Festival Events

Anthony Harper Lawyers Summer Theatre
The Complete History of New Zealand Abridged Performed by The Outwits. This is the unofficial, madcap, hysterical compilation of the history of New Zealand. Jared Corbin, Andie Spargo, and writer Greg Cooper, will take you on a theatrical whisk through the creation and formation of New Zealand, to the latest headline news.
Anthony Harper Lawyers Summer Theatre.
ASB Classical Sparks
ASB Classical Sparks will welcome in Waitangi Day with an open air concert to enthral the whole family. Once again the sensational Christchurch Symphony, under the baton of Mr Kenneth Young, will deliver a scintillating.
ASB Classical Sparks.
Lazy Sunday
Kick back to some of the brightest young groups in Christchurch music, from jazz bands to indie pop, mellow acoustic grooves, country,new folk and waiata, performing eight summer Sunday afternoons on the grassy Central Lawn of our famed Botanic Gardens.
Lazy Sunday.
Sunday Bandstand
The Garden City is lucky enough to boast some of the finest brass and pipe bands in the land. While most of the Sunday Bandstand performances showcase the talents and flair of individual bands, if you get to the contest at English Park on 24 Feb you'll experience a stunning array of pipe bands from all over the South Island!
Sunday Bandstand.
McDonald's Teddy Bears Picnic
Enjoy non-stop on-stage entertainment, as acts, singers, and visuals keep the energy at full pace with laughs, magic, and aerials. Add this to the rides, horses and other attractions on the day and there's definitely something for teddy bear owners of all ages to enjoy.
McDonald's Teddy Bears Picnic.
Tip Top Kite Day
Tip Top Kite Day brings all the excitement, colour and spectacle of hundreds of kites dancing, ducking, and diving around the skies over New Brighton Beach.
Tip Top Kite Day.

Summer in the Suburbs

Celebrate our Cultural Diversity
Celebrate Waitangi Day
Inner-City East Multicultural Festival
Global Football Festival
L.Y.F.E (Linwood Youth Festival Experience)
Culture Galore
Get Active
Outdoor Pool Parties
Beach Blast North and South
Family Fishing Day
Bottle Lake Forest Orienteering Day on Foot or Bike
Skate Jam 2008
Meet the Community
Brooklands Summer Gala
Avice Hill Arts & Craft Fair
Bromley Community Fair
Lyttelton Summer Street Party
Barrington Big Fun
Waltham Urban Fair
Picnic in the Park
Harlequin Players Present: 'Three Tails of Peter Rabbit'
Garden Party at Edmonds
Dancing Under the Stars
Children's Day 2008 - Family Picnic in the Park
The Otukaikino Discovery Day @ The Groynes

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