Join us for the 12th Annual Bridge Pa Wine Festival 2026 hosted by the wineries of the Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District, Hawkes Bay, on Saturday 17th January 2026. Venues open at 10:30am and the festival closes at 5:00pm.

This year the participating wineries are: Abbey Estate, Alpha Domus, Ash Ridge Winery, Oak Estate, Paritua Winery, Red Metal Vineyard, Zaria Wines, Bostock Wines, and Radburnd Cellars located across eight venues in the Bridge Pa Triangle.

All of the festival venues are connected by Hop On/Hop Off Shuttles throughout the day, allowing you to visit multiple wineries and enjoy a multitude of wine experiences. The use of the shuttles around the Bridge Pa Triangle is included in your ticket purchase.

Each winery will offer a range of activities, including wine tasting, food, and live music. Visit each participating winery’s Facebook page or the Bridge Pa Triangle Facebook page to see the activities for the day.

All wineries accept cash and EFTPOS payment for wine and food.

Entertainers

Abbey Estate: TBA

Alpha Domus: Ultrasounz

Ash Ridge Winery: TBA

Oak Estate: TBA

Paritua: TBA

Red Metal: TBA

Bostock Wines & Radburnd Cellars: TBA

Zaria Wines: Bada Bing Sound System and Akina Vinyl Appreciation Society alternating throughout the day

Prices:

General Admission only - $70 per person plus fees.

A general admission ticket gets you access to all of the festival sites, use of the hop on/hop off shuttles that travel between each festival site, a festival brochure and festival glass. Do not purchase this ticket if you require bus transport from the city pick up points. Entry for General Admission tickets is at any of the participating wineries.

If you are making your way to the festival by car please note that parking may be limited at some of the wineries. If the parking area is full then proceed to another winery for admission processing. There are temporary speed restrictions around the venues in the Bridge Pa Triangle on the day of the festival and we request that you observe the signposted speed limits.

Bus Transport and General Admission - $90 per person plus fees

This ticket gets you access to all of the festival sites, use of the hop on/hop off shuttles that travel between each festival site, a festival brochure, and festival glass. The ticket includes bus transport from a city pick-up point and return to that location. Select the pick up point you wish to use and the time. Buses will pick up from the following places:

• Napier – buses depart from Napier Aquarium

• Taradale – buses depart from the Lee Road Bus stop opposite McDonald’s car park.

• Hastings – buses depart from the Cenotaph, Russell St South.

• Havelock North – buses depart from the Havelock North i-Site, Te Aute Road.

• Waipukurau - buses depart from the Bogle Brother's Esplanade bus stop.

• Waipawa - buses depart from the car park of the Central Hawke's Bay Museum.

Please be at the pick up point at least 15 minutes before your scheduled departure. Buses will depart Hastings, Havelock North, Taradale and Napier pick up locations at 10:00am, 10:15am and 10.30am.

Buses will depart the Waipukurau pick up location at 10:00am then proceed to Waipawa. These buses will then depart the Waipawa pickup location at 10:15am.

Please ensure you are on the correct bus and time for your ticket. Tickets are only valid for the location and departure time shown on the ticket. Tickets must be printed and shown to bus drivers upon boarding. Buses will depart promptly - please don’t be late!

Multiple buses depart from each city location at the same time. Please note each bus will go to a different festival site which is randomly selected on the day for registration. Once at the festival you can catch a shuttle to get to one of the other participating wineries.

General Information

Admission prices do not include the cost of wine or food. Please do not bring any alcohol or food with you.

This event will go ahead rain or shine, it will not be cancelled for weather. Tickets are limited so be quick to book.

Online sales of Bus tickets will finish at 6pm on the day before the festival.
Online sales of General Admission tickets will finish at 1pm on the day of the festival.

Please bring a scannable ticket from Humanitix for entry, This must be either a paper copy or phone screen shot (please be aware that mobile reception is not guaranteed in the vineyards), all tickets will be scanned at registration.

Tickets are restricted to people over the age of 18, Please bring an NZ driving license, NZ 18+ card or a passport as a valid form of identification.

Refunds:

Refunds are available if you change your mind or purchase an incorrect ticket. This is a feature available through Humanitix. Do not contact the organizers. You can refund a ticket up to seven (7) days prior to the event and refunds will not be available after 10:30am Saturday 10th January 2026. If you wish to sell your ticket after the refund cutoff time please use the Humanitix ticket resell service which we will enable for the last seven days before the event.

Alternative transport to venues.

As responsible hosts, we recommend you use the buses to get to and from the festival. If you are travelling by car full day parking is available at some of the wineries. If a winery parking is full, then cars will be directed to another participating winery. At the end of the day please ensure that you are at the winery where you parked by 5pm.

Catering:

Each winery will have a range of food options available from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. Free water is available at all festival sites.

Wheelchair Access:

The Bridge Pa Wine Festival venues are wheelchair friendly; however, the transfer buses and shuttle buses are not wheelchair accessible. You will need to provide your own transport between festival venues.

Under the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012:

The wineries promote the responsible consumption of alcohol. Food, water, and non-alcoholic drinks are available at all participating wineries.

Intoxicated persons will be refused entry at all festival sites.
Intoxicated persons will not be served alcohol.
Spot checks of bags may be undertaken at the entry and exit points to all festival sites.
Any unauthorized alcohol will be confiscated.
Alcohol cannot be taken into or out of any festival site, and will not be allowed on buses.

Departure

Please note that all bars and food outlets will cease at 5:00pm.

The return bus for Waipawa and Waipukurau will depart from Ash Ridge Winery at 5:15pm. Please ensure that you are at Ash Ridge Winery by 5pm for boarding.

Return buses for other locations will start leaving from all wineries at 5:00pm and may go to other wineries to pickup passengers before returning to town.