Summer 2024/2025 Events Guide
Enjoy concerts, festivals, car shows, or wander local markets. Here’s your guide to what’s on this summer in the Timaru District.
Timaru District Farmers Markets
September sees all the district's farmers markets kick back into life. The market's are local favourites for a weekend event.
Timaru Artisan Farmers Market
9am – 12:30pm, every Saturday
A Saturday morning must do, the Timaru Artisan Farmers Market provides a wide selection of quality arts, craft and food products held at the historic Landing Services Building. Local buskers are a weekly feature at the market.
Temuka Community Market
10am – 1pm, Saturdays from September
Explore this quaint local market featuring arts and crafts, plants, food and more!
Geraldine Farmers Market
9am – 1pm, Saturdays from September
Wander around and take in local fresh local produce, unique handmade crafts, plants and flowers, delicious coffee, baking and food while relaxing live music plays in the background.
Pleasant Point Farmers Market
9am – 12.30pm, Every third Sunday of the month
A local favourite, the Pleasant Point Market bustles with treats galore, gorgeous homemade gifts, arts and craft as well as a raft of local food producers.
Brews on the Bay
Saturday 2 November 2024
Caroline Bay comes alive as part of New Zealand’s newest beer and cider festival, Brews on the Bay. Enjoy a fantastic range of beer and cider producers alongside great music and tasty food, all overlooking our beloved Caroline Bay.
Geraldine Summer Fete
Thursday 7 November 2024
Set in the charming gardens of Stover Farm, just 10 minutes north of Geraldine, the Summer Fete is the perfect chance to start your Christmas shopping with 200 high-quality artisan stalls, including homewares, garden and lifestyle items and much more!
Get to the Point
Saturday 9 November 2024
A family fun day featuring market stalls, traction engine and steam train rides, dog trials, shearing competitions, music, food and games.
4 & Rotary South Island Champs
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 November 2024
4 & Rotary South Island Champs is a car lovers dream! Held in Timaru each year, it's New Zealand's premier automotive and lifestyle event featuring show & shine events, drifting, drag races and much more!
Harcourts Geraldine Festival
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 November 2024
2024 brings the 35th year of the Geraldine Festival (formally the Geraldine Arts & Plants Festival). This festival is a unique, boutique shopping experience with a wide range of local independent stores and market stalls, art and photography exhibitions and stunning local garden tours.
Timaru Festival of Roses
Saturday 30 November - Sunday 1 December 2024
An annual festival held to celebrate the arrival of summer and Timaru’s close affiliation with the rose.
Christmas on the Bay
Saturday 14 December 2024
A fun family Christmas concert held every year at the Caroline Bay Soundshell.
Caroline Bay Carnival
26 December 2024 - 12 January 2025
A Timaru institution, the Caroline Bay Carnival is one of the longest standing events of its kind in the country, with 2024 being its 114th year. Packed full of family entertainment including carnival rides, competitions and concerts.
Trust Aoraki Thunder Down Under Super Trucks
Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 January 2025
Two days of epic super truck racing at Timaru's Levels Raceway.
Seaside Festival
Thursday 6 - Saturday 15 February 2025
A celebration of all things summer, the Seaside Festival takes place at Caroline Bay showcasing sand sculpture, rides, inflatables, movies, and huge, fabulous kites.
World Tennis Tour - Timaru
Monday 10 - Sunday 16 February 2025
An incredible chance to watch professional tennis live for FREE at the Trust Aoraki Tennis Centre. This is the first year holding this event in Timaru.