# Festivals in New Plymouth, TK 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in New Plymouth, Taranaki 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 New Plymouth. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in New Plymouth, 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 New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth

- **Event Name**: Seaside StrEAT Food Festival POP UPs 2026 at PUKE ARIKI
  - **Description**: Wahoo we are popping up at Puke Ariki for our some WINTER StrEAT Food markets so come down , enjoy some delicious Kai from our amazing foodies and support local. 4-8pm.
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 04:00 pm – Fri Aug 21 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/seaside-streat-food-festival-pop-ups-2026-at-puke-ariki/200030562506359
  - **Venue**: Puke Ariki
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  - **Categories**: food-truck-festivals, festivals, food-drinks, harvest-festival, pop-ups
- **Event Name**: Rock the Bowl 2026
  - **Description**: From the mountain to the sea, we're back and bigger than ever ⛰ 🌊 
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Featuring a massive lineup including:
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🏔️ FAT FREDDY’S DROP⁠
🏄🏻‍♂️ OCEAN ALLEY⁠
🏔️ CARL COX⁠
🏄🏻‍♂️ NO CIGAR⁠
🏔️ COAST ARCADE⁠
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🗓️ Tuesday 29th December, 2026.⁠
📍 Bowl of Brooklands, Ne
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  - **Date**: Tue Dec 29 2026 at 04:00 pm – Tue Dec 29 2026 at 11:45 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/rock-the-bowl-2026/200030570283024
  - **Venue**: Bowl of Brooklands
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- **Event Name**: The Hirepool Big Clean | Taranaki
  - **Description**: Grab your mates, round up the whānau and join us for one very Big Clean.

On Sunday 20 September, communities across Taranaki are coming together to help keep our beaches, rivers and waterways looking their best.

Here's how it works:

📍 Choose a beach, r
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  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 12:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/the-hirepool-big-clean-taranaki/200030522823812
  - **Venue**: East End Surf Life Saving Club
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  - **Categories**: kids, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Mountain Ales Craft Beer and Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Welcome to the best little beer festival in the west - renowned for it's awesome venue and views, great beers, chilled out sounds and vibe and friendly punters!
this years boasts 36 taps of beery goodness from a selection of quality local and NZ wide brew
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 01:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/mountain-ales-craft-beer-and-festival-2026/200030446375052
  - **Venue**: New Plymouth Sportfishing and Underwater Club
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  - **Categories**: beer-festivals, festivals
- **Event Name**: WOMAD Aotearoa 2027
  - **Description**: WOMAD Aotearoa returns to the Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park, Taranaki, from 12-14 March 2027.

Across one incredible weekend, artists from around the world and Aotearoa come together for a celebration of music, art, dance, culture, food, discover
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 358
  - **Date**: Fri Mar 12 2027 at 04:00 pm – Sun Mar 14 2027 at 10:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/womad-aotearoa-2027/200030455825840
  - **Venue**: Bowl of Brooklands
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  - **Categories**: art, trips-adventures, kids, camping
- **Event Name**: Waiata Amongst the Art: Special Edition: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
  - **Description**: Celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a special waiata session in the gallery. Come together and raise your voice in a space with wonderful acoustics while enjoying the shared experience of singing amongst the artworks. 

We will provide the songbooks—you
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    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Wed Sep 16 2026 at 12:30 pm – Wed Sep 16 2026 at 01:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/waiata-amongst-the-art-special-edition-te-wiki-o-te-reo-māori/200030303106954
  - **Venue**: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
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- **Event Name**: Skin & Bone Lower North Tour - New Plymouth
  - **Description**: From deepest Dunedin to Te Ika-a-Māui comes the quirky quintet known as Skin & Bone. Five superb musicians, with a pedigree as long as your arm, bring you a solid Western Swing repertoire with a decidedly Kiwi bent. Based on the country-jazz sounds of
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  - **Date**: Thu Oct 01 2026 at 07:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/skin-and-bone-lower-north-tour-new-plymouth/200030395608536
  - **Venue**: 4th Wall Theatre
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, concerts, art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Taranaki Wellness Escape
  - **Description**: A Day to Reset, Restore and Reconnect

Set amongst the lush natural surrounds and beautiful architecture of Green School New Zealand, Taranaki Wellness Escape is a boutique one-day gathering bringing together some of Aotearoa’s leading facilitators for a
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 07:00 am – Sat Oct 31 2026 at 07:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/taranaki-wellness-escape/200030442788618
  - **Venue**: Green School New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, music, entertainment, meditation, festivals, live-music, yoga, music-festivals
- **Event Name**: Mangorei School Centenary Celebration - SAVE THE DATE
  - **Description**: Mangorei School Centenary Celebration - Save the Date Labour weekend 2026!!

We are planning a wonderful weekend of events to celebrate this significant milestone in the life of our school and community.

