Confirming our Festival of Christmas 2025 is on!!!

We did it! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors, grant funders, local businesses, and our amazing festival-lovers from all around New Zealand, the happiest mid-winter festival in Aotearoa, The Festival of Christmas is returning this winter.

This magical festival is FREE for everyone to enjoy – and we’re beyond excited to be able to bring fellow kiwis together to celebrate, connect, and create special memories. None of this would be possible without all of the amazing supporters. Yes, the list is long, and it is distinguished, and we want to raise a glass of mulled wine (or a hot chocolate – whatever you prefer) to toast you all.

Our Incredible Supporters

We are beyond grateful to over 330 businesses, grant funders, and individuals who, through their generosity, has made this year’s festival possible:

⭐ South Wairarapa District Council
⭐ Greytown Community Board
⭐ Blackwell and Sons
⭐ Greytown Lands Trust
⭐ One NZ
⭐ FreshChoice Greytown
⭐ The White Swan
⭐ Hillview Property Investments
⭐ Holmes Construction
⭐ Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park
⭐ Mrs Blackwell Village Bookshop
⭐ Greytown Gin Distillery
⭐ Property Brokers - Jennah & Dave
⭐ Donut Express
⭐ Fruitfed Supplies
⭐ Harvey Norman Masterton
⭐ Verandah
⭐ Deluxe
⭐ Grace
⭐ Murray Cole
⭐ The Offering
⭐ Honour
⭐ Palliser Estate
⭐ Nga Waka
⭐ Alexia Urban Winery
⭐ Coney Wines
⭐ Tranzit Coachlines
⭐ Power Squadron Marine – Ngawi
⭐ Mango
⭐ Laser Electrical Wairarapa
⭐ Greyfriars Hotel
⭐ Molewood Orchard
⭐ Stirling Women
⭐ Designer Clothing Gallery
⭐ Greytown Orchards
⭐ Shadow Gallery
⭐ Oak Estate
⭐ Scented
⭐ Cobblestones Museum
⭐ Aperitif
⭐ Greytown Honey
⭐ Pool Projects
⭐ Miss Maude
⭐ C’est Cheese
⭐ Jayah with Soul
⭐ Hall Concept Store
⭐ Lili & Co
⭐ Greytown Art Gallery
⭐ Saunders Shoes
⭐ Tremains - Jamie Slater
⭐ Sotheby’s – Pip, Brady & Janet
⭐ Greytown Pharmacy
⭐ Linarte
⭐ A1 Homes
⭐ Greytown Butcher
⭐ Village Transport
⭐ Joy of Yarn

And that’s not all! To all the incredible businesses in the Country Village Heaven group (65 local Greytown businesses) and every generous human who contributed through our Give A Little page – a heartfelt thank you! Every contribution, big or small, has helped make this event a reality.

If you haven’t yet donated, and would like to be part of something special, please do. It will help sprinkle a little more magic into our programme. Every bit counts!

Let’s make Festival of Christmas 2025 the most magical yet.

Greytown is home to the happiest festival in New Zealand

the Festival of Christmas

In the depths of winter, whilst most people are staying inside watching Netflix, here in Greytown we’re donning our Christmas jumpers, gathering around the outdoor braziers and having some good old fashioned fun. Our mid-winter festival is a month-long celebration designed to bring friends and family together. Set to a backdrop of spectacular lighting, festive food, events, night markets, workshops, beautiful displays, live entertainment and even snow, it’s a place to get together and create special memories.

The joy and happiness that you can experience here during the month of July is simply contagious.

Get ready for a mid-winter Christmas Carnival!

We’re beyond excited to unveil this year’s theme – Christmas Carnival – and boy do we have some exciting things in the pipeline. Our 2025 festival mascot Hari – the delightful festival pooch - will be spreading joy and cheer, with some brand new events and activities, alongside the return of the much-loved favourites.