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What's happening in Central Otago
The 2019 Festival of Colour.
Region: Wanaka
Dates: Tue, 2 April 2019 - Sun, 7 April 2019 @ Daily.
Known as New Zealand’s best little arts festival, the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour takes place over six exciting days and nights in April, and this year the events spill over into four additional days. The festival is held biennially and brings an outstanding programme of local, national and international arts to the Southern Lakes region, including world-class music, dance, theatre, visual arts and the ever-popular Aspiring Conversations. While based in Wanaka, shows and events also take place in Hawea Flat, Bannockburn and Queenstown.
The 2019 Festival of Colour features performances by three major national arts companies - the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Royal New Zealand Ballet and, making their debut in Wanaka, The New Zealand Dance Company, together with a New Zealand exclusive performance by baroque music superstar Jordi Savall, four of New Zealand’s best theatre works, a vibrant music programme based in the gorgeous Spiegeltent, the Pacific Crystal Palace, and a free street theatre day.
For further information and to book tickets for specific events visit www.festivalofcolour.co.nz.
Location
April 2019
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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Clyde Theatre Group's 'STiFF' by April Phillips.Fri, 29 March 2019 - Mon, 1 April 2019 @ excl 1st April. 7.30pm Daily | 2 | Eade Gallery - 'Outlines' by Melanie EadeSat, 9 March 2019 - Wed, 3 April 2019 @ 10am - 5pm daily. | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Bellamy's Gallery -' Back of Beyond' by Pauline Bellamy.Wed, 13 March 2019 - Sun, 7 April 2019 @ 12noon - 5pm Wednesday - Sunday Eade Gallery - 'Realignment - Four Years On' by Kathi McLean and 'Around and About Alexandra' by Judy Smith.Sun, 7 April 2019 - Wed, 1 May 2019 @ 10am-5pm daily. | Wearable Tartan Art Awards - Entries Open Now.Mon, 8 April 2019 - Fri, 26 April 2019 @ Register your interest now. | Alexandra Musical Society, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.Tue, 9 April 2019 - Thu, 14 March 2019 @ 9th-13th, 7pm start. 13th-14th, 2 pm matinee. | 10 | 11 | Central Stories - 'The Wading Birds of Drybread' - 12 months in Central Otago by Gregory O'Brien.Fri, 12 April 2019 - Sun, 19 May 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | Central Cinema - 'The Price of Everything'.Wed, 17 April 2019 - Wed, 1 May 2019 @ 17th April, 7.30pm. 1st May, 2pm. | 18 | 19 | Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Their Roots Rest in Infinity' by Eric Schusser.Sun, 31 March 2019 - Sat, 20 April 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily. |
21 | The Central Otago Art Society - Art in the Lodge.Fri, 19 April 2019 - Mon, 22 April 2019 @ daily. | 23 | 24 | Queenstown Arts Centre - 'Elegantly Jaded'.Thu, 25 April 2019 - Thu, 9 May 2019 @ Tuesday - Friday, 9am - 3pm. Saturday, 10am - 4pm. | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | Rippon Hall - 'Jerusalem: Inside the Walled City' by Anna Gawn.Sat, 9 March 2019 - Tue, 30 April 2019 @ 11am - 5pm daily |