New Zealand Annual Seafood Festivals
Auckland Seafood Festival
January
Auckland, New Zealand
This Festival is two days of fun, ocean-fresh seafood and first-class entertainment. It is also an opportunity for Aucklanders to learn about, and interact with, some of the 100 edible species found in New Zealand waters.
http://www.aucklandseafoodfestival.co.nz/
Havelock Mussel Festival
March
Havelock Domain, Havelock, New Zealand
Held each year in Havelock, Marlborough, this Festival has great food, wine and beer stalls, mussel related competitions, on-water displays and entertainment and much much more.
http://www.havelockmusselfestival.co.nz/
Hokitika WildFoods Festival
Early March
Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
Held each year in Hokitika, West Coast, this Festival is an extravaganza of gourmet bushtucker, based on the West Coast's natural food sources. The emphasis is on novel, tasty and healthy wildfood.
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival
May
Bluff, New Zealand
An annual celebration of the succulent seafood unique to Southland. Held amid a day of non-stop entertainment, oyster eating and opening competitions and creativity awards, this Festival is a chance to devour famous, fresh Bluff oysters, savour succulent seafood and cuisine, and wash it down with leading local beverages.
http://www.bluffoysterfest.co.nz
Whitianga Scallop Festival
September
Whitianga, Coromandel, New Zealand
This Festival includes indulging in big, fat juicy scallops, washed down with lashings of Monteith's and Maven wine, by the picturesque Whitianga harbour!
http://www.scallopfestival.co.nz/
Kaikoura Seafest
Early October
Kaikoura, New Zealand
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.
http://www.kaikoura.co.nz/seafest/
Tauranga Moana Seafood Festival
Late November
Tauranga, New Zealand
Tauranga Moana Seafood Festival will entice your love of seafood with an amazing variety of seafood dishes, celebrating first-class kaimoana with tantalising tastes, also wildfoods available for those festival lovers, Maori culture celebrations in contemporary dance and art, local talented musicians and creativity of local artists. More information »
Please note the 2011 festival has been cancelled.