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Diary Dates
Diary Dates and Updates
Many national and international events have been either cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19. Below are the rescheduled events or updates that we have been made aware of.
Please note, some dates may still be fluid, so check event websites for the latest details.
OCTOBER
Thursday 1 – Saturday 31 October
Visa Wellington On A Plate The capital’s biggest foodie event has moved to October. October 1-11 will be dedicated to ‘Dine Wellington’, while October 21-31 will be dedicated to ‘Garage Project presents Burger Wellington’. ‘Cocktail Wellington’ and Festival events will run for the full month. More updates will be available on the website.
visawoap.com
Friday 30 October – Sunday 1 November
The Food Show – Wellington The country’s biggest consumer food and beverage event will be held over three days at Sky Stadium. For exhibitor inquiries contact XPO Exhibitions (hub. xpo.co.nz).
foodshow.co.nz
NOVEMBER
Friday 20 – Saturday 21 November
Beervana – Wellington Beerlovers will descend on Sky Stadium in the capital for two days of the best of New Zealand beer.
beervana.co.nz
Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 November
The Food Show – Auckland The country’s biggest consumer food and beverage event returns to Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds for four days in November. For exhibitor inquiries contact XPO Exhibitions (hub.xpo.co.nz).
Brewers Guild Awards and BREWNZ – cancelled for 2020 The Guild Awards and BREWNZ conference will now be held in Auckland in 2021 with dates TBC.
brewersguild.org.nz
Highball – cancelled for 2020 New Zealand’s new cocktail and spirits festival in Wellington has been cancelled for 2020 with organisers saying they aim to host the event in the near future.
highball.co.nz
NZ Spirits Awards – postponed Organisers are currently looking at alternative dates later in 2020.
spiritsawardsnz.nz
New Zealand Wine Sommit™ – postponed The annual scholarship run by New Zealand Winegrowers, available to international and domestic sommeliers, was due to take place in Gisborne in February 2021. Applications are now expected to open early to mid 2021, for a Sommit™ experience in 2022. Applications already submitted will be considered for the 2021 intake, and applicants contacted to resubmit their applications.
nzwine.com/sommit
Pinot Noir NZ – rescheduled for 2022 Organisers of Pinor Noir NZ have announced new dates for the country’s most internationally-recognised wine event. The three-day celebration will now take place in Christchurch from 15 – 17 February 2022 (postponed from February 2021). Tickets for Pinot Noir NZ 2022 will go on sale in February 2021.
pinotnz.co.nz
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
ProWein 2020 – postponed to 2021 The major international trade fair for wines and spirits has been rescheduled to 21-23 March 2021 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
prowein.com
International Wine Challenge (IWC) judging – postponed to November 2020 The IWC has moves its judging process from April 2020 to November 2020, with results to be published just before the Christmas trading period. All existing entries will be transferred automatically to the new judging dates. IWC China will remain open and will be judged in June as planned.
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