Wanaka Events

Wanakafest   (www.wanakafest.co.nz)  

Each year Wanakfest grows in popularity, with local, national and international visitors flowing into town for a few days of fun and celebrations to welcome Spring. Wanakafest is a five-day programme bringing the town's lakefront alive with music, parades, food, wine, fireworks, sports and crazy antics.

Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow   (www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com)  

A spectacular warbird airshow held over three days over Easter weekend, April 14, 15 and 16, 2006. Lake Wanaka will become centre-stage for an extravaganza of aerial action, combining famous warbirds with classic aircraft of yesteryear and modern jets of today.

Perfect Woman Competition   (www.perfectwomencompetition.co.nz)  

The challenge is on to find the perfect woman. Taking place in Wanaka, this annual competition will narrow the field down from fifty women to ten, before finding The Perfect Woman.

Speight's Perfect Woman Competition   (www.perfectwomancompetition.co.nz)  

A fun event held at the Wanaka Bullock Bar every October. Challenges includes backing a trailer, changing a car wheel, sprinting a jetboat and tipping a ram for shearing.