# Christmas Events, Markets & Things to Do in Lower Hutt

- **Subtitle**: Celebrate Christmas 2026 in Lower Hutt with festive markets, holiday parties, Christmas dinners, family activities, Santa experiences, Christmas lights, live shows, brunches, concerts, and seasonal events. Discover the best things to do and book your tickets online.
- **Category**: Christmas
- **Display Name**: Christmas events
- **Type**: other

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## About

Celebrate Christmas [YEAR] in Lower Hutt with festive markets, Christmas Eve parties, holiday dinners, Santa meet-and-greets, Christmas lights, concerts, carol performances, family-friendly activities, brunches, winter festivals, and seasonal attractions. Whether you're planning a cozy family outing or a festive night out, discover the best Christmas events and things to do in Lower Hutt.

## Christmas Events in Lower Hutt

- **Event Name**: 2026 Annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade and Market hosted by Rotary Club of Hutt River Valley
  - **Description**: Rotary Club of Hutt River Valley are again proud to host the 2026 Annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade and Market.

Market kicks off at 10am
Parade kicks off at 12pm

ROAD CLOSURE STOKES VALLEY ROAD
Rolling Road Closure of Stokes Valley Road from 12pm fr
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 05 2026 at 10:00 am (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/2026-annual-stokes-valley-christmas-parade-and-market-hosted-by-rotary-club-of-hutt-river-valley/200030699669455
  - **Venue**: Speldhurst Park
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- **Event Name**: Artisan Craft Market (Lower Hutt 19/12/26)
  - **Description**: Come and celebrate Christmas in the Hutt with Carols with Nick Tansley and Artisan Craft Market!  celebrate and promote the unique talents of our community’s skilled artisans and Musicians.
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat Dec 19 2026 at 07:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/artisan-craft-market-lower-hutt-19-12-26/200029930860425
  - **Venue**: Riddiford Gardens Park
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- **Event Name**: Christmas Concert - Festival Singers with Cantoris Choir
  - **Description**: Festival Singers and Cantoris, both led by Musical Director, Ingrid Schoenfeld are combining to present a sparkling concert of Christmas delights! From Bach and Mendelssohn, to Berkahn, and including all our favourite carols, we will be celebrating Christ
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 07:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/christmas-concert-festival-singers-with-cantoris-choir/200030762324829
  - **Venue**: St James Anglican Church, Woburn Rd, Lower Hutt
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, festivals, live-music
- **Event Name**: Christmas Movie Night on the Lawn
  - **Description**: Join us for Christmas Movie Night on the Lawn at Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt, on Saturday 12 December, with a screening of the Christmas classic Elf! Bring your bean bag, picnic blanket or chair, and enjoy the food trucks and vendors on site with savoury
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 05:30 pm – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 08:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/christmas-movie-night-on-the-lawn/200030856586233
  - **Venue**: Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Hutt Central School's Christmas Twilight Gala
  - **Description**: Hutt Central School’s Christmas Gala 

Celebrating the students at our Kura, arts & crafts, food, public stalls, games & entertainment! Something for the whole family - come and celebrate with us!
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 04:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/hutt-central-schools-christmas-twilight-gala/200030856587646
  - **Venue**: 6 Railway Avenue, 5010
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  - **Categories**: Art, Crafts
- **Event Name**: Christmas on the Lawn 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for Christmas on the Lawn 2026 at Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt, for a free community Christmas celebration for the whole family! Enjoy live performances from Nick’s Christmas Band, Japanese drummers, dance groups and a range of cultural and commun
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Dec 19 2026 at 07:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/christmas-on-the-lawn-2026/200030837881720
  - **Venue**: Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, performances, Music, food-drinks, Art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Christmas Lunch
  - **Description**: Celebrate Christmas Day with us at the Petone Club! 🎅🎁

Join us for a festive Christmas Lunch packed with all your Christmas favourites. Sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious meal with family and friends — without worrying about the cooking or the dishes!
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 25 2026 at 12:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/christmas-lunch/200030788328417
  - **Venue**: 47 Udy St, Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand 5012
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  - **Categories**: Kids
- **Event Name**: Dried Festive Foliage Wreath Workshop - Sunday 13 December 2026
  - **Description**: Come make a beginners fresh Christmas wreath using a combination of four types of evergreen fresh foliage and dried flowers (30-35 cm wide), suitable to hang on your front door or inside to get you in the Christmas spirit! 

Step by step instructions give
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  - **Date**: Sun Dec 13 2026 at 04:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/dried-festive-foliage-wreath-workshop-sunday-13-december-2026/200030834619744
  - **Venue**: 247 Jackson Street, Petone, New Zealand 5012
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- **Event Name**: Doubles and Bubbles Christmas Edition
  - **Description**: Doubles and Bubbles Christmas Edition Fun Social Night! All the bubbles with a Christmas twist! 
BYO drinks. Supper provided. 
Let us know you're interested by Wednesday 9 December.
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  - **Date**: Fri Dec 11 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri Dec 11 2026 at 10:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/doubles-and-bubbles-christmas-edition/200030715704606
  - **Venue**: Wainuiomata Tennis Club
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- **Event Name**: Lower Hutt City Childcare Christmas Fair
  - **Description**: Come and support our community early childhood centres fundraising!

