# Festivals in Wanganui 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Wanganui 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Wanganui. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Wanganui, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Wanganui listed on one platform - we have you covered.

Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us!

## Festivals Events in Wanganui

- **Event Name**: Sound Canvas x Brass Whanganui
  - **Description**: A breathtaking fusion of brass, visuals and poetry—Sound Canvas brings local creativity to life in a show unlike anything else.About this EventSound Canvas x Brass WhanganuiPresent
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 09:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wanganui/sound-canvas-x-brass-whanganui/100001996174025245
  - **Venue**: Christ Church Anglican - Whanganui
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  - **Price**: NZD 37 to 58
  - **Categories**: music, art, literary-art, entertainment, festivals, live-music
- **Event Name**: Author Talk: Noelle McCarthy, author of Stakes
  - **Description**: Author Noelle McCarthy reunites with her Whanganui interviewer Hamish McDouall to talk about Stakes; the blackly funny account of her lifelong obsession with Bram Stoker's Dracula, a sparkling follow-up to her critically-acclaimed, best-selling memoir abo
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 13 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Sep 13 2026 at 12:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wanganui/author-talk-noelle-mccarthy-author-of-stakes/200030595552704
  - **Venue**: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery
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  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals
- **Event Name**: The Awa Backyard Ultra & Backyard 6
  - **Description**: Introducing...

The Awa Backyard Ultra and Backyard 6. 

Saturday 26 September 2026 - That Place MTB Park, Kaiwhaiki Road, Whanganui.

A new format for 2026. A 6.7km loop. A new lap on the hour, every hour until there is one runner remaining. How long wil
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
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  - **Venue**: That Place
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  - **Categories**: workshops, contests
- **Event Name**: The Extravaganza Fair - Whanganui
  - **Description**: 🎪✨ ROLL UP, ROLL UP – THE EXTRAVAGANZA FAIR IS BACK! ✨🎪

🎉 Celebrating 12 epic years of magical mayhem on the road! 🎉

New Zealand’s biggest and most fabulous travelling fair is rolling back into town – and you’re invited!

We’re bringing grassroots charm
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 17 2027 at 09:00 am – Sun Apr 18 2027 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wanganui/the-extravaganza-fair-whanganui/200030585632231
  - **Venue**: Kowhai Park Wanganui
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  - **Categories**: kids, music, live-music, food-drinks, entertainment, food-truck-festivals, art
- **Event Name**: Diwali 2026
  - **Description**: This Group is open for any cultural event and activities, such as Yoga practice and music and more.
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 01 2026 at 01:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wanganui/diwali-2026/200030502937724
  - **Venue**: City centre, Whanganui, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness
- **Event Name**: Diwali Festival of Light
  - **Description**: Dinner and Indian dances, comedy nights and more.
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 06:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wanganui/diwali-festival-of-light/200029924665204
  - **Venue**: Whanganui War Memorial Centre
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  - **Categories**: festivals, comedy, entertainment

## Trending Events in Wanganui

- **Event Name**: Artist Talk: John Walsh
  - **Description**: Join senior curator Greg Donson in conversation with eminent artist John Walsh to discuss his art practice and distinguished career as one of New Zealand’s renowned painters. They will be joined by Cecelia Kumeroa - curator for ‘He Ao Āpōpō, He Ao Tea: Mā
  - **Venue**: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery
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- **Event Name**: Kotahi Mano Ngā Poi - 1000 Poi Challenge
  - **Description**: Join us for Kotahi Mano Ngā Poi, a district-wide celebration for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

At 11am on Monday 14 September, we want to see 1,000 poi swinging together across Rangitīkei for more than two minutes.

You can take part:

🏫 At your school or earl
  - **Venue**: Marton Centenial Park
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- **Event Name**: Father’s Day Market 🩵
  - **Description**: Come on down to your monthly local market @ 62 Dublin St, Whanganui to celebrate your father! Shout him to a delicious kai or shop until you drop with over 20+ amazing stalls and food vendors to choose from theirs a little something for everyone 🩵
  - **Venue**: 62 Dublin Street, Whanganui, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Painterly Watercolour Monotype Workshop
  - **Description**: Join visiting Hawke's Bay artist and printmaker Lisa Feyen at Space Studio & Gallery for a fun, hands-on workshop inspired by her exhibition 'Silent Messengers'.

Discover the magic of painterly watercolour monotype in this relaxed three-hour session,
  - **Venue**: Space Studio & Gallery
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- **Event Name**: Sonic Boom - A Family Concert Experience┃WHANGANUI
  - **Description**: Introducing SONIC BOOM! After SELL-OUT shows in the upper North Island - we are hitting the road and heading to Whanganui!

A high-energy live concert experience delivering the ultimate family night out! SONIC BOOM brings the excitement of a real rock con
  - **Venue**: Whanganui War Memorial Centre
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- **Event Name**: Sound Canvas x Brass Whanganui
  - **Description**: A breathtaking fusion of brass, visuals and poetry—Sound Canvas brings local creativity to life in a show unlike anything else.About this EventSound Canvas x Brass WhanganuiPresent
  - **Venue**: Christ Church Anglican - Whanganui
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- **Event Name**: Alzheimers Whanganui 2026 Memory Walk
  - **Description**: This Alzheimers Awareness Month, join us for the 2026 Memory Walk to honour the lives and stories of people affected by dementia/mate wareware.

Your participation helps raise vital funds to support local people living with dementia, their carers and whān
  - **Venue**: Whanganui River Markets
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- **Event Name**: DISRUPT VS NARAM (Whanganui Show)
  - **Description**: Red Robin presents a one off tour of Jahtarian proportions!

Disrupt - founder and boss of Leipzig-based label, Jahtari
Naram - co-founder and riddim composer behind Aotearoa's premier rub-a-dub label Red Robin records .

The clash of the two digital regg
  - **Venue**: Porridge Watson
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- **Event Name**: Whanganui Riverbank parkrun
  - **Description**: A free, friendly 5km community run held every Saturday at 8am along the Whanganui Riverbank. Walk, jog or run the scenic out-and-back course, then connect with locals—welcoming for all ages and fitness levels.
  - **Venue**: 280 Taupo Quay
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** Sound Canvas x Brass Whanganui (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:30 pm at Christ Church Anglican - Whanganui), Author Talk: Noelle McCarthy, author of Stakes (Sun Sep 13 2026 at 11:00 am at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery), The Awa Backyard Ultra & Backyard 6 (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 09:00 am at That Place), The Extravaganza Fair - Whanganui (Sat Apr 17 2027 at 09:00 am at Kowhai Park Wanganui), Diwali 2026 (Sun Nov 01 2026 at 01:00 pm at City centre, Whanganui, New Zealand).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Wanganui on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Wanganui include Christ Church Anglican - Whanganui, Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, That Place.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Wanganui range from NZD 37 to NZD 58. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Wanganui include Brass Whanganui, Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, The Awa Backyard Ultra.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Wanganui?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Wanganui.

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