The Wellington Heritage Festival 2026 spans the Kāpiti Coast to the Wairarapa.

You can experience the rich history of the Wairarapa through a wide range of fascinating events. Find out more about the Wellington Heritage Festival here.

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL

24 Oct-15 Nov:  Self Guided Tour Aratoi Wairarapa Museum

24 Oct-15 Nov: An Introduction to Nukupewapewa Clifford Square, Featherston

24 Oct-15 Nov:  Featherston Street Names Project Anzac Hall, Featherston

24 Oct-15 Nov: Town of Stories Heritage Trail Featherston Heritage Complex, Featherston

FESTIVAL EVENTS

30 Oct-2 Nov: Wairarapa Stories - 48 Hour Film Challenge Wairarapa

6 Nov: Wairarapa Moana Heritage Bus Tour Featherston

8 Nov:  Wairarapa Heritage Homesteads and Church Tour Masterton

13 Nov:  Opening Night Dinner Mother Goose Kitchen & Bar, Featherston

13 Nov:  A Wartime Evening Featherston Memorial RSA

13 Nov: Treasures of the Wairarapa Archive Masterton

13 Nov: Digitisation at Wairarapa Archive Masterton

14 Nov:  Rototawai Historic Homestead: A must visit in South Wairarapa Kahutara, Featherston

14 Nov: Tauherenikau Racecourse Tour Tauherenikau Racecourse, Featherston

14 Nov:  Featherston Ghost Stories The Dickensian Bookshop and Tea Rooms, Featherston

14 Nov:  Wairarapa and the New Zealand Wars Peace and Portents Anzac Hall Complex, Featherston

14 Nov: Monte Cassino: The New Zealand Story Kiwi Hall, Featherston

14 Aug: It's in the Bag Featherston Anzac Hall, Featherston

14 Nov:  They Are Us: Woolsheds of Wairarapa Waiorongomai Woolshed, Western Lake, Featherston

14 Nov: Publicans, Bicycle Repairers and the First Mayor of Featherston Empire Hotel, Featherston

14 Nov: Traditional Cheesemaking Demonstration Fell Locomotive Museum, Featherston

14 Nov: Featherston Rocks Featherston Heritage Museum

14 Nov: Soldier Stories Walk Featherston Cemetery

14 Nov: The Anzac Hall Experience  Anzac Hall, Featherston

14-15 Nov: Anzac Hall Complex Tour Anzac Hall Complex, Featherston

14-15 Nov: March On: The Story of Featherston Military Training Camp Anzac Hall Complex, Featherston

15 Nov: All Aboard for an Afternoon of Heritage Enchantment Featherston

15 Nov: Featherston Paetūmōkai: A Living Oral History Anzac Hall Complex, Featherston

15 Nov:  Money Makes the Rooms Go Round Longwood Country House, Featherston

15 Nov:  Dead Rabbits Run Experience Underhill Road, Featherston

15 Nov:  Featherston Library: Celebrating 130 Years

15 Nov: Lemon Squeezers & Walking Sticks Featherston Heritage Museum

15 Nov: Horyo: Featherston Prisoner of War Camp Featherston Heritage Museum

15 Nov:  Carkeek Revealed: A Walk Through Wairarapa’s Astronomical Heritage Pae Tū Mōkai O Tauira Whare, Featherston