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Queenstown New Years Eve 2024

Fireworks, Events, Parties, Hotels, Restaurants, Concerts

Finding yourself in Queenstown for New Year is a great opportunity to not only celebrate, but to get out there and explore. This resort town has gorgeous vistas of Lake Wakapitu and also beautiful views of the mountains around it, including The Remarkables, Cecil Peak and Ben Lomond. It's a stunning place to be.

It's easy to see why this is a popular destination, not only with tourists but film makers who found the terrain perfect for films such as Lord of the Rings, X-Men Origins and 80s classic, Willow!

You are surrounded by hiking, biking and mountain climbing trails, vineyards for wine tasting, seven golf courses, white water rafting, canoeing, boat cruises and for the brave, perhaps a bit of bungee jumping or sky diving, so much to do!

Of course if you're just looking to kick back and relax, you can opt for some gentle strolls, café lunches, stress releasing Yoga and days spent in the spa to really unwind. There's quite a few to choose from, maybe indulge in a massage at the Body Sanctum Day Spa or immerse yourself in one of the Hot pools under the stars at Onsen Hot Pools. Then head to the lakefront to watch the beautiful sunsets over Lake Wakatipu.

Things to do

There's really only one place you should be heading to if you want to party the night away with thousands of other revellers. Earnslaw Park, at the waterfront normally has a massive free party every year with live entertainment on 2 big stages, food stalls and fabulous fireworks. It is an alcohol free zone, but of course there are bars nearby that you can pop into to get some refreshments, but on the whole, this is great fun for all the family. Full details available here for 2024.

For those who want to take on the bars, there are a couple of New Year pub crawls to partake in, but you'll need to book your place on these in advance.

The bars and restaurants, like most places, will have events planned, check with the venue closer to the time to see tickets/reservations info.

Rhythm and Alps

Just 40 minutes from Queenstown in Wanaka, you will find the Rhythm and Alps Festival, from 29th - 31st December held at Cardrna Valley. This year's line up includes: Emilie, Fat Freddys Calibre, Ortega, Paige Julia, Sachi, Shredder, Sigma,Yung Singh, 1 Drop Nation, 33 Below and many many more - Full line up and tickets here. Rhythm and Alps

NYE Restaurants

There are some fabulous restaurants in Queenstown, especially around the lakefront, these will be busy as they are prime spots, so book your table in advance:

The Bunker
Rata
Nest Kitchen
Perky's Floating Bar
The London

New Years Eve Hotels

Queenstown gets busy at New Year, so it's best not to leave your accommodation to the last minute as you may be sorely disappointed, get your reservation as soon as you can:

Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel
The Dairy Private Hotel
Matakauri Lodge
Browns Boutique Hotel
The Rees Hotel & Luxury Apartments

You can search for deals at all of these venues, plus all of the most popular Queenstown NYE hotels here.

NYE Live Stream

There's a beautiful live webcam over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu here: Queenstown NZ Webcam

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