Holiday alert! Kerbside collections scheduled for Good Friday will be a day later than normal (even recyclers need a holiday!). The Queenstown and Wānaka Transfer Stations will be closed on Good Friday 18 April. The public recycling drop off on Glenda Drive will be closed on Good Friday 18 April. Find out more information on our Rubbish & Recycling Collection webpage.

Events Fund

We're committed to supporting a balanced portfolio of events across the district. This includes providing an annual contestable events fund that is open for both commercial and community events.

The 2025-2026 funding round is open 1 April-30 April 2025. 

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2025-2026 Events Funding Round

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2024-2025 Recipients

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2025-2026 Events Funding Round

The 2025-2026 Events Fund is for people looking to organise events that benefit the community. The fund is open to both commercial and community-level events.

The funding criteria supports events that are committed to environmental sustainability, economic impact, event diversity, and positive community benefits. 

Apply here for QLDC Events Funding 

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QLDC Events Fund Guidelines

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2024-2025 Events Fund Recipients

Our 2024-2025 events funding recipients are:

$30,000 and over

  • Challenge Wānaka $30,000

  • LUMA Light Festival $35,000

  • Queenstown Marathon $32,100

  • Wānaka Festival of Colour $30,000

Under $30,000

  • Ripe – Wānaka Wine and Food Festival $25,000

  • Wānaka A & P Show $25,000

  • Wheels at Wānaka 2025 $20,000

  • Arrowtown Autumn Festival $20,000

  • Winter Games NZ $20,000

  • NZ Golf Open $20,000

  • Proving Grounds (mountain biking event) $20,000

  • Motatapu $20,000

  • Lake Hayes A & P Show $15,000

  • NZ Junior Rugby – Global Games $15,000

  • The WILD (trail running event) $15,000

  • Wao Summit $12,000

  • Central Lakes Polyfest $10,000

  • Queenstown Multicultural Festival $10,000

  • NZ Mountain Film Festival $5,000

  • OUT & About Wānaka $5,000

We continue to work in partnership with our sustainability and climate action teams to develop and support events' sustainability measures.