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QueenstownApril 29

High-kicking fun

Arrowtown's Buckingham Belles entertain a crowd on Buckingham Green yesterday as part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival's lunchtime on the green series.
NewsApril 28

Arrowtown Autumn Festival

At the Arrowtown Autumn Festival this weekend.
QueenstownApril 27

Weather smiles on 'fantastic' opening

As the first drops of rain fell in Arrowtown late yesterday afternoon, the final pints were poured on the Village Green, closing the first full weekend of events in the 30th Arrowtown Autumn Festival.
QueenstownApril 19

Colour on the brain

Richard Hutchens models In a Frazzell about Frizzell, made by Sharon Gilchrist, in the Old Masters category of the Art2Wear show, part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival, at the Athenaeum Hall last night.
Colour on the brain
Colour on the brain
NationalApril 12

Scary success

Ruby Anderson (8), with ''Dancing Queen'' a scarecrow she and her sister Charlie (11) made for the 2013 Arrowtown Autumn Festival scarecrow competition.
Scary success
Scary success
QueenstownApril 11

Mix of old and new promised

Arrowtown's Autumn Festival starts tomorrow, and director Sarah Swale is promising variety for all.
Mix of old and new promised
Mix of old and new promised
QueenstownAugust 22

Planning surprises

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival has a new director; and she has a few surprises planned for the 2013 event.
Planning surprises
Planning surprises
QueenstownJuly 22

Co-ordinator for autumn festival sought

While Queenstown's Simon Green recently stepped down as Winter Festival director, the smaller Arrowtown Autumn Festival is also looking for some one to take the reins.
Co-ordinator for autumn festival sought
Co-ordinator for autumn festival sought
QueenstownApril 29

Golden festival ends with storm

Heavy rain and thunderstorms brought the curtain down on the 2012 Arrowtown Autumn Festival which, until yesterday afternoon, had been blessed with clear skies.
QueenstownApril 24

Lunch crowd enjoys theatre

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival continued yesterday, street entertainment on Buckingham Green providing a festive lunch break for locals and visitors alike.
Lunch crowd enjoys theatre
Lunch crowd enjoys theatre
QueenstownApril 23

Crowds and colour at festival opening day

The Arrowtown Autumn Festival attracted nearly 8000 people to the annual opening day parade on Saturday.
QueenstownApril 20

Restructured and relaunched

Jane Robinson, of Earnscleugh, doubted the bold blouse handed down from her aunt, which had hung in her wardrobe for 20 years, would ever see the light of day again. That was until she took part in the "Reboot Your Wardrobe" course at the 23rd annual Wanaka Autumn Art School this week.
Restructured and relaunched
Restructured and relaunched
QueenstownApril 19

The world of '64

The family from last year's Cribbies show twist and shout again in a new original play inspired by the Beatles' visit to Dunedin.
The world of '64
The world of '64
QueenstownApril 19

Celebration wears a golden mantle

Throughout Arrowtown and the surrounding area, finishing touches are being applied for the first weekend of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival, which begins today and concludes next weekend.
QueenstownApril 17

Festival art committee spoilt for choice

Ann Bain has helped display 23 of the 28 annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival Art Exhibitions, and she says the quality of this year's collection has surpassed expectations.
Festival art committee spoilt for choice
Festival art committee spoilt for choice
QueenstownJune 3

Condom dress part of exhibition

The inaugural Wallace and Gibbs Art 2 Wear exhibition opens at the Lakes District Museum tomorrow.
Condom dress part of exhibition
Condom dress part of exhibition
QueenstownMay 9

Characters come to life in wearable art

Inspiring wearable art was displayed on the catwalk for the entertainment of a sold-out audience, when the Wallace & Gibbs Art 2 Wear Show was staged as part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival on Friday.
Characters come to life in wearable art
Characters come to life in wearable art
QueenstownMay 8

Variety concert ends festival

The 27th Arrowtown Autumn Festival ended with an entertainment-packed variety concert in front of a sell-out audience last night.
Variety concert ends festival
Variety concert ends festival
QueenstownMay 8

Daughter's portrait people's choice

An Arrowtown artist says he is "delighted" to win the people's choice award in the Arrowtown Autumn Festival Locations Art Exhibition.
QueenstownMay 6

Scarily good ...

Arrowtown lads (from left) Jack Howley (5) and Lennox Faamalepe (4), with Arrowtown Autumn Festival chairman Lex Perkins and Queenstown father Sebastian Hansen and son Zali Hansen (2, behind), present some of the 15 entries in the festival's scarecrow contest, on Sunday.
Scarily good ...
Scarily good ...
QueenstownMay 5

Autumn Festival Diary

QueenstownMay 3

Taking in festival action

Arrow Miners Band members (from left) Lyn Jeffcoate, Ray McGregor and Archie Flint take in the action on Buckingham Green, Arrowtown, yesterday, during lunchtime entertainment during the Arrowtown Autumn Festival.
QueenstownMay 2

Sun shines on 'biggest and best' parade in years

Glorious sunshine and perfect calm made an ideal setting for Arrowtown's 27th Autumn Festival parade, which this year attracted a record 50 floats.
QueenstownApril 29

Golden festival weekend in prospect

The foliage is golden, the forecast is for fine weather, and the fashion will be of the historical and wearable-art varieties for the annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival, which starts tonight.
Golden festival weekend in prospect
Golden festival weekend in prospect
QueenstownApril 28

Festival's palette burns with colour

Organisers of the annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival are excited for this year's festivities as they put the last pieces into place for a week and a-half of events among the seasonal colours.