Explore and celebrate Featherston’s history and heritage at over 30 events including fine dining, family-friendly activities, movie screenings, artisanal demonstrations, panel discussions and tours.

Highlights include the opening of the 2026 Featherston Heritage Festival at a gala dinner, join an exclusive tour of Sir Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger’s historic home, garden and world-class miniature railway, don’t miss the nostalgic revival of NZ classic It’s in the Bag Featherston at the Anzac Hall hosted by Nick Tansley, and much more. 

Check out all the events here: 

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

13 Nov:  A Wartime Evening Featherston Memorial RSA

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