What’s on in Taupo
Some current & upcoming Taupo events.
Sunday mornings have never looked this good at your local Farmers' & Craft Market! Situated beside the beautiful Lake Taupō with epic mountain views, an exciting new market is erupting.
Four amazing acts - Simple Minds, Texas, Collective Soul, and Pseudo Echo - will take centre stage in Taupō, Hamilton, and Queenstown across late January and early February
It’s SUMMER and what better way to start your Thursday evening than joining Market Central for DINNER AT THE LAKE
The organisers have come to the unfortunate conclusion that the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, New Zealand simply cannot proceed. The organisers are also actively working to bring the event to Taupō, New Zealand in 2022.
This amazing event acts as the key event to launch all the others at Christmas in the Park. S
Parkruns are free, weekly, community events all around the world. Parkrun events are 5km run/walk and take place on Saturday morning in parks and open spaces. parkrun is a positive, welcoming and inclusive experience where there is no time limit and no one finishes last.
New Zealand’s largest cycling occasion, and arguably one of the country’s largest sports participation events is again looking forward to welcoming around 6,000 riders and over 10,000 supporters to the Taupo region on Saturday 30 November.
Three days of unmissable equine festival fun and enjoyment, celebrating all things equine
Like Taupō in summer? You’ll love it in winter! The Malcolm Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival runs during the July school holidays and has various fun events running over the two week period.
If you are looking for fun, adventure and personal challenge, plus a way to stay fit in the winter months then the Possum is for you. Running or walking at night is just awesome and the trails they have lined up for the event are super fun.
Transform Your Surroundings at the Home & Garden Show
The Home & Garden Show is packed with all the ideas and information that you need to transform your surroundings into the space you’ve always dreamed of. Be thrilled by the variety, amazed by the innovations and impressed by the expert advice. Save with massive show-only specials, preview the hottest trends, enter the draw to win a fabulous show prize, source accessories for a new look or simply turn up and prepare to be inspired.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
Landscaping, Kitchens, Outdoor Living, Spas, Sheds, Flooring, Furnishings and more
Ideas, inspiration and innovation for your next project at home all in one easy location
Artisan Food and Lifestyle Products
Alfresco Food Court
Save on your next project with exclusive show specials and giveaways.
Enter your details at the door to be in to win the Taupo Home and Garden Show Prize
Grab your friends, family or work colleagues together and join this amazing running or walking event around or along the length of Lake Taupo.
It’s SUMMER and what better way to start your Thursday evening than joining us for DINNER AT THE LAKE
Taupo Santa Cave 2020 - New Location and Online Booking System! Visitors will have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the big man in red, and most importantly, let him know what they would like as a gift for Christmas.
You can’t go past IRONMAN New Zealand as the elite event of New Zealand endurance sport. The course has been described as one of the most beautiful IRONMAN courses in the world, with a fantastic team of supporters.
Christmas in the Park proudly brings together amazing Christmas themed events and Taupo traditions into one special day.
Kinloch Market is run once a year on Sunday Labour weekend. There are over 250 arts and craft stalls. Amazing garden furniture and features 20+ food stalls and an area for car boot sales.
Market Central presents a ONE-OFF Labour Weekend special
The Gypsy Fair has been travelling the North and South Islands of New Zealand for over 30+ years. It is NZ’s longest-running fair and has an eclectic range of mobile homes which you can admire as you walk among the stalls.
CENTRAL REGION and TAUPŌ BMX CLUB are proud to present the 2022 BMX New Zealand North Island Titles, the premier North Island event for BMX racing in New Zealand.
Come and shop with top equine retailers from all over New Zealand.
Entries to the Show on Friday night and Saturday morning before 8.30am. Judging to follow and then the show open to the public from 12 until 4.30pm.
Entry will be by donation.
Saturday night is the dinner and prizegiving. Sunday sees garden visits and is followed by the AGM. The closing dinner will be held Sunday night.
Exhibition of crafts and models by various clubs, both local and from around the North Island.
The MATARIKI GLOW SHOW is back with an all-new, giant-scale puppet show for tamariki, educators and whãnau.
Every Saturday. Meet the local producers, artists and chefs ... be inspired by their passion and take home original gifts. Shop for summer fruits, winter vegies, indulge yourself or come for weekly essentials.
Explore Taupo's family-friendly trails this Easter holiday. Pick up or download a passport, bike one, two or three Taupo Treasure Trails, find the hidden icons and write down the letters in your passport, crack the secret code, then drop your completed passport to one of the district-wide i-SITE's to be in to win
Town Centre Taupo are egg-stremely egg-cited to bring back the Taupo Easter Bunny Hunt for 2022! Hidden in shop windows around Taupo town centre are 12 cheeky Easter bunnies. Find 10 bunnies, let them know where they are and go in the draw to win some awesome prizes including an iPad!
This iconic open water swimming event caters for a wide range of swimming abilities and is a fun, friendly swim. After the swim enjoy a well-deserved after event soup & bun, and enjoy the feeling of having achieved the Across the Lake Swim.
12 artists, 11 walls + 1 helicopter, and 3 days of creativity at the 10-year anniversary of New Zealand’s longest running annual street art festival.
Taupō Art Connection invites you to take an art-inspired journey around the beautiful Lake Taupō district.
