The Alexandra Blossom Festival is one of the oldest festivals in New Zealand. This festival is organized in order to celebrate the coming of spring. And this year it will be held from 27th September to 5th October. Yes, I didn’t make a mistake - remember that this is New Zealand we are talking about - the Southern Hemisphere
Thousands of people come to participate in Alexandra Blossom Festival and watch the various events. There will be five Major Events and more than twenty Supporting Events suited for entertainment of all tastes and ages.
The five major events are:

1. Contact Grand Procession which will be held on 27th of September after the track parade. Their chosen Blossom Festival Princes will lead the Procession and she will be accompanied by pipe and brass bands, horses, marching teams, classic cars and motorcycles and, of course, street entertainers.

2. Hirequip Saturday in the Park will take place at the same date after the Grand Procession at the Pioneer Park, which is the central recreation reserve in Alexandra. Some of the included activities will be Fairground Carnival, Children’s Stage entertainers, Performers and amusements, food and beverage are, interactive games, rock climbing, bungy, etc.

3. Contact Party in the Park. At the night of the same date (Saturday, 27th of September) Contact Party will celebrate the New Zealand music featuring some of the best musicians available, in a Grand Marquee for up to 2000 people.

4. The Spring Garden Tour The tour will be showcasing best gardens in and around Alexandra. It will be held on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 of September. This tour has gained great popularity through the many years of the festival.

5. WoolOn Creative Fashion Event. It is a 2.5 hours gala show of interesting fashion. It will be held on Saturday, 4 October in Grand Marquee, Pioneer Park. It will be the closing Major event of the Festival. The uniqueness of this show is that it focuses on wool being the primary New Zealand’s products. Central Otago’s premium Merino wools will be turned into fine artistic and wearable garments.