Annual Events

These are events that we have activities for at our libraries. Events and activities will also be listed on our events calendar.

• Library Book Sale
• New Zealand Book Month (March)
• Children’s Day (first Sunday in March)
• International Women’s Day (8 March)
• Culture Galore Festival (12 March)
• LYFE (19 March)
• Race Relations Day (21 March)
• New Zealand Sign Language Week (May)
• New Zealand Music Month (May)
• Samoan Language Week (May)
• Matariki — Māori New Year (June)
• Lyttelton Festival of Lights (June)
• KidsFest (July)
• National Poetry Day (July)
• Māori Language Week (July)
• Christchurch Press Writers Festival (September) biennial
• Parenting Week (October)
• Heritage Week (October)
• Adult Learners’ Week (October/November)

Related pages

• Holidays — find information and resources about holidays from New Year to Christmas.
• Library holiday hours — find out which libraries are closed when over public holidays.