# Things To Do In Taupo This Weekend | April 24-26, 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Taupo is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Taupo this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
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Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in [CITY] this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in [CITY].

## Weekend Events in Taupo

- **Event Name**: Anzac Day Taupo Dawn Service
  - **Description**: All veterans, past and present service personnel, local youth groups & other community members that are wishing to take part in the parade, report to the parade marshal at 5.45am, at the rear carpark of the Great Lake Centre. Parade steps off 05.55am.
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  - **Date**: Fri Apr 24 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/anzac-day-taupo-dawn-service/200029824736451
  - **Venue**: Great Lake Centre, Taupo
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- **Event Name**: ANZAC Market
  - **Description**: Join us for our ANZAC Weekend Market!

📅 Sunday 26th April
🕘 9 AM – 1 PM
📍 The Lakefront

This ANZAC Weekend, we pause to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of our ANZACs, while enjoying a day of community

🛍 100 stalls full of food, drinks, pr
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 03:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/anzac-market/200029824729652
  - **Venue**: Northcroft St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Anzac Day Taupo Civic Service
  - **Description**: All veterans, past and present service personnel, local youth groups & other community members that are wishing to take part in the parade, report to the parade marshal at 10.15am at the rear carpark of the Great Lake Centre. Parade steps off 10.25am.
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 12:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/anzac-day-taupo-civic-service/200029824730100
  - **Venue**: Great Lake Centre, Taupo
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- **Event Name**: Saturday Night Hop@ the Local Diner
  - **Description**: Rock & Roll Night is here, and you’re invited!

Spin on down to the retro-america styled Stag Park Diner (140 Napier Road, Hilltop) this Saturday, 25 April, 6 PM – 9 PM for an evening of jukebox hits, swing skirts, and slicked-back hair.

🎟 Tickets: j
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/saturday-night-hop-the-local-diner/200029954136705
  - **Venue**: stag park diner
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- **Event Name**: Legally Blonde Jr
  - **Description**: Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage by glittery pink storm in this fun and upbeat adaptation of the hit film and award-winning Broadway musical.
Our one hour performance is brought to you by our senior ACT2 performers and directed by Toni Neve.
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 12:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/legally-blonde-jr/200029880475824
  - **Venue**: 4/10 Matai Street, Tauhara, Taupō
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, performances, live-music
- **Event Name**: Ruapehu Trash and Treasure Market
  - **Description**: 🎉 Ruapehu’s favourite Trash & Treasure Market RETURNS — bigger, brighter, and bursting with bargains! 🛍️

Join us Sunday 26 April, 9 AM–12 PM at the National Park Community Hall for a morning full of colour, creativity, and community magic. Whether yo
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 02:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/ruapehu-trash-and-treasure-market/200029809450046
  - **Venue**: 55 Carroll Street, National Park, New Zealand 3989
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  - **Categories**: art, kids
- **Event Name**: Universal Worship: Honouring the Ancestors
  - **Description**: All welcome - come join our gathering Sunday, 26th April, from 4-5:30pm - with the theme of honouring the ancestors. Sacred chant, movement meditations, readings from various wisdom traditions - followed by tea and connection - suggested donation $10-20 s
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taupo/universal-worship-honouring-the-ancestors/200029920817337
  - **Venue**: 78 Kaimanawa St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand
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## Trending Events in Taupo

- **Event Name**: Anzac Day Taupo Dawn Service
  - **Description**: All veterans, past and present service personnel, local youth groups & other community members that are wishing to take part in the parade, report to the parade marshal at 5.45am, at the rear carpark of the Great Lake Centre. Parade steps off 05.55am.
  - **Venue**: Great Lake Centre, Taupo
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- **Event Name**: ANZAC Market
  - **Description**: Join us for our ANZAC Weekend Market!

📅 Sunday 26th April
🕘 9 AM – 1 PM
📍 The Lakefront

This ANZAC Weekend, we pause to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of our ANZACs, while enjoying a day of community

🛍 100 stalls full of food, drinks, pr
  - **Venue**: Northcroft St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Anzac Day Taupo Civic Service
  - **Description**: All veterans, past and present service personnel, local youth groups & other community members that are wishing to take part in the parade, report to the parade marshal at 10.15am at the rear carpark of the Great Lake Centre. Parade steps off 10.25am.
  - **Venue**: Great Lake Centre, Taupo
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- **Event Name**: Tauhara College 50th Jubilee 2026
  - **Description**: We are excited to announce that Tauhara College will be celebrating its 50th Jubilee on 16th, 17th and 18th October 2026.

