Join us for the annual Harvest Festival, a vibrant local event celebrating the best of Selwyn’s food, drink, and community spirit. The festival highlights local producers, eateries, and fun entertainment.

This is a FREE event.

Farmers' Market: Explore stalls featuring Selwyn’s incredible local producers, growers, and wineries.
Tastings and demonstrations: Experience the rich flavors of Selwyn with hands-on opportunities to learn about our local food and drink.
Family-friendly activities: See the farmyard animals, enjoy pony rides, bouncy castles, face painting, amusement rides and hay bale maze.
Entertainment: Enjoy live music and a vibrant atmosphere.
Community showcases: Discover displays from community gardens, showcasing creativity and sustainability.

If you are interested in taking part in the Harvest Festival, please complete this Expressions of Interest form.

Scarecrow Competition

Get creative and be part of this year’s Harvest Festival Scarecrow Competition – a fun way for schools, whānau and community groups to join in Selwyn’s much-loved autumn celebration.

Build your own scarecrow using sustainable materials to display at the festival. Silly, clever or creative – we can’t wait to see them all, with great prizes up for grabs!

• Fill out the entry form online
• Create a scarecrow from recyclable and sustainable materials
• Drop it off the day before the Harvest Festival

Judging will take place at 1pm on Saturday 14 March, with winners announced shortly after.

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Celebrate Harvest and Autumn in Selwyn

Join us for the annual Harvest Festival, a vibrant local event celebrating the best of Selwyn’s food, drink, and community spirit. The festival highlights local producers, eateries, and fun entertainment.

Scarecrow Competition

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