Summer City

Summer City kicks off on New Year's Eve in Wellington every year and lasts for about three months.

Summer City concert at the Botanic Garden.

ASB Gardens Magic event

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The 3-month festival is full of free concerts, and major community, sports and cultural events.

Summer City 2013

Highlights of this year's festival include:

  • ASB Gardens Magic concerts in the Botanic Garden
  • Films by Starlight
  • Positively Pasifika Festival
  • Hertz Sevens
  • Te Rā o Waitangi / Waitangi Day Celebrations
  • Circus shows
  • BOWL-A-RAMA (featuring the world's best skaters)
  • Chinese New Year festivities

For more details about Summer City events, see:

Funding

Wellington City Council funds the festival, along with help from sponsors. The New Zealand Community Trust is a major funding partner of the 2013 festival.