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The 2025 festival dates are April 24-27th.

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The Arrowtown Autumn Festival

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Mark the calendar for the 2025 Arrowtown Autumn Festival which will be held 24-27 April 2025.

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Rosie from @harvest_envy stopped by @arrowtown_sch

Rosie from @harvest_envy stopped by @arrowtown_school today to teach the kids how to start a pumpkin from seed. 🌱 A huge thanks to both her and the classes at Arrowtown School for all their time and effort!

We are hoping for loads of entries to the Pumpkin Growing Competition at next year’s festival and now is the time to start your seeds! Pick up some pumpkin seeds and follow Rosie’s instructions at www.arrowtownautumnfestival.co.nz/pumpkins. We will be posting regular reminders until the festival on how to get your pumpkin growing in the best possible way! 🎃

Check out this great workshop from @harvest_envy!

Check out this great workshop from @harvest_envy! It will be a great start if you want to know about getting pumpkin seeds ready to go for the Pumpkin Growing Competition during the 2025 festival 🎃 Prizes for the heaviest, the ugliest, the prettiest and many more!

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival Committee are deligh

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival Committee are delighted to announce the appointment of Vanessa Williams as the new Festival Coordinator, who has taken the reins for the 2025 festival.
Ness replaces Catherine Fallon who has done an amazing job the past two years in continuing to make the festival grow and thrive. The committee would like to give her a huge round of applause and all our thanks for her dedication and brilliant work.
The festival is entering its 39th year and will be held 24-27 April 2025. Please contact Ness if you have any new ideas or feedback at info@arrowtownautumnfestival.co.nz
A quick reminder that our AGM is taking place next Monday August 12, 7pm at the Lakes District Museum. All are welcome! Please RSVP by the end of the day today to info@arrowtownautumnfestival.co.nz
Thanks all, and we are looking forward to another epic year!

You guys - what a brilliant Pie Pint and Pinot! Th

You guys - what a brilliant Pie Pint and Pinot! The sun came out, the bands were amazing, the pies and beers and wines were fantastic and what a way to end the Autumn Festival! 2024 is done and dusted and you all have been amazing ✌🏽

Thanks to everyone who braved the cold temperature

Thanks to everyone who braved the cold temperatures to come watch Toy Story on the green and to our awesome sponsor @nightndaynz. The kids got to meet the toys in person too 😂

Thank you to everyone who came to Quiz Night on Th

Thank you to everyone who came to Quiz Night on Thursday, to the Arrowtown Lifestyle Village for being an amazing sponsor and to @nzmulletman and @mim_circus for being the best Quiz Masters! As always our raffle wheel was a huge hit (thanks to our very own Andy from The Builders) and tons of people took home great prizes!

Winners:
🥇We’re Here for the Wine
🥈Tequila Mockingbird
🥉 Golden Oldies

And Best Dressed went to…. Moister than an Oyster 🏆😂

The stalls are setting up, the sun is coming out a

The stalls are setting up, the sun is coming out and Market Day is nearly ready to kick off at 10am! We’ve got heaps of great vendors so come down and have a wander once it starts 😊

And we are off! The rain has eased and it’s all

And we are off! The rain has eased and it’s all go for the festival, starting with the ANZAC service at 10am. Our smiling crew of volunteers are busy at work - what would we do without them…! A big thanks to @skylinequeenstown for sponsoring our volunteers this year!

Thank you to all the businesses that decorated the

Thank you to all the businesses that decorated their windows for the festival! 🍂 We love and appreciate all the work you’ve put in. It was a competition and thus, we have a winner!
*drumroll please* 🥁

🥇: @goldenfleecearrowtown
🥈: @raywhitearrowtown
🥉: @blacktealbay

Thank you all, and thanks to our wonderful partners @morawinesnz @riftersgin and @fergburgerqueenstown for donating the fantastic prizes that our winners have received!

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