Queenstown Winter Festival

Like so many great ideas, the Winter Festival owes its existence to a couple of mates bouncing ideas around over a few beers in the pub.

Queenstown Winter Festival needs to keep its community focus but also move with the times to attract sponsors and maintain and enhance its profile in the New Zealand events calendar, says past organiser Vickie Hill.

The Queenstown Winter Festival - the 10 coolest days of winter - has finally arrived.