Events

It’s host to the iconic annual IRONMAN New Zealand, Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, Great Lake Relay and Across the Lake Swim; food, wine, music and merriment at the Taupo Winter Festival; art and culture at Graffiato; and international music acts at the Taupo Summer Concert, as well as a host of golf, fishing, motorsport and other sporting events, music gigs, parades, workshops and community performances.

Thanks to the friendly and hard-working hospitality and volunteer culture, excellent facilities, stunning natural scenery, good traffic flow and abundant accommodation, many events return to the shores of Lake Taupo year after year.