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Things to do in Queenstown

48 ideas for a day or a night in Queenstown, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Outdoors · 16Nightlife · 10Walking tours · 7Tours & day trips · 5Live music · 4Arts & culture · 3Markets · 2Sport · 1

Outdoors in Queenstown

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FreeTe Araroa - 10 OtagoRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeTe Araroa - 10 Otago - facilitiesRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeTe Araroa - 10 Otago - altRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeTe Araroa Links, Alternates and ServicesRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeCaples TrackRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeGreenstone TrackRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeBen LomondRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeLake Rere TrackRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeQueenstown HillRoute on OpenStreetMapFreeTiki TrackRoute on OpenStreetMap

Nightlife in Queenstown

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Perky's Floating BarQueenstown Waterfront · $$Atlas Beer CafeQueenstown Waterfront · $$Little BlackwoodQueenstown Waterfront · $$$Searchlight BreweryIndustrial Place · $$Queenstown Wharf BarQueenstown Waterfront · $$Ferg's BarQueenstown Central · $$Gantley's TavernArthurs Point · $$Tiny Room Concerts at The Blue DoorArrowtown · $$Walter's TavernQueenstown Central · $$FreeQueenstown Open MicFri 16 October, 6:30pm · Searchlight Brewery

Walking tours in Queenstown

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Nature TrailAny time · 4 hrs · From €2A Day In QueenstownAny time · 6 hrs · From €2Art And CultureAny time · 4 hrs · From €2Milford Sound JourneyAny time · 7 hrs · From €2A Day in QueenstownAny time · 8 hrs · From €2Nature TrailAny time · 8 hrs · From €2Queenstown Food AdventureAny time · 6 hrs · From €2

Tours & day trips in Queenstown

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Milford Sound Day Trip from Queenstown8 hrs · Queenstown · From NZ$319Dart River Wilderness Jet4 hrs · Glenorchy (bus transfers from Queenstown on 9.30am and 2pm…Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise9 hrs · Manapouri (coach connection from Queenstown) · From NZ$399Mount Aspiring National ParkGlenorchy (about 45 minutes from Queenstown) · FreeTSS Earnslaw Lake Cruises4 hrs · Steamer Wharf, Queenstown · From NZ$129

Live music in Queenstown

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Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Dini LaGosse - Tiny Room ConcertThu 15 October, 6:30pm · The Blue Door Bar · From NZ$30Louis BakerFri 16 October · SherwoodBlue Door - The Musical - In Harmony Collective - Tiny Room ConcertThu 22 October, 6:30pm · The Blue Door Bar · From NZ$30SerenadeThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Queenstown Memorial Centre

Arts & culture in Queenstown

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FreeThe Adam Portraiture Awards 2026Thu 15 October, 9am · Te AtamiraFreeWhenu ki te Whenua | The Strands that Connect Us to the LandSat 17 October, 9am · Te AtamiraEsther Dexter 'The Language of Colour'Thu 22 October · Lakes District Museum & Gallery · From NZ$14

Markets in Queenstown

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FreeRemarkables MarketSat 17 October, 9am · Remarkables MarketFreeQueenstown MarketSat 17 October · Earnslaw Park

Sport in Queenstown

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Glenorchy Grind 2026Sat 17 October · Glenorchy
What’s On QueenstownThis week in Queenstown, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in QueenstownThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Queenstown, answered

What are the best things to do in Queenstown?

Right now: Te Araroa - 10 Otago (outdoors), Perky's Floating Bar (nightlife), Nature Trail (walking tours) and Milford Sound Day Trip from Queenstown (tours & day trips). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Queenstown?

Te Araroa - 10 Otago, Te Araroa - 10 Otago - facilities, Te Araroa - 10 Otago - alt and Te Araroa Links, Alternates and Services, and 17 more.

What's on in Queenstown this week?

What's On Queenstown has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.