Events & Entertainment

Towns around the Taupō District are gearing up for Anzac Day on Saturday.

Find out what’s happening around the Taupō District.

The Garden Exchange and Community Secondhand & Car Boot Marketplace held its first event on Saturday, at the Timebank Community Gardens. The event has a vision of “creating a regular community space that encourages reuse, sharing, and practical sustainability” says event organiser Julian Bishop. Photos by Dan Hutchinson

Home and Garden Show, wine tasting, speed golf and conservation week are just some of the events happening around the district over the next few weeks. Check out the full listings below.

The iconic Taupo Home and Garden Show is back at Taupō’s Great Lake Centre this Friday to Sunday and once again is a must-visit event for both exhibitors and visitors.  

A new roller-skating rink has opened in Taupō, complete with disco balls and fog machines.

The Easter Car boot sale in Tūrangi drew the crowds again over the weekend, including Sarah Cook from Taupō & Tūrangi News who took these photos on the day.

We bring you all the activities happening around the Taupō District.

Taupō Winter Festival organiser Nicola de Lautour, Drop Zone owner Jamie Keehan and Drop Zone general manager Louisa Redward celebrate the return of the popular midwinter event. Photo: Dan Hutchinson

There is plenty to see and do around the Taupō District over the next few weeks. Here’s the details.

A selection of events from around the Taupō District.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged and revised)

Six national titles will be decided at the final round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship at Taupō this weekend. 

Tūrangi’s Reti Hedley and Waikato musician Moetu Smith are pushing the boundaries of paoro taonga – traditional Māori music and instruments.  

Kirsty Parsons has made history, becoming the first New Zealander with cystic fibrosis (CF) to complete an Ironman. 

The Seniors' Expo returns to the Great Lake Centre on March 18, bringing together 55 organisations and services relevant to older members of the Taupō community. 

The Ferrari Owners Club of New Zealand marks its 40th anniversary this weekend with a three-day celebration in Taupō featuring 75 Ferraris — the largest gathering in the club's history. 

Nearly 130 classic Chevrolets from across New Zealand will converge on TaupōPrimarySchool onSunday,March15for what organisers say will be the country's largest gatheringofTri-FiveChevys—1955, 1956and 1957 models

‍The Big Bike Film Night 2026 is screening in Taupō on Wednesday March 11, 7-9.30pm at the Great Lake Centre Theatre, our "home" screening.

Drama, action and a little bit of romantic comedy sums up the sequel to Taupō’s Starlight Cinema.

Calling all farmers, growers and rural legends and anyone else who wants to experience an afternoon of good country fun and a day at the races, at Taupō Racecourse.

Taupō Winter Festival Committee Member Jules Harvey (left) and Festival director Nicola de Lautour at the Paradise Ice Skating Rink.

Waitangi Day celebrations in Taupō will take the form of a day of remembrance and celebration at Riverside Park.

Sport features heavily in the line-up of major events in Taupō over the next few weeks.

Those yearning for love now have a date to lock into the calendar as the effort to match single people ramps up in the Taupō District.

Kinstock 2026 has managed to sign a wealth of local music talent for its seventh staging.

Given the preceding week of weather, organisers of the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour series will be thanking their stars the rain largely held off for a successful opening show in Taupō.

‘Rock royalty’ hits Taupō

Having formed in the late 1990s, Kiwi rockers ZED are finding performing and releasing new music a renaissance experience.

Taupō is in for a delicious summer thanks to Treats of Taupō and its new Summer Sessions.