| Queenstown Winter Festival is New
Zealand's largest winter celebration. Queenstown Winter
 Festival
has been held for over 20 years and runs for ten day
each year. The Festival is held the week immediately
prior to the New Zealand School Holidays.
The festival has grown since its early day and now there are dozens of events centred around three main venues. Mountain events are held at Coronet Peak Skifield, while events in Queenstown township Earnslaw Park and the lakeside are the main venues.
The Winter Festival has both free and ticketed events. Free events include the Lindauer Opening Party, the Queenstown Mardi Gras, the Family Mountain Carnival, the Speight's Dog Derby or the madcap Downtown Day.
Queenstown Winter Festival 2008
The dates for the 2008 festival have been confirmed
as: Friday June 27th to Sunday July 6th 2008.
Some of the free events at the 2008 Queenstown Winter
festival:
- Festival Parade
- American Express Invitational ® Ski Race
- Speight’s Dog Derby and Dog Barking
- Family Mountain Carnival featuring Snow Painting,
Snow Shoe Relay, Suitcase Race, Tug of War and Dash
for Cash
Queenstown Winter Festival Accommodation
There is a full range of accommodation
in Queenstown for all budgets. Queenstown Winter Festival is a extremely busy time, so accommodation can be difficult to find. So it is advisible to book accommodation well in advance.
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