Whether for food and wine, adventure and sport or music and culture, New Zealand has it all on tap in 2013 – most notably this summer and autumn. With that, get the scoop on some of the best events and festivals from Southland to Northland.

Film festivals, jazz festivals, art festivals and food festivals too normal and banal for you? Discover ten festivals that push the envelope.

They’re hip, avant-garde, experimental and progressive and unite the cognoscenti of the art world. From New York City to Hong Kong, these eleven art fairs steer the way.

With the Christmas season nearly upon us, that familiar vibe is in the air once more. People are once again infused with the cheer and excitement of the traditional Christmas spirit. Nothing allows you to indulge this more than a traditional Christmas market – the home of winter merriment in the northern hemisphere.

Call us mad but in our humble opinion, the best music festivals in the world must share a few simple criteria: diversity, a fondness for the avant-garde, logistical ease and a commitment to sustainability. Oh and one other thing. They have to rock. With that, check out ten of the very best music festivals on … More

The first wave of the Olympics may be over, but there’s no doubt that the air is still buzzing in the build up to the Paralympics. The host nation did exceptionally well, winning many gold medals and giving birth to several new stars in the process. The biggest Team GB fans here at HotelClub have … More