The Hutt Valley has several major events that are annual favourites such as the Wellington Cup racing Carnival, Petone Rotary Fair, Petone Winter Carnival and the Upper Hutt Summer Carnival. The big sporting events like the Karapoti Classic, Southern Crossing Tararua Mountain Race and Crazyman are also regulars on the calendar.
To keep up with these events and the dozens of others that fill in a full events year, keep checking in on these what's on pages or subscribe to the Hutt Valley e-news.
If you are having an event in Hutt Valley, let us know! Each year hundreds of events take place in the Valley and this is the place to let people know all about them.
To submit an event to the calendar please email the details to either:
Lower Hutt - info@huttvalleynz.com or eventlink@huttcity.govt.nz
Upper Hutt - upperhutt@i-Site.org
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Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
The weather is heating up and so are things in your local park with a great range of activities for you and your family as part of the Lively Parks programme.
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Unwearable celebrates 15 years of ideas and creation by Lisa Walker, a New Zealand jeweller who has forged an international career from Munich, Germany.
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
BY POPULAR DEMAND
“Ladies A Plate” returns for four nights after a sell-out season in October 2009. This is a collaborative work from playwright, actress Geraldine Brophy and actress daughter, Beatrice Joblin.
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn about the energy (qi, chi) that flows through your body.
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Hutt valley Horticultural Society, the Wellington Fuchsia Society and the Wellington Begonia Circle present a Fiesta of Flowers.
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Explore the natural life and landscape of Dry Creek and Boulder Hill with ecologist Mary McIntyre from the Friends of Belmont Regional Park.
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Amma has physically hugged more than 26 million people around the world. Her tireless spirit and selfless life has inspired a vast network of charitable activities throughout the world.
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Join the ranger on a walk through the lovely native coastal forest of Lowry Bay.
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Come along and enjoy free family entertainment in Jackson Street, Petone
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join wetland specialist George Gibbs on this walk to Parangaharu Lakes area - Pencarrow.
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Spend your lunch time with world class performers. The Operatunity 2010 lunchtime concert programme is the most exciting yet with some old favourites and lots of new ones.
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Chris Uruski currently leads the frontier basins project for GNS Science and has a particular interest in deepwater basins. Chris believes that the deepwater basins around New Zealand may contain large quantities of hydrocarbons which may sustain New Zealand as a net oil exporter for many years to come.
NEW VENUE
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wellington's preeminent outdoor sculpture exhibition Banks Shoes Shapeshifter is a key visual arts feature of the New Zealand International Arts Festival.
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Explore the off-track heart of the park in a guided tramp.
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Members of Hutt Valley Angling Club guide you on tackle, knots and different fishing techniques. Then a mentor helps you give it a go.
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Applications are again open for a free chance to see some of the best pre-European lowland forest in the lower North Island.
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Bring your friends and family and enjoy an easy, flat scenic bike ride down the Hutt River Trail.
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Excellent opportunity to experience Belmont Regional Park's splendid hilltops.
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Time: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Learning Connexion, in conjunction with the Hutt City Creative Communities Fund, is proud to be hosting this celebration of all things artistic and creative with a festival at our beautiful campus in Taita.
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Join in the fun of this Rock 'n Roll event held in the Lower Hutt CBD.
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The motel complex is under new ownership and has been fully refurbished and re-furnished. There are 16 self-contained 2-bedroom, 1-bedroom and studio units, all with cooking facilities, and broadband access.
Get back in the saddle! the challenge awaits - enjoy a coastal horsetrek and experience breathtaking views and unique scenery.