Join us as we mark this incredible milestone, reconnect with old friends, share memories, and celebrate five decades of Tauhara prid
  - **Venue**: Invergarry Road, Taupo, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Pillar to Pou - Kids' Event
  - **Description**: The day before the main event, the Pillar to Pou course belongs to our tamariki.

Pillar to Pou Pioneers gives 4-15-year-olds the chance to step into the challenge - same course, same start and finish lines, same energy - all in a way that’s scaled just f
  - **Venue**: 331 Lake Terrace, Two Mile Bay, Taupo, New Zealand 3330
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- **Event Name**: Pillar to Pou - Lake Taupō
  - **Description**: Back for its second year - an endurance event shaped by movement, connection, and purpose.

Pillar to Pou returns to the Taupō lakefront on Saturday 13 June 2026, inviting runners and walkers of all levels to take on a 7.3km loop from the Pillar (Two Mile
  - **Venue**: 331 Lake Terrace, Two Mile Bay, Taupo, New Zealand 3330
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- **Event Name**: Metadeth Live At Rosemary's Bar
  - **Description**: Metadeth is back to Taupo to deliver a night full of classics by Metallica and Megadeth, come thrash with us !
  - **Venue**: Rosemary’s
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- **Event Name**: ROCK TENORS - ANTHEMS RELOADED TOUR
  - **Description**: GET READY TAUPO!...

UNLEASHING THE GREATEST ROCK ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME!

Rock Tenors are about to detonate their brand new show of pure rock energy at the Great Lake Centre!

The Anthems Reloaded Tour is a full-throttle celebration of the greatest rock hit
  - **Venue**: Great Lake Centre, Taupo
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- **Event Name**: Rally Taumarunui 2026
  - **Description**: Rally Taumarunui 2026

The King Country’s roads are calling! Join us in August 2026, as the roar of rally cars returns to Taumarunui, its stunning scenery and incredible roads.

Expect high-speed gravel action, spectacular views, and family-friendly fun t
  - **Venue**: Taumarunui King Country
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Taupo?
  - **A:** Anzac Day Taupo Dawn Service (Fri Apr 24 2026 at 08:00 pm at Great Lake Centre, Taupo), ANZAC Market (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 pm at Northcroft St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand), Anzac Day Taupo Civic Service (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 12:30 am at Great Lake Centre, Taupo), Saturday Night Hop@ the Local Diner (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 08:00 am at stag park diner), Legally Blonde Jr (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 09:00 am at 4/10 Matai Street, Tauhara, Taupō).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Taupo this weekend April 24–26, 2026?
  - **A:** Anzac Day Taupo Dawn Service (Fri Apr 24 2026 at 08:00 pm at Great Lake Centre, Taupo), ANZAC Market (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 pm at Northcroft St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand), Anzac Day Taupo Civic Service (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 12:30 am at Great Lake Centre, Taupo), Saturday Night Hop@ the Local Diner (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 08:00 am at stag park diner), Legally Blonde Jr (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 09:00 am at 4/10 Matai Street, Tauhara, Taupō).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Taupo in April 2026?
  - **A:** Anzac Day Taupo Dawn Service (Fri Apr 24 2026 at 08:00 pm at Great Lake Centre, Taupo), ANZAC Market (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 pm at Northcroft St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand), Anzac Day Taupo Civic Service (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 12:30 am at Great Lake Centre, Taupo), Saturday Night Hop@ the Local Diner (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 08:00 am at stag park diner), Legally Blonde Jr (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 09:00 am at 4/10 Matai Street, Tauhara, Taupō).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Taupo?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Taupo on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Taupo?
  - **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 Weekend events in Taupo?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Taupo include Great Lake Centre, Taupo, Northcroft St, Taupo 3330, New Zealand, stag park diner.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Taupo?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Taupo include Taupo Returned Services Association, Market Central Taupō, Dance Taupō.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend 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 Weekend events in Taupo?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Taupo.

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