Holiday fun at the races for the whole family

Kids Go Racing will be at all the events with a great range of games for under 12’s, including colouring-in competitions, goodie bags, the Sugar-Cube Relay, Pin The Tail on the Horse and heaps more.

Kids will even have the chance to meet Hopples or Stirrup, our friendly horse mascots!

Thirty nine Interislander Summer Festival events take place at a range of sensational summer hotspots around the country from Boxing Day through until Waitangi Day 2015. Use the filter below to find an event near you!

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How good was last summer? Relive some memories with our past events below. Click here to find out about our upcoming Summer Festival events.

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	Interislander Summer Festival Trentham Races Monday 19 Jan - Trentham Day Two of the Wellington Cup Carnival is Interislander Summer Festival Trentham Races. It was a great way to celebrate Wellington Anniversary with a fun family day out set in the beautiful surrounds of Trentham Gardens. The sun was shining and HEAPS of families arrived with packed picnics, beach charis and umbrellas. Through out the day, guests enjoyed thrilling racing action, live music and free kids entertainment. Another successful day out at Trentham. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Otaki Trots Sunday 18 Jan - Otaki Kapiti Coast had the pleasure of hosting the finest summer harness racing at Interislander Summer Festival Harness Races. Heaps of families got on-course where they enjoyed free kids entertainment, live music and exciting harness racing. It was a perfect summers day out. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Gore Races Saturday 17 Jan - Gore It was a fun day out for the whole family at Interislander Summer Festival Gore Races. There were plently of picnics packed, awesome free kids entertainment, live music and thrilling thoroughbred racing action. With the kids off having fun, mum and dad were free to sit back, relax and study the raceform. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Hokitika Races Wednesday 14 Jan - Hokitika It was the perfect oppotunity to escape with the family to a beautiful part of the world and enjoy a family day out at Interislander Summer Festival Hokitika Races. Stunning scenery provided the perfect backdrop for a day of exciting thoroughbred racing, live music, free kids entertainment and plenty of that great West Coast atmosphere. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Nelson Harness Races Sunday 11 Jan - Richmond Park If you missed Day One, or had so much fun you did it again, Day Two of Interislander Summer Festival Nelson Harness Races took place on Sunday 11 January 2015. Harness racing, live music, free kids entertainment and Nelson's super sunny climate - it was a perfect day out. The popular food court area was back, and show cased the best of Tasman's local fare and fine wine. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Awapuni Races Saturday 10 Jan - Awapuni It was an exciting atmoshpere at Awapuni Interislander Summer Festival . The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky! Perfect picnic weather. Highlights included some amazing bouncy castles, entertaining performances by the Mad Hatter and eight thrilling races. It was a fantastic day out at Awapuni for the whole family. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Ellerslie Races Saturday 10 Jan - Ellerslie It was a true celebration of a Kiwi summer day at Interislander Summer Festival Ellerslie Races. The crowd swapped out the frocks and fascinators for shorts and jandals, grabbed the deck chairs and the sun umbrellas and enjoyed a classic summer's day at the races. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Nelson Harness Races Friday 09 Jan - Richmond Park The ultimate weekend in sunny Nelson kicked off with Interislander Summer Festival Nelson Harness Races. One of two thrilling days of harness racing; live music was enjoyed, free kids entertainment and plenty of on-track action. Guests packed a picnic and some even sampled the Tasman district's local fare and fine wine at the popular food court area. It was a great day out for all involved. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Cromwell Trots Tuesday 06 Jan - Cromwell It was a great family day out at Interislander Summer Festival Cromwell Trots. Family and friends got together, picnics were packed and everyone was set for a day of live music, free kids entertainment and, of course, exciting harness racing action. read more >
	Interislander Summer Festival Ruakaka Races Tuesday 06 Jan - Ruakaka Interislander Summer Festival Ruakaka Races was a thrilling day of racing action in an idyllic beachside location. Summer memories were made; family and friends got together, picnics were packed - and some of the region's finest local fare and wine was sampled - everyone just sat back and relaxed. With live music and free kids entertainment, this was perfect start to everyones New Year. read more >

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