2021 Aotearoa PRIDE Festival Season
Your 2021 Aotearoa PRIDE Festival Season
North Island (9 Festivals; 2 Parades)
Organisation |
2021 dates |
Location |
Auckland Pride Festival Inc |
Wed, 03FEB – Sun, 28FEB |
Auckland |
Ending HIV Big Gay Out |
Sun, 14FEB |
Coyle Park, Auckland |
*Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA); Rainbow Parade (ONLY) |
Sat, 27MAR |
Ponsonby, Auckland |
China Pride NZ |
Fri, 19FEB – Sun, 21FEB |
Auckland |
Hamilton Pride |
– TBA – |
Hamilton |
Tauranga Moana Pride |
Sun, 07MAR |
Tauranga |
Pride Taranaki |
– TBA – |
New Plymouth |
Pride Whanganui |
Sat, 27FEB – Sat, 06MAR |
Whanganui |
Paekakariki Pride (annually Labour Weekend) |
Fri, 22OCT to Mon, 25OCT |
Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast North of Wellington |
Wellington Pride Festival (Out in the Park & CubaDupa on Sat, 27MAR) |
Sat, 13MAR – Sat, 27MAR |
Wellington |
*Wellington International Pride Parade (WIPP) |
Sat, 27MAR |
Wellington |
*Please note Auckland and Wellington as major centres have a separate body which organise and run their festival and parade.
South Island (5 Festivals)
Organisation |
2021 dates |
Location |
Nelson Pride |
Wed, 14APR – Tue, 20APR |
Nelson |
North Canterbury Pride (Rangiora) |
Sun, 21MAR |
Victoria Park, Rangiora |
Christchurch Pride |
Thu, 04MAR – Sun, 14MAR |
Christchurch |
Winter Pride |
Fri, 27AUG to Sun, 05SEP |
Queenstown |
Dunedin Pride |
Fri, 02APR – Fri, 09APR |
Dunedin / Ōtepoti |
** Festivals have been listed in geographical order North to South
Please check and confirm the various Aotearoa Pride Festivals
websites and socials for postponements and cancellations
This list has kindly been formulated and provided by Rainbow Directory.
Working in harmony with safely taking a holiday at home in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Highlighting the exciting opportunity to explore our incredible country and aligning your travel around our network of the many Pride Festivals in our major centres and regions.
So, go, enjoy and plan your getaway to coincide with one of our many Pride Festivals across NZ!