Christmas markets · Wānaka
Christmas markets in Wānaka 2026
Gather Christmas Market, Wastebusters Christmas Market. Most are one-day or one-evening summer markets — we add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them.
2 markets · checked October 2026
- Gather Christmas MarketLast season: 7 Dec 2025$10 on the door; koha for children 13 and under (to the chosen charity).
- Wastebusters Christmas Market2026: 28 Nov 2026Free entry.
🧒 With kids
- Wastebusters Christmas Market · Wānaka
✨ Date night
- Gather Christmas Market · Wānaka
🎉 With friends
- Gather Christmas Market · Wānaka
- Wastebusters Christmas Market · Wānaka
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Wānaka
Gather Christmas Market
Wānaka's favourite Christmas market of small local businesses, moved in 2025 to The Camp at Lake Hāwea: food, Christmas cocktails and live music, 10am–4pm.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Wānaka's favourite Christmas market of small local businesses
- Christmas cocktails and good food
- Live music by Lake Hāwea
A stylish lakeside market and a fun day out — more of a festive party than a craft fair.
- Dates
- 7 Dec 2025
- Cost
- $10 on the door; koha for children 13 and under (to the chosen charity).
Getting there and parking
- The Camp, Lake Hāwea — about 20 minutes from Wānaka.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Sunday 7 December, 10am–4pm.
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Wānaka
Wastebusters Christmas Market
A festive day at Wānaka's community recycling centre with around 45 stalls, live music, local food and hands-on Christmas making — next on Saturday 28 November 2026.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Around 45 stalls
- Live music and local food
- Hands-on Christmas making
- At Wānaka's community recycling centre
A low-waste Christmas market — good for families.
- 2026
- 28 Nov 2026
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Wastebusters, Ballantyne Road, Wānaka.
Worth knowing
- 2026: Saturday 28 November.