Warbirds Over Wanaka

Warbirds Over Wanaka Warbirds Over Wanaka's Purpose is to "Deliver a world-class Wanaka-based event to advance aviation awareness in the community".
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Every even year, tens of thousands of people from around the world join together for this unforgettable experience.

WARBIRDS NEEDS YOUR VOTE. Warbirds Over Wanaka has made it to the finals of the NZ Event Association Awards and that me...
01/07/2026

WARBIRDS NEEDS YOUR VOTE. Warbirds Over Wanaka has made it to the finals of the NZ Event Association Awards and that means we're eligible for the People's Choice Award for NZ's Fav Event. This is where our fans come in. We took out this People's Choice award for both or two previous airshows and want to score the 3-peat. Follow the link below to vote for us:

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/news/2026/06/who-will-be-named-new-zealands-favourite-event3

Voting closes on July 12th. Thanks for your support.

THE NUMBERS ARE IN and they're impressive!!!! The Economic Impact of Warbirds Over Wanaka 2026 has been put at $57.1mill...
09/06/2026

THE NUMBERS ARE IN and they're impressive!!!! The Economic Impact of Warbirds Over Wanaka 2026 has been put at $57.1million up 40% on 2024. Some 84% of visitors were from outside the local reegion including 8.6% from overseas. Total bed nights exceeded 130,000 and the average length of stay was an impressive 4.6 nights. Local tourism boss Mat Woods says the numbers show how important Warbirds Over Wanaka is for the region.

ALL GOOD THINGS must come to an end. JOHN ROMAIN'S Mk. XI Spitfire has begun its 24,000km journey home to Duxford in th...
12/04/2026

ALL GOOD THINGS must come to an end. JOHN ROMAIN'S Mk. XI Spitfire has begun its 24,000km journey home to Duxford in the UK thanks to our mates from Mainfreight and MSC Shipping and also Callum Smith and his Twenty24 Team at Wanaka. We couldn't have done it without you guys.

12/04/2026

HERE AT WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA we believe it's important to gather feedback to help us improve our airshow going forward. If you attended the airshow please check your inbox for your invitation to complete our feedback survey being undertaken by the Curiosity Company. If you missed the invite you can use this link: https://curiositycompany.questionpro.com.au/t/ARsb2ZSA8M

WINNER, WINNER....Congratulations to Alicia Peebles from Christchurch who on Friday morning became the 1 millionth visit...
10/04/2026

WINNER, WINNER....

Congratulations to Alicia Peebles from Christchurch who on Friday morning became the 1 millionth visitor to the airshow. Alicia was attending her first airshow and when she returns in 2028 she'll be doing it in style with her 2 x Titanium passes as part of her prize pack.

Chelsea Quider visited our Aviation Alley exhibitors and ended up winning 2 x Gold Passes to our 40th Anniversary show in 2028 while Quinn Stewart (pictured) won a Tiger Moth flight with Peter Hendricks from NZ Flying Adventures.

Congratulations to all our winners...

AIR TO AIRThanks to Gavin Conroy from Classic Aircraft Photography for these gorgeous photos of the MH.1521 Broussard, D...
09/04/2026

AIR TO AIR

Thanks to Gavin Conroy from Classic Aircraft Photography for these gorgeous photos of the MH.1521 Broussard, De Havilland Vampire and the Fox Moth with the Tiger Moths flying over Lake Wanaka.

Big thanks to everyone who has sent us photos from the airshow or tagged us in your posts. There are some gorgeous images out there! 😎

BOOM!And that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who visited the show this weekend and made it such a fun event.See you all...
05/04/2026

BOOM!

And that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who visited the show this weekend and made it such a fun event.

See you all in 2028 for the 40th Anniversary of Warbirds Over Wanaka!



Photo: Geoff Marks

THE PILOT'S VIEW...Anyone for a game of "Where's Wally"?! Photo: Geoff Marks
05/04/2026

THE PILOT'S VIEW...

Anyone for a game of "Where's Wally"?!



Photo: Geoff Marks

😍 THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS 😍A huge thank you to all of our fabulous volunteers who get out of bed at 5am on t...
04/04/2026

😍 THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS 😍

A huge thank you to all of our fabulous volunteers who get out of bed at 5am on their Easter holidays, to the ground crews, the pilots and to the emergency services personnel that make Warbirds Over Wanaka possible.

An unbelievable amount of work goes on behind the scenes every Easter to get the airshow off the ground, and there would simply be no show without these amazing humans.

So, this Easter Sunday, give a voly a hug - or even better buy them a coffee or a hot dog! 🌭🍟🍔

You guys are all legends. Thank you 😍🙏



Photos: Geoff Marks

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12 Lloyd Dunn Avenue
Wanaka
9382

Opening Hours

Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 7:30am - 5pm
Sunday 7:30am - 5pm

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+6434438619

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