alpine music and ski festival held between Coronet Peak and The Remarkables will be one to remember. Secure your tickets before they sell out.
Find out more here.
Snow Machine Festival
Peak to Peak
10 September 2022
The Peak to Peak is New Zealand's longest-running winter multi-sport race, held between The Remarkables and Coronet Peak each year in early September.
Racing as individuals or as part of a team, competitors start at the top of the Remarkables Ski Area and ski or snowboard down the ski field before hopping on a bike and biking down The Remarkables Ski Area access road to Frankton Beach. From there, racers kayak to Queenstown Bay Beach before running through central Queenstown and finally biking from Arthur's Point to Coronet Peak.
It almost goes without saying, this is an exciting event for contestants and spectators alike!
Kayakers competing on Lake Whakatipu
The Remarkables Market
Every Saturday from mid October - Easter
The Remarkables Market is the place to discover Queenstown's best locally made food, handmade crafts and fresh produce. Located in a large red barn, framed by the Remarkables mountain range, the market is the perfect Saturday morning excursion. The team at the Remarkables Market have a hefty goal of becoming New Zealand's first zero-waste market, so you wont find any single use plastic here. Pack your picnic basket and your reusable coffee cup and check out the Remarkables Market every Saturday from 9am-2pm.
Find out more about the Remarkables Market here.
The Remarkables Market, Frankton
Cyclorama
12 - 14 November 2022
Cyclorama is New Zealand’s First E-Bike Festival and will be held over two days in Arrowtown, with rides themed for wine, beer, food, art or bird watching and some read riding to be had.
Arrowtown's Butlers Green will be the festival hub with plenty of fun for the whole family with bikes, equipment, rentals, sellers, food stalls, and fun activities.
Bush Creek, Arrowtown
New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Queenstown Marathon
19 November 2022
The 'World’s most beautiful marathon' incorporating 42.2km, 21km, 10km and 3km kids run options, and taking in the best highlights of the Queenstown Lakes region on hard packed cycle trails. Afterwards, celebrate your achievements at one of Queenstown's restaurants or bars. Be sure to bring your support crew to cheer you on, there are plenty of adventures to keep the whole family entertained.
To find out more or to secure your spot, see here.
The New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Queenstown Marathon