2021 New Zealand 2021 Food Festivals, Exhibitions, Fairs, Expos (see also: 2022 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015) June 16-17, 2021 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference 2021 Auckland, New Zealand The only annual event dedicated to the country's valuable hotel sector, the conference is co-hosted by Horwath HTL and Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA). It is a must attend event for hotel managers, owner-operators, developers, investors and advisers involved in the New Zealand hotel industry. The day ends with a gala dinner and the presentation of the New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards.
October 1-31, 2021 New Zealand Cheese Month New Zealand New Zealand Cheese Month is about celebrating our country’s delicious and diverse range of cheeses, trying new cheese, using cheese in a vast range of recipes and discovering new cheese and beverage pairings. Driven by the New Zealand Specialist Cheese Association (NZSCA), New Zealand Cheese Month is marked throughout the country via various regional and national events, in-store promotions, tastings, demos and much more. October 15-31, 2021 Devonport Food & Wine Festival Devonport, New Zealand Join us in Devonport for the annual festival showcasing produce and wines found around Devonport, Tasmania. The Devonport Food & Wine Festival celebrates and enhances food and wine excellence through the delivery of and focus on Tasmanian produce. The Festival unites the industry from paddock to plate by demonstrating an unwaivering passion and high level of expertise that has seen Tasmania labelled “The Food Bowl of Australia”. November 6-14, 2021 F.A.W.C. Summer Series Food And Wine Classic Hawkes Bay, New Zealand We're looking forward to a fantastic 10-year celebration of Summer F.A.W.C! in January and February 2022. While the majority of F.A.W.C! events have moved to the new festival dates of January 28 – February 6, there are some events that will still run in November 2021, others that have postponed until Winter F.A.W.C! 2022 2022 New Zealand 2022 Food Festivals, Exhibitions, Fairs, ExposJanuary 28-Feb 6, 2022 F.A.W.C. Summer Series Food And Wine Classic Hawkes Bay, New Zealand We're looking forward to a fantastic 10-year celebration of Summer F.A.W.C! in January and February 2022. While the majority of F.A.W.C! events have moved to the new festival dates of January 28 – February 6, there are some events that will still run in November 2021, others that have postponed until Winter F.A.W.C! 2022 March 18-20, 2022 The Food Show 2022 - Christchurch, New Zealand Horncastle Arena. New Zealand's national food and wine event. New Zealand loves The Food Show. It's where we go to stock up on the best food, drink, and kitchen equipment and learn how to cook like a star at home. May 27-29, 2022 The Food Show 2022 - Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand's national food and wine event. New Zealand loves The Food Show. It's where we go to stock up on the best food, drink, and kitchen equipment and learn how to cook like a star at home. July 28-31, 2022 The Food Show 2022 - Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand's national food and wine event. New Zealand loves The Food Show. It's where we go to stock up on the best food, drink, and kitchen equipment and learn how to cook like a star at home. 2020 New Zealand 2020 Food Festivals, Exhibitions, Fairs, Expos events waiting for new datesFebruary 8, 2020 Marlborough Wine & Food Festival Marlborough, New Zealand New Zealand’s original and longest running wine festival held in a world-renowned wine producing region. Festival goers will get the opportunity to sample a unique selection of world-class wines and delicious local cuisine all in the heart of one of Marlborough’s oldest and most picturesque vineyards – Brancott Vineyard. For the wine aficionados there are two wine tutorials from the region’s leading winemakers and for the budding fashionistas the very popular Fashion in the Vines competitions. The very successful Culinary Pavilion will yet again host a bevvy of celebrity chef and cooking demonstrations for the most discerning foodies. Day long kiwi entertainment cap this unique vineyard festival. February 26-27, 2020 - National Freshwater Conference Wellington, New Zealand The National Freshwater Conference is back and will focus on the national dialogue of one of the hottest election topics – the management of New Zealand’s most precious resource, freshwater. March 7, 2020 - Hokitika Wildfoods Festival - Hokitika, New Zealand The Wildfoods Festival has become an iconic and premier special event in New Zealand, celebrating Hokitika and the wild foods of the West Coast. This year's festival will be a return to our knitting and grassroots, concentrating the event into a dynamic one day. Attendance: 15,000. April 3-5, 2020 The Food Show - Christchurch, New Zealand EVENT RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 9-11, 2021. Horncastle Arena. New Zealand's national food and wine event. New Zealand loves The Food Show. It's where we go to stock up on the best food, drink, and kitchen equipment and learn how to cook like a star at home. May 2-3, 2020 The Great NZ Food Show - Hamilton, New Zealand EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Prepping is well underway for The Great NZ Food Show, showcasing the best in food, wine, delicious edibles and innovative products. All your favourite parts of the show are back! The Heathcote Appliances Cooking Theatre is bursting full of well known & local chefs. The Wintec Cooking Classes will teach you to create a restaurant quality dish and you will enjoy the fun and inspiration that comes from our local chefs competing in the Vilagrad Winery Mystery Cook off. You can even take a break from shopping and being entertained by indulging in a gourmet lunch over a beer, wine or cider in our Seat & Eat Zone. Don’t miss your seat at the table, at The Great NZ Food Show, where you will find products from an extensive range of exhibitors, enjoy scrumptious tastings, while discovering the newest gadgets and most delicious produce. May 6, 2020 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards - Hamilton, New Zealand The NZ Champions of Cheese Awards are run by the NZ cheese industry for the NZ cheese industry.The entire event is managed and promoted by an independent company and assisted administratively by