Previous Years
Have a look back at some of the highlights from previous festivals
2018 NZ Cider Festival
The sun shone down on sunny Nelson, (which has once again been crowned the sunniest region in New Zealand for 2018) for the 3rd annual NZ Cider Festival on Saturday 3rd November at Founders Heritage Park. With our initial early bird sales being a sell-out, our standard pre-sales flew out the door and on the day gate sales stormed. Overall 2018 saw the attendance up by 20% on 2017 event. Founders Park was filled with over 2500 cider lovers and with even more Cider Makers than ever before the atmosphere was electric!
2018 also saw the introduction of the NEW Fringe Events. In the led up to The NZ Cider Festival, a number of Cider related activities including Cider cocktail making, sensory tasting sessions and informative tours and talks were put on for the growing number of Cider enthusiasts in NZ.
2018 Cider Makers
2018 Speakers
PETE COATES
Cod & Lobster Brasserie
TREVOR FITZJOHN
TeePee Ciders
GABE COOK
The Ciderologist
JOSIAH SMITS
2018 Music
STEVE MITCHEL
MILES CALDER & THE RUMOURS
SUN CITY SOUL
THE SLACKS