Seaside Festival
A celebration of all things summer, the Seaside Festival takes place at Caroline Bay showcasing sand sculpture, rides, inflatables, movies, and huge fabulous kites.
Caroline Bay Rock & Hop
The Caroline Bay Rock and Hop is organised by The Hospice South Canterbury and is a show for all cars, caravans and motorbikes — from modern to vintage, from classic to muscle, from Japanese to English. This show is for everyone.
Phone:
027 860 7471Date:
March
Rally South Canterbury
Rally South Canterbury is part of the NZ Rally Championship, this event attracts the country’s best drivers.
Phone:
03-614 7514Date:
May
Timaru CBD Matariki Night Market
The Timaru CBD Matariki Night Market sees Timaru’s main street transformed into a celebration for this special time in the Māori calendar.
SCOFF (South Canterbury Outstanding Food Festival)
SCOFF is 17 day festival in September celebrating South Canterbury’s outstanding food; the eateries, the growers, producers, and artisan creators, from the Pacific Ocean to Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Illuminate Light & Sound Experience
The Illuminate Light and Sound Experience showcases a range of spectacular light and sound displays. An out-of-this-world walk through light experience.
The Coastal Marathon
The Coastal is a celebration of scenery, challenge, and community – with a rolling course that starts and finishes at the iconic Caroline Bay.
Phone:
027 860 7471Date:
October
South Island Masters Games
The South Island Masters Games comes to Timaru every second year and is a sporting and social experience not to be missed.
Proving age is no barrier to enjoying sport, the Games feature a wide range of activities and attract thousands of competitors from across country.
Brews on the Bay
Caroline Bay will come alive with an afternoon of tasty food and beverage. Sample and enjoy a range of beer & cider from regional and local producers along with great music.
Geraldine Summer Fete
Bursting with hundreds of high quality stalls, the Geraldine Fete attracts visitors from every corner of New Zealand.
Great timing to get that Christmas list ticked off! Wander around Stover’s beautiful garden while listening to live music, enjoying a Pimms & soaking up the relaxed atmosphere.
The Geraldine Festival
The Harcourts Geraldine Festival is a free community event showcasing all things Geraldine.
Held over three days, the festival features hundreds of stalls, live music, workshops and exhibitions.
Make a weekend of it in beautiful Geraldine!
Festival of the Roses
The Timaru Festival of Roses is an annual festival held to celebrate the arrival of summer and our city’s close affinity with the rose.
The Festival is three days of activities, walks, talks, tours, exhibitions and displays, art, theatre and of course plenty of roses.
Caroline Bay Carnival
The iconic Caroline Bay Carnival is 16 days of family entertainment, with carnival rides, concerts and competitions. The Pub Charity New Year’s Eve fireworks display is a favourite way for families to welcome the New Year.