Info and FAQ

The inaugural NZ Pie Fest runs Friday 15 to Sunday 17 January 2027, 10am to 10:30pm each day, at Frank Kitts Park, Jervois Quay, Wellington 6011, on the waterfront. The main entrance is at the promenade steps on the waterfront side, a short walk from the CBD with buses and parking nearby. Full travel options are in the getting there guide.

Entry for the day, one courtesy drink at the bar (an alcoholic option if you are 18 or over with ID, a soft drink otherwise), and a vote for the People's Pie. Your courtesy drink sits on your ticket QR, nothing extra to carry. Inside, you buy pies with tokens, one token gets you one bakery's signature pie, so you can taste as many as you like.

Card payments finish on Stripe's secure payment page, then you land straight back on your tickets. Each ticket has its own QR code, shown on screen right away and emailed to you as soon as you pay. One QR does everything: it scans once at the gate, and any pie tokens, specials and your courtesy drink are loaded onto that same QR, ready to spend at the stalls.

Tokens are the pies: $7.50 each, one token gets you one bakery's signature pie at any stall. Buy them with your ticket at checkout and they load straight onto your ticket QR, there is no separate token QR to mind. At the stall the bakery scans your ticket and takes the tokens off it. Check your balance or top up with a card in seconds at nzpiefest.co.nz/my, any time before or during the festival.

Absolutely, it's built to be a relaxed summer weekend out. Children under 5 enter free, they just need their own free ticket so we can count everyone safely. Everyone 5 and over needs a paid ticket. Kids don't need their own tokens, share yours at the stall.

Early bird entry is $19.90 online until 10 November 2026, then $25 online, or $27 at the gate. The 3 Day Pass is $59.70 early bird, $70 after 10 November, and is online only. Pies are bought with tokens that live on your ticket QR and are redeemed at the bakery stalls. Top up with a card in seconds at nzpiefest.co.nz/my; cash is accepted only at the festival office on site, which loads tokens onto the same QR.

NZ Pie Fest runs 10am to 10:30pm each day, Friday 15 to Sunday 17 January 2027, at Frank Kitts Park on the Wellington waterfront. Come for lunch, stay for the live music and DJs in the evening.

Live music and DJs play across all three days and into each evening, and guest chefs and food personalities join us to taste the pies alongside you and help crown the People's Pie. Full line up revealed 10 November.

We don't refund for a change of mind, but you can transfer your ticket to someone else at no charge. If we cancel the festival, everything you bought, tickets, tokens and fees, is refunded in full. Your rights under New Zealand consumer law always apply. Full details in the festival policies.

This is an outdoor summer festival and it goes ahead rain or shine. January is Wellington's sunniest, driest stretch of the year. If we ever cancel a day for safety, that day is refunded under the cancellation policy.

Please leave pets at home. The site is packed with food stalls, hot ovens and big crowds, so for food safety and everyone's comfort no pets are allowed. Certified assistance dogs are always welcome by law, and our crew will help you find the best route around the site.

Yes. The festival is on the flat lawns of Frank Kitts Park on the waterfront with step-free routes, accessible toilets and an accessible viewing area. If you need a hand with anything on the day, any crew member or the info point will sort you out.

We'd love to have you. Head to Get Involved, or email office@nzpiefest.co.nz. Confirmed vendors get a stall, the deal sheet and a login to manage their stall on the day.