To keep up to date with all event details and impo
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Oct 25 2026 at 03:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/mangorei-school-centenary-celebration-save-the-date/200029700925224
  - **Venue**: Mangorei School
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- **Event Name**: 150 Years Celebration
  - **Description**: Save the Date!  October 23-24th 2026.  Come and celebrate with us!  More information and registrations coming soon.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 202
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 11:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/150-years-celebration/200029757147310
  - **Venue**: Inglewood Primary School
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## Trending Events in New Plymouth

- **Event Name**: QUADRAPHONIC ‘A Boiler Room Experience’
  - **Description**: We are proud to present…

QUADRAPHONIC - New Plymouth's FIRST EVER 360° Boiler Room experience bringing you closer to the music than ever before. Expect massive energy, immersive production, and two stages showcasing some of the best DJs in the region.

T
  - **Venue**: 75 Devon St E, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: ITM Interprovincial Xtreme Day
  - **Description**: Introducing the ITM Interprovincial XTREME Race Day 🏇

This year, we're combining two popular race days into one unforgettable event!

Join us on Saturday 5 September for the ITM Interprovincial XTREME Race Day, a unique celebration of provincial pride an
  - **Venue**: Rogan Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand 4310
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- **Event Name**: Taranaki Pet Expo 2026
  - **Description**: The Taranaki Pet Expo has pet-related exhibitors, showcasing local businesses and organisations right here in Taranaki.About this EventThe Taranaki Pet Expo has loads of exhibitors, showcasing local businesses and organis
  - **Venue**: Plymouth International
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Taranaki Women's Refuge Pop Up Shop VIP Night
  - **Description**: The wait is finally over for Taranaki's favourite preloved fashion shopping experience. Thrifty fashionistas, vintage hunters and keen-eyed trendsetters - this is the event for you.

Pop Up Shop VIP night is a 1.5 hour shopping experience, with two sessio
  - **Venue**: Pukekura Racecourse - Le Mer Lounge
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- **Event Name**: High Tea at Tupare Gardens August 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for a delightful afternoon of fancy tea, delicious treats, and beautiful surroundings at Tupare Gardens!About this EventHigh Tea at Tupare GardensMangorei Primary School PT
  - **Venue**: Tūpare
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- **Event Name**: Seaside StrEAT Food Festival POP UPs 2026 at PUKE ARIKI
  - **Description**: Wahoo we are popping up at Puke Ariki for our some WINTER StrEAT Food markets so come down , enjoy some delicious Kai from our amazing foodies and support local. 4-8pm.
  - **Venue**: Puke Ariki
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- **Event Name**: Burn the Floor - Luminous - New Plymouth
  - **Description**: Finally back in NZ! Burn the Floor is credited world-wide for reinventing Ballroom and Latin dance styles. Featuring inspirational champion dancers, it is not just a dance show, it's a pure theatrical experience!
A hit on Broadway and loved in the West En
  - **Venue**: TSB Showplace
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- **Event Name**: The ROCK QUIZ
  - **Description**: The Rock Taranaki is bringing bogan Christmas to you with the ultimate Quiz right here at Crowded House Bar & Eatery. Get your votes in for The Rock 2000 and test your rock anthem knowledge over a few cold ones and a mean feed. 
Sunday, 23rd of August
  - **Venue**: 93-99 Devon Street East, New Plymouth, New Zealand 4310
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- **Event Name**: Women's Adventure Film Tour 2026 - New Plymouth
  - **Description**: REAL STORIES. BOLD SPIRITS. ADVENTURE, REDEFINED.

Presented by Mountain Designs - The Women’s Adventure Film Tour returns for its 10th year, and we’re proud to once again share a collection of short films that celebrate remarkable women exploring the wor
  - **Venue**: Event Cinemas New Plymouth
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## Browse Festivals Events by Date

- [Festivals Events Today in New Plymouth](https://allevents.in/new-plymouth/festivals--today)
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in New Plymouth?
  - **A:** Seaside StrEAT Food Festival POP UPs 2026 at PUKE ARIKI (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 04:00 pm at Puke Ariki), Rock the Bowl 2026 (Tue Dec 29 2026 at 04:00 pm at Bowl of Brooklands), The Hirepool Big Clean | Taranaki (Sun Sep 20 2026 at 12:00 pm at East End Surf Life Saving Club), Mountain Ales Craft Beer and Festival 2026 (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 01:00 pm at New Plymouth Sportfishing and Underwater Club), WOMAD Aotearoa 2027 (Fri Mar 12 2027 at 04:00 pm at Bowl of Brooklands).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in New Plymouth in August 2026?
  - **A:** Seaside StrEAT Food Festival POP UPs 2026 at PUKE ARIKI (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 04:00 pm at Puke Ariki).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in New Plymouth?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth?
  - **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 New Plymouth?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in New Plymouth include Puke Ariki, Bowl of Brooklands, East End Surf Life Saving Club.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in New Plymouth?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in New Plymouth include The Seaside Market, Rock The Bowl, Hirepool Ltd.
- **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 New Plymouth?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in New Plymouth.

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