Come and treat yourself to some delicious baking, grab a sausage, rummage through our second hand stall, try out cupcake decoration or come and meet the man himself, Santa in his grotto!
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Nov 28 2026 at 01:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/lower-hutt-city-childcare-christmas-fair/200030817370200
  - **Venue**: 2 St Albans Grove, Woburn, Lower Hutt
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  - **Categories**: christmas, christmas-markets-and-fairs, charities

## Trending Events in Lower Hutt

- **Event Name**: Diwali in the hutt - Devbhoomi Charitable Trust
  - **Description**: The festival of lights is all about joy, togetherness, love and community — and we would love for you to celebrate it with us! ❤️

Devbhoomi Charitable Trust NZ warmly invites everyone in our community to come together for a fun-filled Diwali celebration
  - **Venue**: Chilton Saint James School
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- **Event Name**: Kintsugi Workshop in Wellington  // Hutt Art Society Inc
  - **Description**: Re-use, Re-Purpose, Beautify with Gold!! Come along and learn the magical art of Kintsugi with Artist Ema Frost in this new Workshop.About this EventAfter several SOLD OUT workshops in Wellington here is t
  - **Venue**: Hutt Art Society Inc
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- **Event Name**: 2026 NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit
  - **Description**: Come along to engage with international experts and NZ practitioners to talk about industrial (ICS/OT) cyber security.About this EventThe NZ ICS Cyber Technical Network will be running the 2026 NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit on t
  - **Venue**: Lower Hutt Events Centre
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- **Event Name**: Sustainable Fashion Market - LOWER HUTT
  - **Description**: Check out NZ’s largest sustainable fashion market! My Walk in Wardrobe brings you preloved, upcycled, vintage, handmade and locally made clothing, shoes, jewellery and accessories for all genders and sizes. Whether you’re a budget-savvy shopper, a thrifti
  - **Venue**: Lower Hutt Event Centre
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- **Event Name**: Hutt City Night Market - 22 October 2026
  - **Description**: 🌸 Make the most of your Thursday nights at the Hutt City Night Market!

Celebrate the fresh flavours and vibrant atmosphere of spring at the Hutt City Night Market, right in the heart of Lower Hutt.

From crowd favourite street food to authentic internati
  - **Venue**: Dowse Square Lower Hutt
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade and Market hosted by Rotary Club of Hutt River Valley
  - **Description**: Rotary Club of Hutt River Valley are again proud to host the 2026 Annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade and Market.

Market kicks off at 10am
Parade kicks off at 12pm

ROAD CLOSURE STOKES VALLEY ROAD
Rolling Road Closure of Stokes Valley Road from 12pm fr
  - **Venue**: Speldhurst Park
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- **Event Name**: Wellington Folk Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Nau mai haere mai ki WellyFest 2026! 🎻🌳💫

Join us this Labour Weekend for a long weekend of music, dancing, singing, and more!

Disappear into the bush and surround yourself with the sounds of folk music at Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre, 562 Moores
  - **Venue**: 562 Moores Valley Rd, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt 5373, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Arpanam - An Offering Through Music & Dance
  - **Description**: Students of Sri Chakra School of Fine Arts present an evening of Indian Dance & Music.About this EventA production by the students of Smt. Radhika Ravi, presenting a variety of Indian dance and music. The production i
  - **Venue**: Little Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Hutt City Night Market - 5 November 2026
  - **Description**: 🌸 Make the most of your Thursday nights at the Hutt City Night Market!

Celebrate the fresh flavours and vibrant atmosphere of spring at the Hutt City Night Market, right in the heart of Lower Hutt.

From crowd favourite street food to authentic internati
  - **Venue**: Dowse Square Lower Hutt
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Christmas events in Lower Hutt?
  - **A:** 2026 Annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade and Market hosted by Rotary Club of Hutt River Valley (Sat Dec 05 2026 at 10:00 am at Speldhurst Park), Artisan Craft Market (Lower Hutt 19/12/26) (Sat Dec 19 2026 at 02:30 pm at Riddiford Gardens Park), Christmas Concert - Festival Singers with Cantoris Choir (Sat Dec 12 2026 at 07:00 pm at St James Anglican Church, Woburn Rd, Lower Hutt), Christmas Movie Night on the Lawn (Sat Dec 12 2026 at 05:30 pm at Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt, New Zealand), Hutt Central School's Christmas Twilight Gala (Fri Dec 04 2026 at 04:00 pm at 6 Railway Avenue, 5010).
- **Q**: How can I find Christmas events in Lower Hutt?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Christmas events in Lower Hutt on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Christmas events in Lower Hutt?
  - **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 Christmas events in Lower Hutt?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Christmas events in Lower Hutt include Speldhurst Park, Riddiford Gardens Park, St James Anglican Church, Woburn Rd, Lower Hutt.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Christmas events in Lower Hutt?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Christmas events in Lower Hutt include Rotary Club of Hutt River Valley, Artisan Craft Market, Festival Singers.
- **Q**: Are there any online Christmas events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Christmas 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 Christmas events in Lower Hutt?
  - **A:** Follow the Christmas category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Christmas events are listed in Lower Hutt.

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