The Great Kiwi Summer Festival

Welcome to the Biggest Celebration of Summer

The Great Kiwi Summer Festival brings together a variety of events to provide 2-days of family fun and entertainment on the shores of Lake Karapiro in Cambridge on 9 - 10 November.   In 2024 the Great Kiwi Summer Festival will feature the Shaw's Illuminate Light and Sound Show, Cambridge Hunting and Fishing Outdoor Expo, Feildline Franklin Farm Freestyle Dreams, Waterworld, Armistice in Cambridge!

Come for the day or come for the weekend and enjoy  the Great Kiwi Summer Fesitval, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge and everything  the Mighty Waikato has to offer. Tickets are required and can be pre-purchased online here.  Numbers are limited for each day. Gate sales will be available if not sold out earlier. 

Each ticket provides access to the venue for the full day of purchase.  Ticket is for 1 x car and includes occupants.  Does not include any additional pay-to-play options. 

• Saturday includes entry to Shaw's Illuminate Light and Sound Show, Cambridge Hunting and Fishing Outdoor Expo, Fieldline Franklin Farm Freestyle Dreams and Armistice in Cambridge.
• Sunday includes entry to Cambridge Hunting and Fishing Outdoor Expo, Fieldline Franklin Farm Freestyle Dreams and Armistice in Cambridge. 

We believe in making this event accessible to everyone and to ensure the event is sustainable for future years.  That's why we're offering a "pay what you can" ticket option to remove price barriers for all of our community to enjoy this event. Your contribution helps us cover costs and to put us in the position to be able to continue to provide amazing experience in future years as well as supporting local charities such as the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Armistice in Cambridge Incorporated Society. Each pricing point is limited so get in quick.

We trust you to decide what the event is worth to you and what you feel you are able to contribute and thank you for any level of contribution/support.  

The pricing options are below and are per vehicle per day (includes the occupants) and are exclusive of processing fees. All tickets provide the same access at the event.*

 $10.00 per vehicle per day (plus processing fees) - This support assists us with the 2024 event and will directly assist us to pay for essential costs such as first aid, security, traffic management and venue costs. 

$25.00 per vehicle per day (plus processing fees) -  This support will not only assist this year’s event but will set the event up for a bigger and better event in 2025. It will provide $5 directly to Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade who save lives each day in Cambridge and $5 directly to Armistice in Cambridge to continue to commemorative New Zealand’s military history. Supporting the event at this level enables us to offer this model and provide other pricing options to the community.

$50.00 per vehicle per day (plus processing fees) - This support will not only assist this year’s event but will set the event up for a bigger and better event in 2025. It will provide $15 directly to Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade who save lives each day in Cambridge and $15 directly to Armistice in Cambridge to continue to commemorative New Zealand’s military history.  Supporting the event at this level enables us to offer this model and provide other pricing options to the community.

$75.00 per vehicle per day (plus processing fees) - This support will not only assist this year’s event but will set the event up for a bigger and better event in 2025. It will provide $25 directly to Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade who save lives each day in Cambridge and $25 directly to Armistice in Cambridge to continue to commemorative New Zealand’s military history. Supporting the event at this level enables us to offer this model and provide other pricing options to the community.

$100 per vehicle per day (plus processing fees) - This support will not only assist this year’s event but will set the event up for a bigger and better event in 2025. It will provide $25 directly to Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade who save lives each day in Cambridge and $25 directly to Armistice in Cambridge to continue to commemorative New Zealand’s military history. Supporting the event at this level enables us to offer this model and provide other pricing options to the community. This option will also enable us to offer a free ticket to a deserving member of our community.

* Ticket fee includes entry into the venue for the whole day (including  viewing of the Outdoor Expo, Armistice, Illuminate Light and Sound Show (Saturday only), Freestyle Dreams, On Water demostrations) but does not include any activities that are pay-to-play activities (Waterworld, Cam Jet, Highropes etc).