Annual Events in and Around Carterton

 Carterton's community of residents, business owners and local creatives run a large number of events annually in Carterton and the surrounding Wairarapa region. These include:

• January: 
• February: Wings Over Wairarapa (biannual inc 2019)
• March: Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival
• April: Wairarapa Balloon Festival
• May: 
• June: 
• July: 
• August: 
• September:  Daffodil Festival / Great Wai Art Sale
• October: 
• November: Scarecrows Festival / Big Day Out
• December: 

Other recurring events include:

• Carterton Farmers' Market - every Sunday morning (excluding Winter)
• Sunset Cinema - first Fridays of the month
• Stonehenge Aotearoa - a year-round calendar of events
• Asia & Friends Food Night Market - a 3-monthly food market with an overseas-theme