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Things to do in Wanaka

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

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Nightlife · 8Outdoors · 7Tours & day trips · 6Markets · 2Live music · 1Meet people · 1Arts & culture · 1

Nightlife in Wanaka

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Cinema ParadisoWānakaWānaka Brew BarWānakaGround Up BrewingWānakaRhyme x Reason BreweryWānakaCardrona HotelCardrona ValleyCork BarWānakaThe Lake BarWānakaWoodys Sports BarWānaka

Outdoors in Wanaka

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FreeRob Roy Glacier Trackabout 4 hrsFreeMount Iron Walk4.5 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeBlue Pools Track1.5 km · about 30 minFreeDiamond Lake & Rocky Mountain Walksabout 4 hrsFreeGlendhu Bay TrackRoute from Lake Wānaka TourismFreeOutlet Track3 kmFreeUpper Clutha River Track14 km · about 3.5 hrs

Tours & day trips in Wanaka

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Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly from Wānaka4 hrs · Wānaka AirportMt Aspiring & Glaciers Scenic Flight48 min · Wānaka AirportCardrona Distillery Tour1.3 hr · Cardrona Valley · From NZ$50Lake Wānaka Island Tours8 hrs · Lakeside Road, WānakaWilkin River JetsMakaroraRoam Wanaka Wine Tours8 hrs · Door-to-door pickup

Markets in Wanaka

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FreeThursday Afternoon Artisan MarketThu 15 October, 3pm · Outside Speights Ale HouseFreeThursday Afternoon Artisan MarketThu 22 October, 3pm · Outside Speights Ale House

Live music in Wanaka

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Louis Baker – Trouble TourSat 17 October, 7pm · Rhyme x Reason Brewery

Meet people in Wanaka

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FreeWastebusters Summer Fair 2026Sat 17 October, 9am · Wastebusters Wānaka

Arts & culture in Wanaka

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Opening Night Gala – Wānaka Arts Labour Weekend Exhibition 2026Thu 22 October, 5pm · Lake Wānaka Centre · From NZ$30
What’s On WanakaThis week in Wanaka, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in WanakaThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Wanaka, answered

What are the best things to do in Wanaka?

Right now: Cinema Paradiso (nightlife), Rob Roy Glacier Track (outdoors), Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly from Wānaka (tours & day trips) and Thursday Afternoon Artisan Market (markets). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Wanaka?

Rob Roy Glacier Track, Mount Iron Walk, Blue Pools Track and Diamond Lake & Rocky Mountain Walks, and 6 more.

What's on in Wanaka this week?

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