Events

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.

Submit an Event

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

Events & Exhbitions at the NewDowse

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What's On

Thursday, 11 March

Lively Parks

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.

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Kapi-Hutt Regional Champs 2010. A fabulous time was had by all last year. It was awesome to have the hall full of dancers and supporters from all over the country having a blast. We have already had loads of interest from all around New Zealand, as well as locally, so it is again shaping up to be an event not to be missed.

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

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.

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Leading TheNewDowse's New Zealand International Arts Festival line-up is The Messenger, a captivating video work by acclaimed American artist Bill Viola.

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Seung Yul Oh’s newly-commissioned show Bogle Bogle will delight visitors with its mischievous, animal-like shapes and forms.

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Works of art are typically the result of months of preparation - the final conclusions of jottings, drawings, sketches and exploratory paintings.

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

It's easy this summer to experience the Hutt Valley’s great off-road cycling environment this year with the new Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling festival.

Unwearable

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.

Friday, 12 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Made in Petone

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

First ever arts and crafts market where all stallholders have a connection to Petone. The crafts are handmade and original.

Sacred Heart School Petone - Twilight Gala

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Family event with a variety of stalls, activities, food and drink. Great fun for everyone!

Opera in a Days Bay Garden

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

In a sheltered Days Bay garden, a cast of young and experienced New Zealand singers are staging a production of Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro'.

Saturday, 13 March

Tararua Mountain Race

Time: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The Tararua Mountain Race has been run every year since 1990. This well established mountain running race attracts runners from all over the country and more recently from overseas.

Beginners Guide to Fly Fishing

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.

Rabo Plus Big Coast

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Two-day mountain bike ride through some of the Wellington region’s finest scenery. This year we have also introduced a DAY ONE option, for those of you who just want to do the first day of the event and camp overnight.

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Qigong (Chi Gong)

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Learn about the energy (qi, chi) that flows through your body.

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Old Coach Road History Trail - Belmont Regional Park

Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Passing many WWII ammunition bunkers, you'll get great views of the Hutt Valley and Porirua Harbour.

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Opera in a Days Bay Garden

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Eastbourne Wild Food Challenge

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Eastbourne's wild surroundings provide a fantastic opportunity to create the best dish using at least one WILD ingredient in an entree-sized portion - anything goes!

Sunday, 14 March

Rabo Plus Big Coast

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wainuiomata Water Walk

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.

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wallaceville House Wedding & Bridal Show

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Opera in a Days Bay Garden

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Monday, 15 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, 16 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, 17 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, 18 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Zealand Blues Brothers Show

Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

All the classic songs from the Blues Brothers cult movie hit and more.

Friday, 19 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, 20 March

Ceroc Dance Kapi-Hutt Regional Championships

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Race Unity Day

Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Race Unity Day is a celebration of the ethnic diversity of Hutt City and the greater Wellington region.

Positive Thinking Seminar

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Thoughts are the seeds of our actions....actions are the seeds of our lives. Learn how to create a better life for yourself by thinking more positively.

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sunday, 21 March

Lighthouse and Lakes - East Harbour Regional Park

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join wetland specialist George Gibbs on this walk to Parangaharu Lakes area - Pencarrow.

Eastbourne 2010 Community Games

Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

The Eastbourne Community Games are a two yearly community event where the 7 Eastbourne Bays compete in a day-long competition. Even if you don't live in the Eastern Bays you can still make a day of it with a picnic...

Banks Shoes Shapeshifter

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

R & R Sport PNP/College Sport Wellington MTB Champs

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

OPEN DAY - Wainuiomata Small Bore Rifle Club

Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Come along and try some target shooting at the small bore rifle OPEN DAY.

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Monday, 22 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Tenors and a Soprano

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.

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, 23 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, 24 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, 25 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Cafe Scientifique - Oil and Water Do Mix

Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Recoil has partnered with WelTec (Petone) to produce a fuel option which contains … Water?

Recoil fuel products are already being used commercially in the Hutt Valley so where to from here?

Friday, 26 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, 27 March

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sunday, 28 March

Mt Lowry Challenge

Time: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

This Wellington's premier mountain run. This is a great event with run or walk options and varying distances for any fitness level.

ScreamingO

Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Monday, 29 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, 30 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, 31 March

Lively Parks

Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hutt Valley Summer of Cycling

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, 1 April

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Friday, 2 April

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, 3 April

The Messenger

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bogle Bogle

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Drawing Conclusions

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Unwearable

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM