High Demand Calendar
- Below dates may change at any time
- Saturday events are unlikely to increase mid-week corporate demand but for long stay accommodation it is recommended that these are booked in advance. Long weekends and airports are likely to be busy either side of the dates.
- Book in advance to secure cheaper room rates whilst noting cancellation policies
- Peak cruise season affects hotels on the start and end of the cruise with many passengers opting to stay at a hotel in Auckland
Destination | Event Name | From | To | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Queenstown / Wānaka | Peak Ski Season | Late June 2026 | Early October 2026 | Queenstown Lakes District (seasonal demand period) |
Auckland | Tall Blacks v Philippines | Friday 03 July 2026 | Friday 03 July 2026 | Spark Arena |
Christchurch | All Blacks vs France | Saturday 04 July 2026 | Saturday 04 July 2026 | One NZ Stadium |
National | Public School Holidays | Saturday 04 July 2026 | Sunday 19 July 2026 | Nationwide |
Auckland | The Neighbourhood | Saturday 04 July 2026 | Saturday 04 July 2026 | Spark Arena |
National | Matariki | Friday 10 July 2026 | Friday 10 July 2026 | National |
Wellington | All Blacks vs Italy | Saturday 11 July 2026 | Saturday 11 July 2026 | Hnry Stadium |
Auckland | All Blacks vs Ireland | Saturday 18 July 2026 | Saturday 18 July 2026 | Eden Park |
Auckland | International Coral Reef Symposium | Sunday 19 July 2026 | Friday 24 July 2026 | NZICC |
Hamilton | Harlem Globetrotters 2026 World Tour | Sunday 19 July 2026 | Sunday 19 July 2026 | Claudelands Arena |
Auckland | Tottenham Hotspur Open Training | Saturday 25 July 2026 | Saturday 25 July 2026 | Eden Park |
Auckland | Tottenham Hotspur v Auckland FC | Sunday 26 July 2026 | Sunday 26 July 2026 | Eden Park |
Auckland | AUT Winter Graduation | Thursday 30 July 2026 | Friday 31 July 2026 | Spark Arena / Aotea Centre |
Auckland | Disney On Ice: Magic in the Stars | Thursday 06 August 2026 | Sunday 09 August 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Chelsea F.C W v Auckland FC W | Saturday 08 August 2026 | Saturday 08 August 2026 | Eden Park |
Auckland | Laufey - A Matter Of Time Tour | Wednesday 12 August 2026 | Wednesday 12 August 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | World Series of Darts | Friday 14 August 2026 | Saturday 15 August 2026 | Spark Arena |
Tauranga | Tauranga Food Show | Saturday 15 August 2026 | Sunday 16 August 2026 | Mercury Baypark |
Dunedin | University of Otago Graduation | Saturday 22 August 2026 | Saturday 22 August 2026 | Dunedin Town Hall |
Hamilton | Hamilton Women's Lifestyle Expo | Saturday 22 August 2026 | Sunday 23 August 2026 | Claudelands Events Centre |
Auckland | Alex Warren World Tour | Monday 24 August 2026 | Monday 24 August 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Bridge and Geotechnical Conference | Monday 24 August 2026 | Tuesday 25 August 2026 | NZICC |
Christchurch | University of Canterbury Graduation | Tuesday 25 August 2026 | Tuesday 25 August 2026 | University of Canterbury |
Wellington | The Food Show | Friday 28 August 2026 | Sunday 30 August 2026 | Hnry Stadium |
Queenstown | Winter Pride | Friday 28 August 2026 | Wednesday 09 September 2026 | Queenstown |
Queenstown | Snow Machine Festival | Tuesday 08 September 2026 | Sunday 13 September 2026 | Coronet Peak |
Auckland | Auckland Home Show | Thursday 10 September 2026 | Sunday 13 September 2026 | Auckland Showgrounds |
Auckland | ISNZ 2026 Conference | Friday 11 September 2026 | Saturday 12 September 2026 | NZICC |
Auckland | International Principals' Convention | Wednesday 16 September 2026 | Friday 18 September 2026 | NZICC |
Hawke's Bay | New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium | Thursday 17 September 2026 | Friday 18 September 2026 | Toitoi Arts and Events Centre |
Auckland | University of Auckland Spring Graduation | Tuesday 22 September 2026 | Thursday 24 September 2026 | Auckland Town Hall |
Auckland | The Rock 2000 Live | Friday 25 September 2026 | Friday 25 September 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Conan Gray | Saturday 26 September 2026 | Saturday 26 September 2026 | Spark Arena |
National | Public School Holidays | Saturday 26 September 2026 | Sunday 11 October 2026 | Nationwide |
Auckland | Jason Derulo World Tour | Sunday 27 September 2026 | Sunday 27 September 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Peak Cruise Season | Thursday 01 October 2026 | Thursday 30 April 2027 | Auckland CBD |
Auckland | Sonu Nigam | Friday 02 October 2026 | Friday 02 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Noah Kahan – The Great Divide | Friday 09 October 2026 | Saturday 10 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | All Blacks vs Australia | Saturday 10 October 2026 | Saturday 10 October 2026 | Eden Park |
Hamilton | Black Ferns v France | Saturday 17 October 2026 | Saturday 17 October 2026 | FMG Stadium Waikato |
Auckland | Olivia Dean | Saturday 17 October 2026 | Saturday 17 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Hilary Duff – The Lucky Me Tour | Tuesday 20 October 2026 | Tuesday 20 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Post Malone World Tour | Wednesday 21 October 2026 | Wednesday 21 October 2026 | Go Media Stadium |
Auckland | Lily Allen – West End Girl | Wednesday 21 October 2026 | Wednesday 21 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Christchurch | BLACKCAPS v India – 1st T20I | Thursday 22 October 2026 | Thursday 22 October 2026 | Hagley Oval |
Auckland | Avenged Sevenfold | Friday 23 October 2026 | Friday 23 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Christchurch | BLACKCAPS v India – 2nd T20I | Saturday 24 October 2026 | Saturday 24 October 2026 | Hagley Oval |
Auckland | 5 Seconds of Summer Concert | Saturday 24 October 2026 | Saturday 24 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
Whangārei | Black Ferns v France | Saturday 24 October 2026 | Saturday 24 October 2026 | Semenoff Stadium |
Christchurch | Kiwis v Cook Islands / Kiwi Ferns v France | Sunday 25 October 2026 | Sunday 25 October 2026 | One New Zealand Stadium |
Auckland | Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun Tour 2026 | Sunday 25 October 2026 | Monday 26 October 2026 | Spark Arena |
National | Labour Day | Monday 26 October 2026 | Monday 26 October 2026 | National |
Auckland | Retail Conference 2026 / RECON26 | Thursday 29 October 2026 | Thursday 29 October 2026 | NZICC / Te Paepae Theatre |
Christchurch | Black Ferns v France | Saturday 31 October 2026 | Saturday 31 October 2026 | One New Zealand Stadium |
Auckland | Barfoot Thompson Auckland Marathon | Sunday 01 November 2026 | Sunday 01 November 2026 | Auckland Harbour Bridge |
Auckland | Charlie Puth: Whatever's Clever! | Thursday 05 November 2026 | Thursday 05 November 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | RANZCO Annual Scientific Congress | Thursday 05 November 2026 | Saturday 07 November 2026 | NZICC |
Queenstown | Queenstown Writers Festival | Friday 06 November 2026 | Sunday 08 November 2026 | Te Atamira |
Auckland | Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives | Saturday 07 November 2026 | Sunday 08 November 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Khalid It's Always Summer Somewhere | Tuesday 10 November 2026 | Tuesday 10 November 2026 | Spark Arena |
Canterbury | Canterbury Anniversary | Friday 13 November 2026 | Friday 13 November 2026 | Canterbury |
Queenstown | Queenstown Marathon | Saturday 14 November 2026 | Saturday 14 November 2026 | Queenstown Lakes District |
Auckland | IDF World Dairy Summit 2026 | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Friday 20 November 2026 | NZICC |
Wellington | BLACKCAPS v India – First Test | Thursday 19 November 2026 | Monday 23 November 2026 | Basin Reserve |
Auckland | JOJI: Solaris | Thursday 19 November 2026 | Thursday 19 November 2026 | Spark Arena |
Hawke's Bay | Harvest Hawke's Bay Festival | Saturday 21 November 2026 | Saturday 21 November 2026 | Tuki Tuki Road |
Christchurch | Rise Against with Dropkick Murphys | Saturday 21 November 2026 | Saturday 21 November 2026 | Wolfbrook Arena |
Auckland | Rise Against with Dropkick Murphys | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Spark Arena |
Auckland | Robbie Williams | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Eden Park |
Destination
Queenstown / Wānaka
Event Name
Peak Ski Season
From
Late June 2026
To
Early October 2026
Location
Queenstown Lakes District (seasonal demand period)
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Tall Blacks v Philippines
From
Friday 03 July 2026
To
Friday 03 July 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
All Blacks vs France
From
Saturday 04 July 2026
To
Saturday 04 July 2026
Location
One NZ Stadium
Destination
National
Event Name
Public School Holidays
From
Saturday 04 July 2026
To
Sunday 19 July 2026
Location
Nationwide
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
The Neighbourhood
From
Saturday 04 July 2026
To
Saturday 04 July 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
National
Event Name
Matariki
From
Friday 10 July 2026
To
Friday 10 July 2026
Location
National
Destination
Wellington
Event Name
All Blacks vs Italy
From
Saturday 11 July 2026
To
Saturday 11 July 2026
Location
Hnry Stadium
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
All Blacks vs Ireland
From
Saturday 18 July 2026
To
Saturday 18 July 2026
Location
Eden Park
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
International Coral Reef Symposium
From
Sunday 19 July 2026
To
Friday 24 July 2026
Location
NZICC
Destination
Hamilton
Event Name
Harlem Globetrotters 2026 World Tour
From
Sunday 19 July 2026
To
Sunday 19 July 2026
Location
Claudelands Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Tottenham Hotspur Open Training
From
Saturday 25 July 2026
To
Saturday 25 July 2026
Location
Eden Park
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Tottenham Hotspur v Auckland FC
From
Sunday 26 July 2026
To
Sunday 26 July 2026
Location
Eden Park
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
AUT Winter Graduation
From
Thursday 30 July 2026
To
Friday 31 July 2026
Location
Spark Arena / Aotea Centre
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Disney On Ice: Magic in the Stars
From
Thursday 06 August 2026
To
Sunday 09 August 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Chelsea F.C W v Auckland FC W
From
Saturday 08 August 2026
To
Saturday 08 August 2026
Location
Eden Park
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Laufey - A Matter Of Time Tour
From
Wednesday 12 August 2026
To
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
World Series of Darts
From
Friday 14 August 2026
To
Saturday 15 August 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Tauranga
Event Name
Tauranga Food Show
From
Saturday 15 August 2026
To
Sunday 16 August 2026
Location
Mercury Baypark
Destination
Dunedin
Event Name
University of Otago Graduation
From
Saturday 22 August 2026
To
Saturday 22 August 2026
Location
Dunedin Town Hall
Destination
Hamilton
Event Name
Hamilton Women's Lifestyle Expo
From
Saturday 22 August 2026
To
Sunday 23 August 2026
Location
Claudelands Events Centre
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Alex Warren World Tour
From
Monday 24 August 2026
To
Monday 24 August 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Bridge and Geotechnical Conference
From
Monday 24 August 2026
To
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Location
NZICC
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
University of Canterbury Graduation
From
Tuesday 25 August 2026
To
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Location
University of Canterbury
Destination
Wellington
Event Name
The Food Show
From
Friday 28 August 2026
To
Sunday 30 August 2026
Location
Hnry Stadium
Destination
Queenstown
Event Name
Winter Pride
From
Friday 28 August 2026
To
Wednesday 09 September 2026
Location
Queenstown
Destination
Queenstown
Event Name
Snow Machine Festival
From
Tuesday 08 September 2026
To
Sunday 13 September 2026
Location
Coronet Peak
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Auckland Home Show
From
Thursday 10 September 2026
To
Sunday 13 September 2026
Location
Auckland Showgrounds
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
ISNZ 2026 Conference
From
Friday 11 September 2026
To
Saturday 12 September 2026
Location
NZICC
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
International Principals' Convention
From
Wednesday 16 September 2026
To
Friday 18 September 2026
Location
NZICC
Destination
Hawke's Bay
Event Name
New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium
From
Thursday 17 September 2026
To
Friday 18 September 2026
Location
Toitoi Arts and Events Centre
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
University of Auckland Spring Graduation
From
Tuesday 22 September 2026
To
Thursday 24 September 2026
Location
Auckland Town Hall
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
The Rock 2000 Live
From
Friday 25 September 2026
To
Friday 25 September 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Conan Gray
From
Saturday 26 September 2026
To
Saturday 26 September 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
National
Event Name
Public School Holidays
From
Saturday 26 September 2026
To
Sunday 11 October 2026
Location
Nationwide
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Jason Derulo World Tour
From
Sunday 27 September 2026
To
Sunday 27 September 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Peak Cruise Season
From
Thursday 01 October 2026
To
Thursday 30 April 2027
Location
Auckland CBD
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Sonu Nigam
From
Friday 02 October 2026
To
Friday 02 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Noah Kahan – The Great Divide
From
Friday 09 October 2026
To
Saturday 10 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
All Blacks vs Australia
From
Saturday 10 October 2026
To
Saturday 10 October 2026
Location
Eden Park
Destination
Hamilton
Event Name
Black Ferns v France
From
Saturday 17 October 2026
To
Saturday 17 October 2026
Location
FMG Stadium Waikato
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Olivia Dean
From
Saturday 17 October 2026
To
Saturday 17 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Hilary Duff – The Lucky Me Tour
From
Tuesday 20 October 2026
To
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Post Malone World Tour
From
Wednesday 21 October 2026
To
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Location
Go Media Stadium
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Lily Allen – West End Girl
From
Wednesday 21 October 2026
To
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
BLACKCAPS v India – 1st T20I
From
Thursday 22 October 2026
To
Thursday 22 October 2026
Location
Hagley Oval
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Avenged Sevenfold
From
Friday 23 October 2026
To
Friday 23 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
BLACKCAPS v India – 2nd T20I
From
Saturday 24 October 2026
To
Saturday 24 October 2026
Location
Hagley Oval
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
5 Seconds of Summer Concert
From
Saturday 24 October 2026
To
Saturday 24 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Whangārei
Event Name
Black Ferns v France
From
Saturday 24 October 2026
To
Saturday 24 October 2026
Location
Semenoff Stadium
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
Kiwis v Cook Islands / Kiwi Ferns v France
From
Sunday 25 October 2026
To
Sunday 25 October 2026
Location
One New Zealand Stadium
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun Tour 2026
From
Sunday 25 October 2026
To
Monday 26 October 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
National
Event Name
Labour Day
From
Monday 26 October 2026
To
Monday 26 October 2026
Location
National
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Retail Conference 2026 / RECON26
From
Thursday 29 October 2026
To
Thursday 29 October 2026
Location
NZICC / Te Paepae Theatre
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
Black Ferns v France
From
Saturday 31 October 2026
To
Saturday 31 October 2026
Location
One New Zealand Stadium
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Barfoot Thompson Auckland Marathon
From
Sunday 01 November 2026
To
Sunday 01 November 2026
Location
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Charlie Puth: Whatever's Clever!
From
Thursday 05 November 2026
To
Thursday 05 November 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
RANZCO Annual Scientific Congress
From
Thursday 05 November 2026
To
Saturday 07 November 2026
Location
NZICC
Destination
Queenstown
Event Name
Queenstown Writers Festival
From
Friday 06 November 2026
To
Sunday 08 November 2026
Location
Te Atamira
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives
From
Saturday 07 November 2026
To
Sunday 08 November 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Khalid It's Always Summer Somewhere
From
Tuesday 10 November 2026
To
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Canterbury
Event Name
Canterbury Anniversary
From
Friday 13 November 2026
To
Friday 13 November 2026
Location
Canterbury
Destination
Queenstown
Event Name
Queenstown Marathon
From
Saturday 14 November 2026
To
Saturday 14 November 2026
Location
Queenstown Lakes District
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
IDF World Dairy Summit 2026
From
Sunday 15 November 2026
To
Friday 20 November 2026
Location
NZICC
Destination
Wellington
Event Name
BLACKCAPS v India – First Test
From
Thursday 19 November 2026
To
Monday 23 November 2026
Location
Basin Reserve
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
JOJI: Solaris
From
Thursday 19 November 2026
To
Thursday 19 November 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Hawke's Bay
Event Name
Harvest Hawke's Bay Festival
From
Saturday 21 November 2026
To
Saturday 21 November 2026
Location
Tuki Tuki Road
Destination
Christchurch
Event Name
Rise Against with Dropkick Murphys
From
Saturday 21 November 2026
To
Saturday 21 November 2026
Location
Wolfbrook Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Rise Against with Dropkick Murphys
From
Tuesday 24 November 2026
To
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Location
Spark Arena
Destination
Auckland
Event Name
Robbie Williams
From
Tuesday 24 November 2026
To
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Location
Eden Park