Upcoming
Events calendar
Here is a list of up-and-coming dates this year. Events since 2023 are also to be found below.
These dates may change and new events will be added.
2026
5 eventsApril
22nd AgInnovation at Awapuni Race Course Palmerston North
May
30th Ohakune Carrot Festival
June
12th Health Expo via Menzshed Palmerston North
July — August
Note No events scheduled
November
7th Manawatu A&P Show
Past Events
Previous appearances
2026
6 eventsJanuary
24th Ashhurst Small Holders Auction
February
6th Rongotea Gala Auction
March
8th Rongotea Lions Car Show
21st Horowhenua Vintage Car Club Swap Meet at Levin
April
5th Foxton Easter Festival via Foxton Te Awahou Lions
12th Marton Harvest Festival
2025
26 eventsJanuary
25th Ashhurst Small Holders Auction
February
6th Rongotea Gala Auction
15-16th Feilding A&P Show
21st Hawera Americarna
28th Lions 202D Convention at Stratford
March
13-15th Field Days
16th Waimarino Rodeo
29th Milson Community
April
5th Kimbolton Craft Festival
6th Marton Harvest Festival
25th Lions Multi District Convention at New Plymouth
30th Feilding Library for Good Sorts TV Filming
June
22nd Rural Support Day Stratford (Glob 1)
July
15th New Plymouth Mitre 10 (Glob 1)
22nd Woodlands Feilding
August
17th Ngamutu Beach Market New Plymouth (Glob 1)
September
5th Waituna West School Cross Country
6th Menzshed Health Expo at Leisure Centre Palmerston North
19-20th NZ Motor Caravan Show at Mystery Creek Hamilton
October
3rd Feilding Rural Day
18th Kiwitea School Pet Day
25th Lions Market Day in Palmerston North Square
November
1st Shemozzle at Hunterville
14th Okato St Johns (Glob 1)
23rd White Ribbon Support at Ross Intermediate
28-29th Stratford A&P Show (Glob 1)
2024
25 eventsJanuary
23rd New Dairy event Manfield
27th Lions Smallholdings auction Ashhurst
February
6th Lions Rongotea Gala Day
18th Tangimoana craft day
22nd Health Expo Opunake
23-25th Convention Hawera
March
9th Rural Games Palmerston North (TBA)
16th Raetihi rodeo
23rd Kimbolton Orua Gala
April
7th Marton Harvest Festival, Wilson Park
May
15th Lamb and Beef P.N.
24th Okato
25th Inglewood
26th Bellblock
June
26th Awapuni Racecourse - Sir John Kirwin
September
7th Manfield National Dog Show
13th Waituna West School Cross Country Run
27th Feilding Public Library
October
25th Seniors Expo at the Feilding Civic Centre
26th P.N. Lions Market Day at the Square
November
2nd The Shemozzle Huntersville
24th White Ribbon Day at Ross Intermediate
29th Okato Lions
30th-31st Stratford A&P Show
December
7th Ashhurst Xmas Parade
2023
19 eventsJanuary
24th NZ Dairy Event
28th Ashhurst Small Holding Auction
February
24th Lions 202D Convention Feilding
March
3rd Surfing for Farmers Foxton
11th Run for life at Cook's garden Whanganui
16-18th Central Field days
April
1st Arts and Sculpture festival Kimbolton
16th Rongotea Lion car show
23rd Anzac day Halcombe Anzac Parade
May
18th Northern Rural Expo Apiti
July
6-8th Young Farmers of the Year Event - Timaru
August
9th Orland Lamb and Beef Palmerston North
20th Tangimoana Art Fair
23rd Manfield Swap Feilding
September
8th Waituna West Cross country
October
Note Hunterville Shemozzle
November
4th Wanganui Gumboot throw
10th A & P showground Matesformate Hastings
25th Health Expo Think Hauora Shannon
2022
16 eventsJanuary
19th Rongotea Lion Club 15 checks*
February
19th Feilding Minigolf 18 checks*
March
18th Feilding Saleyards 20 checks*
April
2nd Rongotea 15 checks*
May
21st Bunnythorpe Rec centre 15 checks*
August
1st Rongotea Fonterra breakfast 22 checks*
31st Moutua Fonterra breakfast 20 checks*
September
13th Opunake Health Expo 30 checks*
26th Feilding Coach house museum 24 checks*
October
16th Hawera car and bike festival 21 checks*
21st Apiti Tavern 19 checks*
29th Hunterville Shemozzle 50 checks*
November
5th A & P show Manfield 34 checks*
13th Rongotea lamb and calf finals 18 checks*
19th Cross Hills 56 checks*
December
6th Colyton Bunnythorpe Club BBQ 25 checks*
* Number of checks done on the day