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2017 Queenstown Winter Festival Dates Announced

Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 1:27 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

2017 Queenstown Winter Festival Dates Announced Queenstown, New Zealand (27 July, 2016) – The dates for Queenstown’s new four-day Queenstown Winter Festival have been confirmed for 22 to 25 June 2017. The official celebration to mark the beginning ... More >>

2017 Queenstown Winter Festival Dates Announced

Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 11:14 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Queenstown, New Zealand (27 July, 2016) – The dates for Queenstown’s new four-day Queenstown Winter Festival have been confirmed for 22 to 25 June 2017. More >>

Doggy Day Care at the Queenstown Winter Festival

Friday, 1 July 2016, 9:42 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Doggy day care Queenstown style - aka the DB Export Dog Derby - is as adrenalized as any activity in the resort at the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival. More >>

Queenstown Winter Festival will deliver surprises

Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 1:53 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

2016 American Express Queenstown Winter Festival will deliver surprises and a little bit of magic. More >>

New Marketing and Sponsorship Manager for Winter Festival

Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 12:16 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

Queenstown, New Zealand (13 October 2015) – The American Express Queenstown Winter Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of Kylie Bulling to the position of Marketing and Sponsorship Manager. More >>

Dates Announced for the 2016 Queenstown Winter Festival

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 10:34 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Queenstown’s 2015 winter season is still in full swing but the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival is already looking forward to 2016. The Festival will take centre stage in Queenstown from Friday 24 June to Sunday 3 July 2016. More >>

Queenstown Winter Festival Closes with Spectacular Carnival

Sunday, 28 June 2015, 5:03 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

The 10 day American Express Queenstown Winter Festival comes to a spectacular close this evening with the Auckland Airport Community Carnival. More >>

Multisport Legend Steve Gurney Wins Suitcase Race

Sunday, 28 June 2015, 12:13 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

Dressed as “Turbo The Racing Snail” nine times Coast to Coast winner Steve Gurney took top honours in the adrenaline filled Auckland Airport Suitcase Race held this afternoon in perfect snow conditions on Coronet Peak. More >>

Winter Festival is Early Christmas for Businesses

Friday, 26 June 2015, 4:03 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

Local businesses in Queenstown are reporting excellent commercial results as the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival swings into a thrill-filled final three days. Hotels are seeing up to 10% more visitors over previous months and retailers ... More >>

Dogs Rule The Day at the DB Export Dog Derby

Friday, 26 June 2015, 7:49 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

High Country sheep dogs and suburban pure breeds shared centre stage today as their owners raced them down the fresh powder snow of Coronet Peak in the DB Export Dog Derby, part of the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival. More >>

Queenstown’s Top Businessman Strut Their Feminine Stuff

Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 3:45 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

The great and the good of the Queenstown business world came out today to stun the world with their feminine side at the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival for the infamous The Hits 90.4 Drag Race. More >>

Queenstown Celebrates Winter as Festival Breaks Records

Monday, 22 June 2015, 2:27 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

Queenstown could see multiple records broken following a stellar start to the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival. Coronet Peak has reported a 50% increase in skiers up on the slopes for the first weekend of the Festival, while virtually all Festival ... More >>

Birdman Competition Sees Freezing Plunge Into Lake

Monday, 22 June 2015, 11:08 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Hits 90.4 Birdman Competition Sees Freezing Plunge Into Lake Wakatipu The brave, the foolish and the creative all came together in Queenstown today to plunge into a freezing Lake Wakatipu in the Hits 90.4 Birdman Competition as part of the American ... More >>

Queenstown Winter Festival Gets Off To An Explosive Start

Sunday, 21 June 2015, 10:39 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Clear, starry skies and snow covered mountains were the setting for Prime Minister John Key to launch the 2015 American Express Opening Party and Fireworks in front of over 10,000 lakeside festival goers this evening. More >>

American Express Queenstown Winter Festival Street Parade

Sunday, 21 June 2015, 10:27 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Photo: American Express Queenstown Winter Festival Street Parade New high resolution media images from today’s American Express Queenstown Winter Festival Street Parade have been posted to this link: More >>

John Key To Open American Express Queenstown Winter Festival

Thursday, 18 June 2015, 9:33 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

The 41st American Express Queenstown Winter Festival will kick off tomorrow (Friday, June 19th) with Prime Minister John Key officially opening the event at 7.00 pm. More >>

Business As Usual for Queenstown Winter Festival

Thursday, 18 June 2015, 1:48 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

The current snowfall in the South Island has not slowed preparations for the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival and its business as usual for tomorrow’s American Express Opening Party and Fireworks. More >>

Tickets to the SKYCITY Masquerade En Blanc Ball Sell Out

Monday, 4 May 2015, 1:56 pm | Queenstown Winter Festival

(4 May, Queenstown) – Tickets to the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival went on sale at 12pm today, with the SKYCITY Masquerade en Blanc Ball selling out within just one hour. Tickets were selling for $159 and included a three course meal, ... More >>

Comedy reigns supreme at Queenstown Winter Festival

Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 9:46 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

April 28, Queenstown – With less than eight weeks to go before the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival kicks off, a trio of comedy events including the American Express Comedy Debate, Comedy Night and Wednesday Lates are confirmed to return to ... More >>

Pecha Kucha Shows a Different Side of Winter

Thursday, 23 April 2015, 10:37 am | Queenstown Winter Festival

Pecha Kucha Shows a Different Side of Winter at the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival QUEENSTOWN – The American Express Queenstown Winter Festival is excited to announce the addition of a winter-themed Pecha Kucha event in association ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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