Southland Industry Events Calendar NOVEMBER 30/10/17-26/11/17 Vodafone Workplace Challenge Sports 4 weeks Throughout Southland 3/11/17 Isla Grant In Concert Music & Concerts 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 500 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 5/11/17 Gore Rhododendron Festival Community 1 day Gore Gore Public Gardens 250 Southland Rhododendron Group 11/11/17 Northern Southland's Cycle and Celebrate 2017 Sports 1 day Lumsden Lumsden Central 150 Kim Spencer-McDonald 11/11/17 Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival Food&Drink 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 7,000 11/11/17 The Stabicraft Corpor8 Rowing Challenge Sports 1 day Invercargill Waihopai River 500 12/11/17 ASB Colour Rush 2017 Sports 1 day Invercargill Teretonga Raceway 200 Makarewa School 14/11/17 RNZB - The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 15-17/11/17 C.A.T.E Conference 3 days Invercargill ILT Stadium 400 C.A.T.E 16-24/11/17 IMT Theatre Restaurant - Stars In Your Eyes Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 17-19/11/17 National Herb Society Conference Conference 3 days Invercargill Elmwood Gardens 200 National Herb Society Conference 18/11/17 Samoan and Tongan Night 2017 Community 1 day Invercargill SIT Hansen Hall 300 Southland Multicultural Council 18-20/11/17 Rural Women NZ Conference Conference 3 days Invercargill Ascot Park 200 Rural Women NZ 19/11/17 Winton Open Day Community 1 day Winton Winton Township 200 Maria Scammell 19/11/17 Christmas Joy Community 1 day Invercargill First Church Christine McLeod 24/11/17 Stevie Nicks with Very Special Guest Pretenders Music & Concerts 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 8,000 25/11/17 Deb Webber Live Show Music & Concerts 1 day Invercargill Invercargill Working Mens Club 300 25/11/17 The Hits Mud Mania Sports 1 day Tokanui 289 Collis Rd 150 Darlene McCabe 25/11/17 Dublin's Irish Tenors and The Celtic Ladies Music & Concerts 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 200 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 26/11/17 Welcome Rock Trails Race Sports 1 day Northern Southland Welcome Rock Trails 150 Katie O’Brien 27/11/17-22/12/17 Invercargill Christmas Tree Festival Festival 3 weeks Invercargill ILT Stadium 500 ILT Stadium 30/11/17 enrich@ILT Expose Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 200 Invercargill Venue and Event Management Ltd DECEMBER 1/12/17 Saturday Night Fever Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 200 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 2/12/17 2017 Southland Santa Parade Festival 1 day Invercargill City Centre 5,000+ Alice Pottinger 2/12/17 The Naughty Christmas Horror Ball Festival 1 day Invercargill Invercargill Working Mens Club 100 Gabby Berger-Sidwell 1-3/12/17 Southland Track Championships Sports 3 days Invercargill ILT Velodrome 300 Cycling Southland 2-3/12/17 South Island Marching Championships Sports 2 days Invercargill ILT Stadium 400 Marching Southland 3/12/17 Kepler Challenge Sports 1 day Te Anau 200 Sport Southland 4/12/17 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 150 Operatunity 6/12/17 Mitre 10 Mega Invercargill Tough Kid Sports 1 day Invercargill Rugby Park 300 Sport Southland 7/12/17 7 Days Live! Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue and Event Management Ltd 7/12/17 Riverton Christmas Twilight Market Festival 1 day Riverton Main Street of Riverton 200 Iri Luke and Marleen Adams 9/12/17 Fuel Fitness & Health Variety Concert Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 9/12/17 Gods of Woodstock Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Corinthian Centre Invercargill 12/12/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 600 Cruise NZ 13/12/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 380 Cruise NZ 16/12/17 Mitre 10 Mega Invercargill Tough Kid Community 1 day Invercargill Rugby Park 100 Sport Southland 16/12/17 Bumper Christmas Market Community 1 day Winton Presbyterian Church Winton 200 Junell Reece 16/12/17 Ascot Park Xmas at the Races Sports 1 day Invercargill Ascot Park Raceway 500 Southland Racing Club 17/12/17 Down River Dash cycle and run Sports 1 day Mossburn Mossburn Gold Club 300 Carolyn O'Kane 22/12/17 ILT Christmas Variety Show Festival 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 500 ILT Stadium 24/12/17 Gore Xmas at the Races Sports 1 day Gore Gore Racecourse 500 29/12/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 120 Cruise NZ JANUARY 11/01/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 1,300 Cruise NZ 13/01/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 600 Cruise NZ 14/01/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 120 Cruise NZ 19-21/01/17 Speed Work Events Championship Series Sports 3 days Invercargill Teretonga Raceway 300 20/01/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 120 Cruise NZ Dates TBC (last 3 weeks of Jan) SDC Holiday Programme Festival 3 weeks Throughout Southland Various venues 1,000 Venture Southland Dates TBC Summer Sounds of Southland Music & Concerts 2 weeks Invercargill, Bluff 400 Venture Southland 26-28/01/18 Edendale Crank Up Weekend Sports 3 days Edendale Edendale Recreation Grounds 2,000 Edendale Vintage Machinery Club 29/01/17 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 600 Cruise NZ FEBRUARY 3/02/18 Farm Jam 2018 Sports 1 day Winton 2,000 Frew Brothers 1-4/02/18 Southland Buskers Festival Arts&Exbitions 4 days Invercargill Queens Park and CBD 5,000 Venture Southland 6/02/18 Te Anau Waitangi Day