# Events & Things To Do In Queenstown, Otago on 1st May 2026 - **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Queenstown, Otago on 1st May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out. - **Category**: ## About Discover the best events and activities in Queenstown, Otago on 1st May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out. ## Events in Queenstown - **Event Name**: The New World Three Parks Lords & Ladies of Lismore 2026 - **Description**: The Disc Golf Wānaka club are proud to once again present The New World Three Parks Lords & Ladies of Lismore 2026 - a multi-day NZ Disc Golf Tour event set in the stunning surrounds of Lismore Park, Wānaka. Following the success of previous editions - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 12:30 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 07:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/the-new-world-three-parks-lords-and-ladies-of-lismore-2026/200029935452131 - **Venue**: Lismore Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy8zYjBkZjg1NWUyNzE4ZDgwNWJiYjFmMjlhYzk3YjAyNGJjNGIyYjBiMDQ3ZjVmNjRkMmZlZDNkZWY1MzA4MTYzLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzhiYWVkYS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NzQyNDcxMQ.avif - **Categories**: sports, workshops, contests, tournaments, meetups, golf - **Event Name**: Hollaback Girls To This Months Dance Workshop! - **Description**: High energy street/sass inspired dance workshop!About this EventHolla back to your HER Night monthly dance workshop 💅🔥We’re bringing you a all levels sassy/hip-hop, high-energy dance workshop designed - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 08:15 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/hollaback-girls-to-this-months-dance-workshop/100001987031270018 - **Venue**: Te Atamira - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy9iYWM0ZTk4NGVlZGJmMTI4ODc2ODFjYzIxYjNkM2RhYmU1N2RhMjY0ZWM4ZDEwYzU3ZWRmYWU4ODBkZWZmNTFiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDg5OS1kY2M3YmJhYi1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzU4ODU1MTA.avif - **Price**: NZD 22 - **Categories**: Workshops, Entertainment, dance - **Event Name**: Community Planting Day Whitechapel Reserve: - **Description**: On Saturday May 2nd we invite Queenstowners to a community planting day at beautiful Whitechapel Reserve. The hard work of digging holes will already be done and the job on the day will be to get native plants into their forever homes. As is traditio - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 19 - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 02:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/community-planting-day-whitechapel-reserve/200029931858926 - **Venue**: Whitechapel Rd, Arrow Junction, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy84NTBlYjJhZjg2ODc0YzAxOTVlNjdkNTNmNGVlYzE5NDM1MDI5OTNkYjc4MGMzYzJjMzZhOWRmYjM3ZDM0MmMyLXJpbWctdzg1MS1oMzE1LWRjMmI0ZjM1LWdtaXI_dj0xNzc2ODA1Nzkz.avif - **Categories**: Sports, food-drinks, trips-adventures - **Event Name**: Whakapapa | Jolt Dance - **Description**: Whakapapa, by Jolt Dance, shares the stories of six dancers with intellectual disabilities, exploring identity, culture, and ancestral connection through dance, text, and film. Doors open 6:30pm for a 7pm show start. Co-created by the dancers, each piece - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 15 - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/whakapapa-|-jolt-dance/200029896323415 - **Venue**: Dart House, Building 11, 12 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy84ODc0MzZlNmE5NjgwZmEzMWIxODUwODVkN2RiNzc3NTdiMmViNjkyNGZiYmMwYmY0YTI5NWE3M2FiYTEzMTkwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NC1kYzAyMDQxOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NjgxMDQwNA.avif - **Categories**: entertainment - **Event Name**: Fiordland SCUBA & Freedive Adventure - May 2026 - **Description**: 5 Days of Pure Free-Diving in Fiordland You asked for it, and here it is. Five days of world-class free-diving in one of the most spectacular underwater environments New Zealand has to offer — the remote fiords of Dusky and/or Breaksea Sound. Here, visi - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 7 - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 01:00 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 03:00 am (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/fiordland-scuba-andamp;amp;-freedive-adventure-may-2026/200029605549851 - **Venue**: Dusky Sound, Southland Region, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy8zNmNhNzY3ZTE0MGRjNTE1YzhhMzhjNmI2MGUyM2MwYTIzZjgwZjYzZTUxOGI1YTdiNzhmMGE5ODdjZjQ3MDM3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDc0MS1kYzRhNzg4ZS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc2OTk1MDM3MA.avif - **Categories**: trips-adventures - **Event Name**: The Small Works Project Opening Night - **Description**: We warmly invite you to join us for the opening of The Small Works Project. Featuring new works from Nearly all our renowned artists, and some guest artists, will be producing a selection of A4 works on paper, covering our walls in unframed and framed wor - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 39 - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 am – Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/the-small-works-project-opening-night/200029935446504 - **Venue**: gallery thirty three - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy84Zjg2Zjc1MTZjMDI2OTBlNTM3ZGZlZmE0ZmRlMDMyYWI5YzcwMDk5ODZkMDU3MTFiY2I4MGVkYzcyZDliYzhlLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyNS1kY2YyZjdmMy1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NjcyNzY2MA.avif - **Categories**: art, workshops, nonprofit - **Event Name**: Forklift (OSH) & 'F' Endorsement Course - Frankton - **Description**: FORKLIFT CERTIFICATE (OSH): Will enable you to operate a forklift within your workplace. FORKLIFT CERTIFICATE (OSH) + ‘F’ ENDORSEMENT: Will enable you to operate a forklift within your workplace and on the road. To gain this the learner must hold a Full - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 5 - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 10:30 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/forklift-osh-and-f-endorsement-course-frankton/200029931858518 - **Venue**: Unit 19, Aurum House, 1088-1092 Frankton Road, Terrace Junction, Frankton, New Zealand 9300 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9hNzM0NWQ5NzVhMmU3ZTFmYmYwZDIyYWNlMzE5ZjAxN2Q2OTYyZGU2NjFhYWRkMDRiYWIzZDM1MGU4YjA3MjRmLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDQ1Ni1kY2VhZWY3MS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NzIzNDM4Mw.avif - **Categories**: Workshops - **Event Name**: One Day Pop-Up Shop - **Description**: We’re hosting a pop‑up shop on Saturday, May 2nd, and we’d love to see you there. Because we’re not normally open to the public, this is a great opportunity to look at plants in person, talk through your autumn plans with the team and pick up what you ne - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 50 - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 10:30 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/one-day-pop-up-shop/200029987251952 - **Venue**: 13 Headley Dr, Lower Shotover, Queenstown 9304, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvYTBiMTYxMTQ1YmIyNjQ4OTdmNWZjYjhmZDk5NTY4YmVkOTViNzc2MGVlNTJiYzMyNmY3YmI1NTAxN2RhYmE1Yy1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg2MDAtZGNiNzlhNGUtZ21pcj92PTE3NzcxOTE0MTI.avif - **Categories**: pop-ups, sports ## Trending Events in Queenstown - **Event Name**: Rhythm and Alps 2026 - **Description**: This is New Years at its Peak. Rhythm and Alps returns in 2026. One of Aotearoa's longest running and most iconic multi-day music festivals, R&A takes place annually from 29-31 December in the stunning Cardrona Valley near Wānaka. Join the thousands - **Venue**: Robrosa Station, Cardrona Valley Road, Wanaka, New Zealand 9382 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/7f06e9b6a3d8b64aa4842d773d5b2c3ec7bab5c48fdb249fb4a456f5110a9ee8-rimg-w1200-h480-dc161a16-gmir?v=1776680815 - **Event Name**: Snow Machine Queenstown 2026 - **Description**: Kia Ora. 🇳🇿 Snow Machine returns to Queenstown 8-13th September 2026. Joining us for a Fergburger, aprés and a shred is.....: FULL LINEUP [A-Z] CHET FAKER | KANINE | NINAJIRACHI | NORA EN PURE | ORKESTRATED | RESTRICTED [A-Z] DANNY RANTS | GROOVE CIT - **Venue**: Queenstown New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/ef81ef60cb4b3116c876043a69d0369486ef4da664cb3d7997964699e6a12585-rimg-w1200-h675-dce9eae6-gmir?v=1776675524 - **Event Name**: Southern Lakes Ultra - **Description**: � Southern Lakes Ultra – New Zealand �� If multi-day ultras in jaw-dropping landscapes are your thing, this one deserves a spot on your radar. Southern Lakes Ultra is a 7-day / 6-stage ultra through the heart of New Zealand’s Southern Alps — open to runn - **Venue**: Queenstown New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/981e6027a51b01b70ac294e89e080bfcc933ed546523646533747dba5d20d521-rimg-w960-h720-dc1a2c2f-gmir?v=1777108698 - **Event Name**: Motatapu - **Description**: New Zealand's bucket-list event for runners, walkers, mountain bikers and ebikers from 7 years old to... as old as you like! Held on one epic day, it is your one chance a year to experience the breathtaking high country terrain and traverse the Motatapu, - **Venue**: Arrowtown - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/cbb0594327a7f7004f3e4fed8056ddae4c0fb9fb3abed9882d371becd5e5bf1c-rimg-w1200-h628-dcd8dfe7-gmir?v=1777471388 - **Event Name**: Wānaka A&P Show - **Description**: Join us in celebrating rural at the Wānaka A&P Show, one of New Zealand's largest agricultural, pastoral and community events! March 12-13, Wānaka NZ - **Venue**: 15 McDougall St, Wanaka 9305, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/d95e29ee626038215b1eac68f927bb827b6c26154cdcefa1c599f0fe4833bfab-rimg-w1200-h675-dca88c60-gmir?v=1777247008 - **Event Name**: Queenstown Mardi Gras 2026: Matariki Long Weekend - **Description**: New Zealand’s biggest dress up party Mardi Gras for 2026 and this year is set to be one of the biggest yet. Dates are locked for 2026, with July 4th in Ohakune and July 11th in Queenstown. Start pulling the crew together, line up the flights or the road t - **Venue**: Events Centre, Queenstown - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/75f6e1e04ec545591cac494a56c0bc88eb51c794afc0a5e2715a2eff2b876efa-rimg-w1200-h628-dc4676f2-gmir?v=1777485216 - **Event Name**: The Big Bike Film Night 2026 - Wānaka - **Description**: Let the good times ROLL! The screening sensation known as The Big Bike Film Night is back in '26 for your bike films fix!!! Wānaka screening info:- Wednesday 13th May 7:00pm Thursday 14th May 4:00pm Thursday 14th May 7:30pm Friday 15th Ma - **Venue**: Wanaka Community Hub - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/089b5ae3ac65bf34bcac4235fa0ec4df3b6da52597437fabcfe7fa44e28fd85a-rimg-w1200-h628-dcf4901f-gmir?v=1776283140 - **Event Name**: A Night of Fleetwood Mac - Arrowtown Athenaeum - **Description**: Celebrate the music of Fleetwood Mac with New Zealand's premier tribute band - The Fleetwoods - back at Arrowtown Athenaeum this winter. We play 2 big sets of your favourite Fleetwood Mac tunes- from Peter Green blues era to 80s pop. This is a super fun - **Venue**: Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/a79df2dde8e7fb771de84e867da282cdd690df18176ff18c4c29eafd89b51103-rimg-w960-h540-dcd6a977-gmir?v=1777181240 - **Event Name**: Snow Machine Festival 2026 in Queenstown - **Description**: 🎤 Catch Example Live at Multiple Venues on Saturday, September 12, 2026! 🎤 Ready to experience the night of your life? Example is bringing their infectious energy and hit songs like Kickstarts, We'll Be Comi - **Venue**: Multiple Venues - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4e7cad20-3995-11f1-9e48-df2c38e9f7e9-rimg-w1200-h675-dc313131-gmir.webp?v=1776344885 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Queenstown? - **A:** The New World Three Parks Lords & Ladies of Lismore 2026 (Fri May 01 2026 at 12:30 am at Lismore Park), Hollaback Girls To This Months Dance Workshop! (Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm at Te Atamira), Community Planting Day Whitechapel Reserve: (Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 pm at Whitechapel Rd, Arrow Junction, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand), Whakapapa | Jolt Dance (Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 am at Dart House, Building 11, 12 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton), Fiordland SCUBA & Freedive Adventure - May 2026 (Fri May 01 2026 at 01:00 am at Dusky Sound, Southland Region, New Zealand). - **Q**: What events are happening in Queenstown this weekend May 1–3, 2026? - **A:** Hollaback Girls To This Months Dance Workshop! (Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm at Te Atamira), Community Planting Day Whitechapel Reserve: (Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 pm at Whitechapel Rd, Arrow Junction, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand), Forklift (OSH) & 'F' Endorsement Course - Frankton (Fri May 01 2026 at 10:30 pm at Unit 19, Aurum House, 1088-1092 Frankton Road, Terrace Junction, Frankton, New Zealand 9300), One Day Pop-Up Shop (Fri May 01 2026 at 10:30 pm at 13 Headley Dr, Lower Shotover, Queenstown 9304, New Zealand). - **Q**: How can I find events in Queenstown? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Queenstown on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Queenstown? - **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 events in Queenstown? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Queenstown include Lismore Park, Te Atamira, Whitechapel Rd, Arrow Junction, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand. - **Q**: What is the price range for events in Queenstown? - **A:** Prices for events in Queenstown range from NZD 22 to NZD 22. Many events also offer free entry. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Queenstown? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Queenstown include Disc Golf Wanaka, @her_night_nz, Wakatipu Reforestation Trust. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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