REAL New Zealand Festival – Join the Ultimate Kiwi Party!

It’s big; in fact, it’s the biggest festival New Zealand has ever seen: the REAL New Zealand Festival coinciding with Rugby World Cup 2011 features over 1,000 events around New Zealand, involving the whole country and its visitors in one massive Kiwi party!

While travellers can, of course, sample Kiwi culture year-round with all of the many attractions and activities on offer in Aotearoa, the REAL New Zealand Festival not only provides a glimpse of New Zealand culture, but offers you the chance to truly live like a Kiwi. Because the REAL New Zealand Festival takes place all over the country, from the Far North to deepest Southland, you’ll be right at the centre of the action no matter where in New Zealand you are.

From 9 September till 23 October 2011 there are New Zealand music and fashion, New Zealand food and wine, and New Zealand nature and wilderness activities to try. There is Maori culture and New Zealand heritage, and business and lifestyle. And of course there are sport events, and lots of them. What all the events have in common is that they are quintessentially Kiwi.

With so much to choose from, it’s hard to decide on what to check out first. We’ve put together a REAL New Zealand Festival overview with some regional highlights and iconic events, but head to our comprehensive REAL New Zealand Festival event list for more, or visit the official REAL New Zealand Festival www.realnzfestival.com website.

REAL New Zealand Festival Overview

Read up on highlights and iconic events in all New Zealand regions, and then hit the road, taking in as many REAL New Zealand Festival events as possible!

REAL New Zealand Festival – Our People

Experience the diversity of the people of New Zealand and the richness of heritage in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

REAL New Zealand Festival – Natural NZ

Within the REAL New Zealand Festival you’ll find some special encounters with nature and the outdoors.

REAL New Zealand Festival – Our Food & Wine

New Zealand is a country with a bounty of resources producing spectacular, fresh and glorious-tasting food and internationally acclaimed award-winning wines.

REAL New Zealand Festival – Active NZ

During the REAL New Zealand Festival there will be hundreds of sporting and recreational events all over the country.

REAL New Zealand Festival Road Trips

Plan a road trip to experience the nationwide celebration taking place during Rugby World Cup 2011 and make this your ‘trip of a lifetime’.

REAL New Zealand Festival Regional Events

REAL New Zealand Festival events happening around the country for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.