Welcome to Winter Festival

What is Welcome to Winter Festival?

Welcome to Winter festival features an action-packed three days of events and activities to welcome the snowy season to Queenstown, New Zealand. 

Highlights include a Christmas market, fireworks in Queenstown Bay, on-mountain festivities, and the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.

Need to Know

There is a free shuttle from the car park to the festival. Some of the events are ticketed, so make sure to check out the website in the link we provided in advance. 

So what are you waiting for? Check out the website featured on this page and plan a unique family experience in New Zealand.

Coronavirus is causing a number of event cancellations; we provide event website links on each page for you to check the latest updates.

See our Coronavirus page here.