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West Coast

Events Calendar

Annual Events

January
  • Kumara Race Meeting - attended by thousands each year to watch the horse's race for the Gold Nugget prize
  • The Screaming Eagle Mountain Bike Race - Reefton
February
  • Buller Gorge Marathon - Westport
  • Coast to Coast Multi-Sport Event - competitors race from the West Coast, over the Southern Alps, to the East Coast of the South Island
March
  • Hokitika Wild Foods Festival - specialising in gourmet bush food.
  • Greymouth's Guinness Games - an annual event celebrating the Irish descendants of the West Coast - held around St Patrick's Day
April
  • Power Boat Regatta - Lake Kaniere
August
  • First Light Festival, Reefton - street stalls and evening concerts to celebrate Reefton being the first town in the Southern Hemisphere to get street lighting
October
  • Greymouth Motor Cycle Street Racing



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