| Festival Name | Date | Category |
| Newmarket Festival | 14 – 17 Nov | Entertainment/art/food |
| Taste of Auckland | 14 – 17 Nov | Food/drink |
| Parnell Festival of Roses | 16 – 17 Nov | Garden/music |
| Auckland Garden DesignFest | 16 – 17 Nov | Garden |
| Highwic’s Sweet Pea Festival | 23 – 24 Nov | Garden |
| Waiheke Olive & Artisan Food Festival | 23 – 24 Nov | Food |
| OUR:HOUSE festival | 29 Nov | Music |
| Grey Lynn Park Festival | 30 Nov | Art/workshops/music |
| NZ Ukulele Festival | 30 Nov | Charity event/music |
| The Auckland Ska Festival | 6 Dec | Music |
| Christmas in the Park | 14 Dec | Music |
| Great FitzRoy Mussel Fest | 4 Jan | Food |
| Music in Auckland parks | 11 Jan – 23 Mar | Music |
| NZ Festival of Motor Racing | 17 – 26 Jan | Racing |
| Classic Car & Hot Rod Festival | 18 – 19 Jan | Car show |
| International Buskers Festival | 24 – 27 Jan | Entertainment |
| Auckland Folk Festival | 24 – 27 Jan | Music |
| Auckland Seafood Festival | 24 – 27 Jan | Food/music |
| St Jerome’s Laneway Festival | 27 Jan | Music |
| Auckland Pride Festival | 7 – 23 Feb | Entertainment |
| Lantern Festival | 13 – 16 Feb | Celebration/entertainment |
| Splore-City | 14 – 16 Feb | Music |
| Heroic Gardens Festival | 22 – 23 Feb | Garden |
| Snapper Summer Festival | 2 – 3 Mar | Food/entertainment |
| Mnoteith’s cheesefest | 5 Mar | Food |
| ASB Polyfest | 12 – 15 Mar | Culture |
| NZ Beer Festival | 15 Mar | Beer/food/music |
| St. Patrick’s festival | 17 Mar | Celebration |
| Auckland International Cultural Festival | 30 Mar | Culture |
| Auckland Readers & Writers Festival | 15 – 19 May | Literature |
| Documentary Edge Festival | 22 May | Movies |
| Out Takes – A real Queer Film Festival | 22 May – 2 Jun | Movies |
| Auckland festival of Photography | 29 May – 20 Jun | Photography |
| Food show | 31 Jul – 3 Aug | Food/wine |
| The Devonport Arts Festival | Nov | Art |
