Wellington Summer City Festival 2012

The Summer City festival is held in Wellington every year and is full of free concerts and cultural events.

The Summer City Festival is Wellington's summer in the city festival of outdoor fun and entertainment - and with a wide array of events and concerts over three months, there are heaps of reasons to get out and join in the action in Wellington.

• Films By Starlight - 18 Jan 2012 (Wed) - 08 Feb 2012 (Wed)
• Splash and Dash - 18 Jan 2012 (Wed) - 28 Mar 2012 (Wed)
• Mish Fitness Sessions - 01 Feb 2012 (Wed) - 07 Mar 2012 (Wed)
• Salsa @ Sunset - 01 Feb 2012 (Wed) - 29 Feb 2012 (Wed)
• Chinese New Year Festival - Wellington - 11 Feb 2012 (Sat) - 12 Feb 2012 (Sun)
• Bowl-A-Rama 2012 International Skateboarding Competition - 11 Feb 2012 (Sat)
• Island Bay Festival 2012 - 11 Feb 2012 (Sat) - 19 Feb 2012 (Sun)
• The Rotary Big Dig 2012 - Oriental Bay - 11 Feb 2012 (Sat)
• Summer Shakespeare: Twelfth Night - 17 Feb 2012 (Fri) - 03 Mar 2012 (Sat)
• Dragon Boat Fun Day - 25 Feb 2012 (Sat)
• 2012 AMI Round the Bays - Wellington - 26 Feb 2012 (Sun)
• ASB Sunset Sessions - 03 Mar 2012 (Sat) - 11 Mar 2012 (Sun)
• Culture Kicks Football Tournament - 03 Mar 2012 (Sat)
• Newtown Festival Fair Day - Newtown Street Fair - 04 Mar 2012 (Sun)
• Kilbirnie Festival 2012 - 12 Mar 2012 (Mon)
• ASB Gardens Magic Concert Series - 14 Mar 2012 (Wed) - 25 Mar 2012 (Sun)
• ASB Gardens Magic Lighting - 14 Mar 2012 (Wed) - 27 Mar 2012 (Tue)
• 2012 NZCT Wellington Dragon Boat Festival - 17 Mar 2012 (Sat) - 18 Mar 2012 (Sun)
• Cancer Society Relay For Life 2012 - 31 Mar 2012 (Sat) - 01 Apr 2012 (Sun)

Dates: 18 Jan 2012 (Wed) - 01 Apr 2012 (Sun) 
When: Various times and Locations
More Info: http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/events/annuals/summer/summer.html

New Zealand International Arts Festival Wellington 2012

With more than 300 incredible performances to savour, the Festival takes audiences from fairy tales to opera, from Shakespeare to salsa, from the Sahara Desert to a circus tent – and beyond.

The New Zealand International Arts Festival is New Zealand’s premier cultural event and a leading multi-arts festival in Australasia.  The Festival has an esteemed reputation among artists and audiences for bringing the very best from around the globe to Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Every two years Wellington transforms into one of the world’s great festival cities. For 24 days, its easily accessible theatres, concert halls, museums, galleries and open spaces come alive with theatre, dance and music, literature, film and visual arts.

The Festival attracts 290,000 people to over 300 events across three Festival weeks.  Enlivening New Zealand’s coolest little capital, Wellington, it is a national Festival for all New Zealanders.

While the major focus of the Festival is on international works, it also showcases the best of New Zealand work, fostering creative and professional opportunities for many New Zealand artists. The Festival has commissioned a significant body of new work, producing more than 89 new plays, operas, music, dance and other events that tell our stories and reflect our culture.

Date: 24 Feb 2012 (Fri) - 18 Mar 2012 (Sun) 
Venue: Various Wellington venues
Info: http://festival.co.nz/

New Zealand Fringe Festival Wellington 2012

Over 60 Visual, Music, Dance and Theatre performances will be found in 30 sites around the city featuring hundreds of participants. 20 of these performances are free or koha.

Three weeks celebrating weird and wonderful expressions of art – 60 Visual, Music, Dance, Comedy and Theatre shows will be found in 30 sites around the city featuring hundreds of participants! With over one-third of the festival made up of free or koha shows, and plenty out in the streets, this is the perfect chance to check out new creations and brave artists.

Date: 10 Feb 2012 (Fri) - 03 Mar 2012 (Sat)
When: Various times and locations
More Info: http://www.capitaltimes.co.nz/Fringe-Festival

BLACKCAPS vs South Africa International Cricket

New Zealand host South Africa in Wellington. Support the Black Caps this Summer international cricket action.

Friday 17th February 2012
BLACKCAPS vs South Africa
International Twenty20 at Westpac Stadium

Saturday 25th February 2012
BLACKCAPS vs South Africa
One Day International at Westpac Stadium

Friday 23rd - Tuesday 27th March 2012
BLACKCAPS vs South Africa
Test Match at the Basin Reserve

Wellington Phoenix A-League Home Games, Wellington Accommodation

YOUR CITY, YOUR TEAM. Be part of something exceptional with the Wellington Phoenix FC. Get behind your team in 2011/12 and enjoy the pride, passion, power and prestige only top-flight football can deliver. As a Phoenix supporter you’re part of the team. Together we are strong..

It is the hottest ticket in town - a Wellington Phoenix match at Wellington's Westpac Stadium during the Hyundai A-League season. As the Phoenix take on Australia’s best football clubs in an expanded competition, the football action will be hotter and more intense than ever.

Venue: Westpac Stadium Wellington
Tickets: Ticketek