15-19 APRIL 2026

The 2026 Arrowtown Autumn Festival will be held 15-19 April –

come join us in celebrating our 40th anniversary!

Check out our programme below:

2026 Programme

Buy tickets HERE.

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Getting to the Festival

Saturday 18 April – ASB Market Day & Bayleys Parade It’s the biggest day of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival, and…

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Road Closures

There will be a number of road closures during the festival – please take note of them below: Wednesday 15…

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2026 Parade Registrations are now open!

Registrations for the 2026 Bayleys Parade are now open! Please register here. PLEASE NOTE:  *Due to the flower boxes, there…

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Arrowtown Autumn Festival

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival attracts large numbers of locals and visitors to our beautiful town during one of the most colourful times of the year.

The festival is set to impress again this year with a wide range of great food, wine, arts, comedy, music and sporting events suited to people of all ages. This event is run by the community, for the community, to showcase our local talents as well as the historical and cultural aspects of our town.

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A very wholesome Sunday in our wee village, but don't be fooled, Arrowtown knows how to party. Especially for our 40th 🥳Congratulations to everyone on arguably the most successful Autumn Festival to date, celebrating 40 years of our incredible community coming together. What a week!FYI, Saturday's recap is coming, too, we're just saving the best for last 😉Some materiLuciana Kaseta Luciana Kaseta 📸 ... See MoreSee Less
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Another very successful Emerson's Brewery & The Fork And Tap Pie, Pint and Pinot yesterday 🍻And an end to an INCREDIBLY successful 40th Arrowtown Autumn Festival, proudly sponsored by Mora Wines - thank you to everyone who showed up, donated, chipped in, everything.Just wow Arrowtown 🍂 what a town, what a community!Congratulations to The Waipiata Pie Co. for winning this year's Keith Crawford Award for Most Creative Pie, with their Rib'n'Cheek Pie, oooomg 🤤Watch this space, lots of proper recaps and news to come. ... See MoreSee Less
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THANKS TO OUR TITLE SPONSOR:

Mora Wines & Artisan Kitchen

THANKS TO OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Skyline Queenstown
Bayleys Arrowtown
The Builders Queenstown
ASB