Food and Wine Festivals

Sites

Devonport Wine & Food Festival

Wine and food festival held annually in late February.

Food Show

National food expo. Food and wine products demonstrated, celebrity chefs. Christchurch: 8 - 10 April 2010

Kaikoura Seafest

Kaikoura's premier festival featuring wine and food from the region, Seafest is an annual celebration of the abundance of the ocean and all it represents for the Kaikoura region. Seafest is held on the first Saturday of October each year.

Monteiths Wild Food Challenge

New Zealand's pre-eminent beer and food matching competition. Web site includes recipes produced by challenge restaurants.

Salon Culinaire

Annual competition in June organised by the School of Food & Hospitality at CPIT for top restaurants, chefs, sommeliers and baristas from around the South Island.

Savour New Zealand Auckland

Planned down to the last peppercorn to leave you totally sated, Savour New Zealand is, as it always has been, the ultimate tour of new ideas and new techniques, and an affirmation of all that is excellent in culinary traditions. May 1 - May 4, 2008

Waipara Wine & Food Celebration

Annual celebration by Waipara Valley wineries. Gourmet food, music and family entertainment.

Wildfoods Festival

Annual wildfoods festival held in Hokitika each year.

Wine Marlborough Festival

Annual wine festival in Blenheim.