Events
From some of New Zealand's biggest fishing tournaments and multisport events to the Summer Arts festival and BirdsaPlenty festival, the Whakatane community puts on a wide range of events catering for many interests.
Take a look at some of Whakatane's biggest events listed below. Or visit the Annual Events Calendar for a full list.
If you have an event you would like displayed on this site, you can submit it now.
Need some where to stay while you are here? Check out our accommodation page.
Share This Page
Stay in Touch With Whakatane
My Favourites
You can add things to your favourites list and they appear here allowing you to quickly jump between them. You can also list them all and print them for your break.
Did You Know?
Zip on down!
Whakatane is under five hours’ drive from Auckland, and just 90 minutes from Rotorua.Holidaymakers
Whakatane welcomes around 50,000 holidaymakers over the summer months.That’s space!
Ohope beach is around 11km long - at an average of perhaps 50m wide that's 550,000 square metres of sand.Movie time!
Opotiki is just 45 minutes’ drive from Whakatane. Check out the town's historic De Luxe Theatre and Shalfoon & Francis stores, which have been restored to their early-20th century grandeur. More: www.opotikinz.comStrike!
Many fishing world records have been set In these warm Pacific Ocean waters.Zip on down!
Whakatane is under five hours’ drive from Auckland, and just 90 minutes from Rotorua.Holidaymakers
Whakatane welcomes around 50,000 holidaymakers over the summer months.That’s space!
Ohope beach is around 11km long - at an average of perhaps 50m wide that's 550,000 square metres of sand.Movie time!
Opotiki is just 45 minutes’ drive from Whakatane. Check out the town's historic De Luxe Theatre and Shalfoon & Francis stores, which have been restored to their early-20th century grandeur. More: www.opotikinz.comStrike!
Many fishing world records have been set In these warm Pacific Ocean waters.
