What's Coming Up - Events & News From ASURE Oak Estate, Greytown
Model Train Show
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May 2025
All aboard! The Model Train Show is on track this May to delight families with a variety of model layouts on display and trade stands! Come along and witness the biggest model train show in the Wairarapa!
A great and affordable day for the whole family. Mum, dad, kids and grandparents will enjoy the fantastic layouts catering for all ages.
Check out the larger scale trains, peruse model wares for sale or sit and have a cuppa or a bite to eat at the cafe on site.
Hosted by the Wairarapa Railway Modellers Inc.
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm both days
Price: Adult $10.50; School Age $5.50; Under 5's Free; Family Pass $22.50 (2 adults, 3 children) - click here to purchase tickets
Where: Wairarapa Events Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton
Website: www.cartertonec.co.nz
Pick Your Own Apples & Pears - Molewood Orchard
Saturday 1st March - Monday 2nd June 2025 (Open Weekends)
Molewood Orchard operates a ‘farm gate’ allowing people to pick their own fruit during picking season. So, if the idea of spending an hour or two wandering down rows of trees laden with fresh delicious apples and pears appeals, we have got your weekend plans covered!
Please bring a bucket, basket or bag for the apples. You’re welcome to bring a picnic lunch as well and make a day of it - the new Molewood Meadows are perfect for a picnic, a bit of frisbee, or a random game of cricket. Sunscreen and a hat are a good idea too.
Time: 9.00am - 4.00pm weekends, from Saturday 1 March 2025 up to and including King’s birthday weekend, so our last pick your own day will be Monday 2 June.
Price: $3 / kg
Where: 17 Mole Street, Greytown
Website: www.molewoodorchard.com
Stallkeepers Greytown Market - Shades at Grays
Saturday 10th & 11th May 2025
Shades at Grays offers beautiful lampshades and stunning wood lamps – inspirational lighting that isn’t available in retail stores. You can find their handcrafted products twice a month at the local Stallkeepers Greytown Market, held in the old town hall at 89 Main Street.
The market is a carefully curated boutique market, with a wide selection of high quality homeware, clothing, jewellery and more.
You can buy Sue’s ready-made lampshades off the stall or order one from a wide range of fabrics and lampshade sizes to perfectly fit your home. Update a floor stand, brush off your favourite lamp base or add an eye-catching ceiling shade. Life’s too short for boring lampshades!
JB’s wood lamps are stunning, crafted from timber that resonates with New Zealand’s past. Each lamp is unique and each has a journey that begins more than 100 years ago, and which is described in an individual story that accompanies each piece. The finish is so gorgeous you won’t be able to resist touching them!
Visit the market or shop our lampshades and lamps online at shadesatgrays.co.nz
Time: 9.30am - 3.00pm
Price: Free Admission
Where: Greytown Town Hall, 89 Main Street, Greytown - click here for future market dates
Website: www.shadesatgrays.co.nz
Featherston Booktown Festival
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th May 2025
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival - held annually on the second weekend in May - is a celebration of books, storytelling, and ideas like no other. Started in 2015, Featherston Booktown transforms the historic Wairarapa town of Featherston into a vibrant literary hub each year in May.
With eight permanent bookshops, captivating author talks, workshops, and performances - including the iconic Fish'n'Chip Supper opening night featuring kapa haka - you’ll find something to spark your imagination. Enhance your visit with the Booklover’s Trail Te Ara Kai Pukapuka audio app, guiding you through literary landmarks along SH2 from Wellington, through Wairarapa and all the way to Hawke's Bay.
Whether you’re a passionate reader or simply curious, the festival in an annual weekend of inspiration and discovery. Don’t miss it!
Events: Click here to see the events for the festival - times and prices vary
Where: Various locations in the Wairarapa
Website: www.booktown.org.nz
Festival of Christmas Greytown
26th June - 26th July 2025
In the depths of winter, whilst most people are staying inside watching Netflix, here in Greytown we’re donning our Christmas jumpers, gathering around the outdoor braziers and having some good old fashioned fun. Our mid-winter festival is a month-long celebration designed to bring friends and family together. Set to a backdrop of spectacular lighting, festive food, events, night markets, workshops, beautiful displays, live entertainment and even snow, it’s a place to get together and create special memories.
The joy and happiness that you can experience here during the month of July is simply contagious.
Get ready for a mid-winter Christmas Carnival!
We’re beyond excited to unveil this year’s theme – Christmas Carnival – and boy do we have some exciting things in the pipeline. Our 2025 festival mascot Hari – the delightful festival pooch - will be spreading joy and cheer, with some brand new events and activities, alongside the return of the much-loved favourites.
The programme for the festival will be announced in May. But to be prepared, block our your calendar and book your accommodation with ASURE Oak Estate Motor Lodge - it's going to be amazing!!