Southland Industry Events Calendar OCTOBER 2/10/2018 Dr Libby's The Hormone Factor Festival & Lifestyle 1 day Ascot Park Hotel 200 Dr Libby Weaver 2-5/10/18 International Dominican Education Conference Conference 4 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 200 International Dominican Education 5/10/2018 Kelvin Cruickshank Community 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 7/10/18 Southland Stags vs Bay of Plenty - Mitre 10 Cup Sports 1 day Invercargill Rugby Park 2,000 Rugby Southland 10/10/18 Southland Stags vs - Mitre 10 Cup Sports 1 day Invercargill Rugby Park 2,000 Rugby Southland 12/10/18 The Cat in the Hat Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 13/10/18 Winton Community Market Community 1 day Winton Winton Presbyterian Church 300 Junell Reece 16/10/18 NetHui Southland Conference 1 day Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 100 NetHui / Venture Southland 17/10/18 Leaning in with Helen Clark Conference 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 19/10/18 OH WHAT A NIGHT - The Boys are Back!!! Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 20/10/18 The Pink Floyd Project Music & Concerts 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 22-24/10/18 Targa Rally Sports 3 days Throughout Southland Southland 1000 Targa NZ 26/10/18 Stan Walker 'New Takeover Tour' Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Tillermans 100 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 27/10/18 Last Night of the Proms Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 27/10/18 Sothern Pro Wrestling - Halloween Haunting Sports 1 day Invercargill Invercargill Workingmen's Club 200 Southern Pro Wrestling 28/10-3/11/18 Tour of Southland Sports 7 days Throughout Southland Southland 1,200 Tour of Southland 31/10-2/11/18 Local Authority Property Association Conference 2 days Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 150 House of Travel NOVEMBER 10/11/18 Winton Community Market Community 1 day Winton Winton Presbyterian Church 300 Junell Reece 14/11/18 RNZB - The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 16/11/18 Skycity Breakers vs Melbourne United Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium 2000 18/11/18 Winton Open Day & Country Marketeers Craft & Produce Market Community 1 day Invercargill Winton township 500 Maria Scammell 25/11/18 A Russian Triple Bill Ballet Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd DECEMBER 1/12/2018 Southland Santa Parade Community 1 day Invercargill Invercargill 5000 Southland Santa Parade 8/12/2018 7 Days Live! 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 11/12/18 The ABBA Show Performing Art 1 day Invercargill Civic Theatre 300 Invercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd 15/12/18 Ascot Park Christmas at the Races Sports 1 day Invercargill Ascot Park 5000 Southland Racing Club 15/12/18 Winton Community Market Community 1 day Winton Winton Presbyterian Church 300 Junell Reece 21/12/19 ILT Christmas Variety Show Performing Art 1 day Invercargill ILT 2000 JANUARY 26-27/01/19 Edendale Crank-Up Weekend Arts & Exbitions 2 days Edendale Edendale Recreation Grounds 3,000 Edendale Vintage Machinery Club FEBRUARY 7-10/02/19 Burt Munro Challenge 2019 Sports 4 days Invercargill Various venues 15,000 Venture Southland 09/01/19 MLT Moonshine Trail (Multisport Race) Sports 1 day Gore 15-17/02/19 Evolution Motorsport Classic SpeedFest Sports 3 days Invercargill Teretonga Park 500 Southland Sports Car Club 13-16/02/19 Shakespeare in the Park Performing Art 4 days Invercargill Queens Park 1,000 Venture Southland 24/02/19 Welcome Rock Trails Brew Chop Sports 1 day Garston, Southland Garston, Southland Welcome Rock Trails Mandeville Fly-In Arts & Exbitions Mandeville Croydon Aircraft Company MARCH 2/03/2019 The Eagles Concert 1 day Forsyth Barr Stadium 10,000 10 Surf to City Sports 1 day Invercargill Oreti Beach > Queens Park ICC 11/03/2019 vs WBOP Magic Sports 1 day Invercargill TBC 1000 South 17/03/2019 Southern Steel vs Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 1000 Netball South 23-24/03/19 Super Truck Meeting Sports 2 days Invercargill Teretonga Park 500 Southland Sports Car Club 30-31/03/19 Riverton Heritage and Harvest Festival Community 2 days Riverton South Coast Environment Centre Southland Sharks season begins () Sports Invercargill APRIL 7/04/2019 Hop n Vine Festival & Lifestyle 1 day Invercargill SIT Zero Fees Velodrome 1000 10/04/2019 Southern Steel vs Sports 1 day Dunedin ILT Stadium Southland 1000 Netball South 14-15/04/19 Women's Lifestyle Expo Festival & Lifestyle 2 days Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 2000 24/04/2019 Southern Steel vs Sports 1 day Dunedin ILT Stadium Southland 1000 Netball South Southland Festival of the Arts Arts & Exbitions Invercargill Venture Southland MAY 5/05/2019 Southern Steel vs Northern Mystics Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 1000 Netball South 6/05/2019 Southern Steel vs Central Pulse Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 1000 Netball South 22/05/2019 Southern Steel vs Norther Stars Sports 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 1000 Netball South 25/05/19 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival Food & Drinks 1 day Bluff Bluff Oyster Festival venue JUNE Gold Guitar Awards Music & Concerts Gore 2,000 New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards Committee 10/06/19 Matariki (Maori New Year) JULY School Holiday 2019 ILT Kidzone Festival Community 6 days Southland Various venues 10,000 Venture Southland 29/07/19 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards Arts & Exbitions 1 day Gore 2,000 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards AUGUST Southland Stags season begins (Rugby) Sports 10-11/08/19 The Rock Southland Boat Show Saturday Arts & Exbitions 2 days Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 2,000 26-30/08/19 Murihiku Polyfest Festival & Lifestyle 5 days Invercargill ILT Stadium SEPTEMBER 7/09/19 Fight 4 Kidz Community 1 day Invercargill ILT Stadium Southland 5,000 OCTOBER Oct 2019 NZ Chamber Conference Conference 3 days Invercargill Chamber of Commerce NOVEMBER 3-9/11/19 SBS Bank Tour of Southand Sports 7 days Southland Various venues DECEMBER 1/12/19 Southland Santa Parade Festival & Lifestyle 1 day Invercargill Christmas at the Races Festival & Lifestyle 1 day Invercargill ILT Christmas Variety Show Festival & Lifestyle Invercargill Electronic version of this calendar is available at www.southlandnz.com/media-trade