Key Events in the Southern Lakes Region

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Queenstown Central Otago Wine and Food Festival (late January) – a gourmet’s delight of local wine, cheese and other tasty produce. Millbrook Concert (early February) – attracts some of the biggest classic names of rock and pop and always a sell-out. Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival (early July) – the Southern Hemisphere’s most legendary winter party. Web: www.winterfestival.co.nz Queenstown Montana Jazz Festival (mid October) Web: www.queenstownjazz.co.nz Lake Wanaka Warbirds Over Wanaka (14-16 April 2006) - three days of the world’s most treasured fighter planes on show and in action. Biennial event. Web: www.warbirdsoverwanaka.co.nz Southern Lakes Festival of Colour (end April 2007) – five days and four nights of dance, music, theatre and the visual arts featuring local, national and international artists. Biennial event. Web: www.festivalofcolour.co.nz Rippon Rock Festival – (February 2006) One of New Zealand’s best contemporary music festivals. Biennial event. Web: www.ripponfestival.co.nz Wanakafest (September) – an annual celebration of Wanaka for those who live here and those who are visiting: entertainment, music and crazy competitions to keep every member of the family amused. Web: www.wanakafest.co.nz Southern Woman Competition (October Labour Weekend) – the search for the ultimate 'Southern Woman'. Contestants have to shear a sheep, dig a fence post, reverse a wheel, darn and sock plus more. Web: www.perfectwomancompetition.co.nz Fiordland Kepler Challenge (December) - 60km mountain run attracting international competitors. Web: www.keplerchallenge.co.nz The Grunt 28km Mountain Run (December) – run in conjunction with the Kepler Challenge. The Te Anau Rodeo (January) The Fiordland Arts Society Annual Exhibition (October) close window