the secretary of the NZSCA Inc. The Awards are judged independently by an expert team of NZ judges and an international Master judge, Russell Smith to ensure professionalism, expert knowledge and credibility. May 23, 2020 Bluff Oyster and Food Festival - Bluff, New Zealand EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. The salty seaside township of Bluff is home to this festive winter event. Complementing the sumptuous Bluff Oyster is a variety of seafoods and local fare, all washed down with great southern ales. Enjoy live music and friendly competitions. June 5-28, 2020 Winter F.A.W.C. - Hawkes Bay, New Zealand EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Winter F.A.W.C (Food And Wine Classic)! is a celebration of all the goodness Winter brings, set to be enjoyed over 5 tasty weekends. Picture roaring fires, glasses of rich full bodied Hawke’s Bay Syrah and lashings of local lamb and venison prepared in a multitude of warming ways. Wine cellars will be put to good use this winter with good music echoing off the walls and local food & wine offerings showing off at over 45 events across four weekends. June 17-18, 2020 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference Auckland, New Zealand - EVENT CANCELED FOR 2020 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - WILL RETURN JUNE 16-17, 2021. June 21-23, 2020 Fine Food New Zealand 2020 - Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand's number one foodservice, hospitality and retail trade event. The only trade exhibition you need to see the latest food, drink, and equipment, connect with new suppliers, network with your peers, and get the jump on your competition. July 4, 2020 GABS Beer & Food Fest - Auckland, New Zealand Great Australian Beer Spectacular (GABS) Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in 2020. One of the best beer festivals in the world! GABS Festival Beers are new beers brewed especially for, and exclusively released at, GABS by leading breweries in Australia, New Zealand along with other invited international breweries. September 22-24, 2020 Foodtech/Packtech 2020 Auckland, North Island, New Zealand The most important trade event for the New Zealand food technology and packaging technology industries. October 30-November 1, 2020 The Food Show - Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand's national food and wine event. New Zealand loves The Food Show. It's where we go to stock up on the best food, drink, and kitchen equipment and learn how to cook like a star at home. 2019 New Zealand 2019 Food Festivals, Exhibitions, Fairs, Expos events waiting for new datesMarch 15-16, 2019 - New Zealand Coffee Festival - Auckland, New Zealand Like most New Zealanders, coffee is what keeps us alive. Invigorated and able. Coffee drives inspiration and is the backbone of the 9-to-5. Auckland Coffee Festival celebrates our love affair with this beautiful little bean. The Auckland Coffee Festival and Shed 10 will be paying homage to New Zealand’s vibrant coffee scene. An eclectic mix of coffee, food & music for one of the most fitting festivals for Auckland City. August 1-31, 2019 Wellington on a Plate - Wellington, New Zealand The festival centrepiece is DINE Wellington, a fortnight where some 100 of the region's finest eateries offer lunchtime set menus and delectable dinner deals. This year will also see the return of the popular ‘battle of the Burger’, Burger Wellington, and the new Visa Wellington On a Plate Award for the menu most reflecting the culinary capital’s flavour. The Festival offers a schedule of Festival Events set to make your mouth water and your mind boggle. From hands-on pastry and patisserie to banquets, cocktails and gastronomic treats of the feet, Visa Wellington On a Plate has enough to whet even the largest appetite. Craft beer fans will be hopping to the capital for Beervana while the final weekend is best for those with a sweet tooth courtesy of the popular NZ Chocolate Festival. (also: www.wellingtononaplate.com/ ) August 9-10, 2019 Beervana - Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand's premier beer and food event for people who love the good life. Beervana is New Zealand’s largest celebration of the craft of brewing. The event aims to create and educate converts to great beer. Over two days we offer 200+ brews from 50+ breweries, matched cuisine from Wellington’s top restaurants, and 20 fun and informative seminars to build the case for beer. We want every brewery in New Zealand involved, and welcome our beer loving cousins from other countries to join in the fun too. September 4, 2019 Hawke’s Bay Wine Celebration Auckland, New Zealand The ever-popular Hawke’s Bay Wine Celebration is returning to Auckland and Wellington so get ready to savour a night at Hawke’s Bay’s finest wineries, without leaving town! For one night only, the best of of Hawke’s Bay’s boutique and estate wineries are together under one roof, presenting their finest wines for your tasting pleasure. This exclusive evening will be a chance to get up close and personal with Hawke’s Bay’s talented winemakers and wine experts and wax lyrical about everything from tasting tips to what’s hot from upcoming vintages. Whether you’re a wine aficionado or novice, there will be something for everyone including new release wines and special classics. September 11, 2019 Hawke’s Bay Wine Celebration Wellington, New Zealand The ever-popular Hawke’s Bay Wine Celebration is returning to Auckland and Wellington so get ready to savour a night at Hawke’s Bay’s finest wineries, without leaving town! September 18-19, 2019 New Zealand Aquaculture Conference Nelson, New Zealand Invest in the future of your business, the long-term growth of our industry and the sustainability of our environment. September 21, 2019 Whitianga Scallop Festival - Whitianga, New Zealand The Whitianga Scallop Festival is a celebration of Whitianga seafood and marine heritage, held annually in September. Now in its 14th year, the event has grown into one of New Zealand’s iconic seafood celebrations. The concept of the event is simple – Scallops cooked in a myriad of different ways by talented national chefs, restaurants and community groups and matched with quality entertainment including live bands, seafood cooking classes and demonstrations. The festival is nestled alongside the Whitianga marina and the stunning harbour entrance is the backdrop to this seafood extravaganza! |