Ethnic Events Calendar
2012
Please note: We can organise sponsorship opportunities for most events if you wish to target a particular market or community. Please contact us to discuss your or your client's particular needs.
| 1 | New Year's Day Cuba National Liberation Day |
| 4 | Myanmar Independence Day (1948) |
| 5 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (Sikh) |
| 14 | Mankar Sankranti (Hindu) Maghi (Sikh) |
| 21 | ASB Lunarfest (Chinese New Year festival) |
| 23 | Chinese New Year - The Year of the Water Dragon Sponsorship opportunities available Contact us for details. |
| 26 | India Republic Day |
| 28 | Vasant Panchami (Hindu) |
| 27 - 28 | Chinese & Korean New Year Festival, Northcote (Details...) |
| 30 | Auckland / Northland Anniversary Day |
| 31 | Nauru Independence Day Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh) |
| 1 | NZSO / TV33 Chinese New Year Concert, Wellington (Details...) |
| 3 | NZSO / TV33 Chinese New Year Concert, Auckland (Details...) |
| 3 - 5 | Auckland Lantern Festival, Albert Park |
| 4 | Sri Lanka National Day |
| 6 | Waitangi Day |
| 10 | Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) (Sunni Muslims) |
| 11 - 12 | Christchurch Lantern Festival, Hagely Park |
| 15 | Milad un Nabi (Shia Muslims) |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam National Day |
| 25 | Kuwait National Day Holi Celebration, TelstraClear Events Centre. Details here. |
| 1 | Korean Independence Movement Day |
| 3 | Maha Shivrati (Hindu) |
| 9 | Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| 9 - 10 | Pasifika Festival 2010 - Western Springs Park. Details here |
| 14-15 | ASB Polyfest - details here |
| 19 - 20 | Holi (Hindu) |
| 19 - 26 | Indigo Festival in Hamilton. Details here |
| 21 | Race Relations Day |
| 23 | Pakistan Day |
| 26 | Bangladesh Independence Day and National Day Concert by Cantor Robert Esformes, Wellington. Details here Mangere East Cultural Festival. Details here |
| 27 | Sacred Voices workshop, Wellington. Details here Waitakere Indian Association Holi Mela Celebrations. Details here |
| 30 | Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) |
| 1 | International Cultural Festival. (Details ...) |
| 4 | Hindi New Year Ramayana Week Begins Ching Ming Festival |
| 6 | Good Friday |
| 8 | Easter Sunday |
| 9 | Easter Monday |
| 12 | Korean Cultural Day Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu) Ram Navami (Hindu) |
| 13 | Vaisakhi (birth anniversary of Khalsa) (Sikh) |
| 14 | Birthday of Guru Nanak (Sikh) Hola Mohalla (Sikh) |
| 16 | Mahariva Jayati (Hindu) |
| 17 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 18 | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh) Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Sikh) |
| 21 | Intl. Chinese New Talent Singing Championships Final. |
| 25 | ANZAC Day |
| 3 | Mochituki Takikai (Japanese day - Children"s Day) |
| 8 | Korean Parent's Day |
| 17 | Buddha Purnima |
| 31 | South Africa Republic Day |
| 1 | Samoa Independence Day (1962) |
| 1 - 7 | Samoan Language Week - Samoa Ola (Samoa Active) - More... |
| 4 | Queen's Birthday Tonga Emancipation Day |
| 12 | Philippines Independence Day |
| 16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikh) |
| 20 | World Refugee Day (Human Rights Commission Web Page) |
| 23 | Tuen Ng Festival |
| 4-10 | Maori Language Week - Korero Maori |
| 7 | Nepal National Day Solomon Islands Independence Day |
| 17 | South Korea Constitution Day in South Korea Iraq National Day |
| 17 |
Guru Purnima |
| 30 | Vanuatu Independence Day |
| 2 | Ramadhan Begins |
| 4 | Cook Islands Constitution Day |
| 4 - 18 | NZ Hong Kong Festival - more details ... |
| 6 | Night of Sevens (Chinese Valentines Day) |
| 9 | Singapore Independence Day |
| 13 | Rakhi / Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) |
| 14 | Pakistan Independence Day and Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 15 | Indian Independence Day and Korean Liberation Day |
| 15 | Chuseok - Korean Moon Festival |
| 17 | Indonesia Independence Day |
| 21-22 | 2011 New Zealand Diversity Forum, Hamilton. More details ... |
| 22 | Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti (Hindu) |
| 31 | Malaysia Merkeda Day (Freedom Day) |
| 1 | Eid-ul-Fitr - Ramadhan ends (to be confirmed) (Muslim) Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) |
| 2 | Onam (South Indian - Kerala) Socialist Republic of Viet Nam National Day |
| 9 | North Korea Founding Day |
| 10 | Auckland Indonesian Festival. Details here |
| 13-27 | Pitr-paksha (Hindu) |
| 28 | Dussehra Navaratri begins(Hindu) |
| 30 | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1 | Chinese National Day Tuvalu Independence Day |
| 2 | Ghandi Jayanti (Indian) |
| 3 | Korea National Foundation Day Saraswati Puja (part of Navaratri) (Hindu) |
| 5 | Navaratri Ends (Hindu) |
| 6 | Dasera (Vijay Dashami)(Hindu) |
| 10 | ROC / Taiwan National Day Fiji Independence Day |
| 12 | Samoan White Sunday |
| 15 | Auckland International Carnival. Details here |
| 19 | Niue Constitution Day |
| 22 | Labour Day |
| 23 | Chung Yeung Festival |
| 26 | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 31 | Hallowe'en |
| 1 | Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) All Saints Day |
| 3 | Federated States of Micronesia National Day |
| 9 | Cambodia National Day |
| 13 | Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) (Sikh) |
| 17 | Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim) |
| 18 | Oman National Day (His majesty the Sultan's Birthday) |
| 21 | Loi Krathong (ลอยกระทง) Thai Full Moon celebration |
| 22 | Lebanon Independence Day |
| 24 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh) |
| 28 | Timor Leste Independence Day Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) |
| 2 | Laos National Day United Arab Emirates Day |
| 5 | Thailand National Day (King's Birthday) |
| 7 | Al-Hijira (Muslim) |
| 12 | Kenya Independence Day |
| 16 | Bahrain National Day Republic of Kazakhstan Independence Day Ashura (Muslim) |
| 23 | Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan |
| 25 | Christmas Day |