Festival 1 day Te Anau Lions Park 1,000 Steve Bentley 6-10/02/18 Shakespeare in the Park Arts&Exbitions 4 days Invercargill Otepuni Garden 1,000 Venture Southland 8/02/18 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 1,700 Cruise NZ 8-11/02/18 Burt Munro Challenge Sports 4 days Throughout Southland Various venues 6,000+ Southland Motorcycle Club 10/02/18 MLT Moonshine Trail Sports 1 day Gore Dolamore Park 300 Sport Southland 14/02/18 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 600 Cruise NZ 14/02/18-16/02/18 Waimumu Southern Field Days Conference 3 days Waimumu Waimumu Southern Field Days Venue 40,000 Southern Field Days 17/02/18 Kevin Bloody Wilson Music & Concerts 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 18/02/18 Welcome Rock Trails Brew Chop Sports 1 day Northern Southland Welcome Rock Trails 100 Katie O’Brien 22/02/18 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 960 Cruise NZ 24/02/18 Michael Jason HIStory Show Music & Concerts 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 26/02/18 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 605 Cruise NZ MARCH 3/03/18 Goldfields Cavalcade to Owaka Sports 1 day Owaka Owaka Sports Grounds 100 Katy Button 8-10/03/18 Industry Management Conference 3 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 120 Industry Systems Management Dates TBC Surf to City Sports 1 day Invercargill 300 Invercargill City Council Dates TBC Riverton Heritage and Harvest Festival Festival 2 days Riverton 400 Gallop South Inc Riverton Racing Club 20-22/03/18 REAP Conference Conference 3 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 150 REAP 23/03/2017 CMNZ - Anderson & Roe Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 200 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 26/03/18 Cruise Stewart Island Cruise 1 day Stewart Island 1,700 Cruise NZ 30-31/03/18 Jaguar Car Rally Sports 2 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 350 Juguar Car Rally Dates TBC ILT Southland Entertainment Awards Conference 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 600 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd Dates TBC Mandeville Fly-In Festival 1 day Gore Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre 1,000 29/03/18 Ed Sheeran Concerts Duendin Music & Concerts 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 8,000 31/03/18 Ed Sheeran Concerts Duendin Music & Concerts 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 8,000 APRIL 1/04/18 Ed Sheeran Concerts Duendin Music & Concerts 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 8,000 1-2/04/18 Vintage Car Club Conference 2 days Invercargill ILT Stadium 200+ Vintage Car Club 14-15/04/18 New Zealand Ploughing Championships Arts&Exbitions 2 days Thornbury Thornbury 300 New Zealand Ploughing Association 19-22/04/18 BDO AGM & National Conference 2018 Conference 4 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 150 BDO AGM & National Conference 28/04/2018 Fight 4 Kidz Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 400 ILT Stadium 26/04/18-20/05/18 Southland Arts Festival Festival 3 weeks Invercargill Various venues 5,000+ Venture Southland 29/04/2017 Foster & Allen Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd MAY 9-12/05/18 NZ Dairy Industry Dairy Awards Conference 4 days Invercargill ILT Stadium 600+ NZ Dairy Industry Awards 16/05/18 Southern Steel Sports 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 2,000 Southern Steel May 2018 The Fun Family Expo Community 2 days Invercargill ILT Stadium 1,000+ Healthy Communities May 2018 Southern Steel Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 2,000 Southern Steel 26/05/18 Bluff Oyster and Food Festival Festival 2 days Bluff Bluff Event Venue 5,000 Bluff Oyster and Food Festival TBA May 2018 SIDE (South Island Dairy Event) Invercargill 400 JUNE 3/06/18 Southern Steel Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 2,000 Southern Steel 3-4/06/18 Legion of Frontiersmen Conference 2 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 100 Legion of Frontiersmen 13/06/18 Dancing With Mozart Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 200 Royal New Zealand Ballet 15/06/18 FibreOctave Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Transport World 300 24/06/18 Southern Steel Sports 1 day Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 2,000 Southern Steel JULY 2/07/18 Southern Steel Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 2,000 Southern Steel 5/07/18 Young Farmer of the Year 2018 Conference 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 1300 FMG Young Farmers 11-16/07/18 (TBC) ILT Kidzone Festival Community 1 week Invercargill James Hargest Senior Campus 5000+ Venture Southland 16/07/18 Southern Steel Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 2,000 Southern Steel SEPTEMBER Date TBC Pink Concert Dunedin Music & Concerts Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 5000+ 21/09/18 Export Southland Recognition Awards Conference 1 day Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 300 Southland Chamber of Commerce OCTOBER 2-5/10/18 International Dominican Education Conference Conference 4 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 200 International Dominican Education 31/10/18-2/11/18 Local Authority Property Association Conference 2 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 150 House of Travel OCTOBER Oct-19 NZ Chamber Conference Conference 3 days Invercargill Chamber of Commerce Electronic version of this calendar is available at www.southlandnz.com/media-trade