Christmas markets · Kāpiti Coast
Christmas markets in Kāpiti Coast 2026
Waikanae Christmas Night Market, Ōtaki Christmas Market, The Bond Store Christmas Night Market. Most are one-day or one-evening summer markets — we add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them.
3 markets · checked October 2026
- Waikanae Christmas Night MarketLast season: 23 Dec 2025Free entry.
- Ōtaki Christmas MarketLast season: 21 Dec 2025Free entry.
- The Bond Store Christmas Night MarketLast season: 6 Dec 2025See the venue's listing.
🧒 With kids
- Waikanae Christmas Night Market · Kāpiti Coast
- Ōtaki Christmas Market · Kāpiti Coast
- Greytown Festival of Christmas (midwinter) · Greytown
- Our Hutt Christmas Market · Lower Hutt
✨ Date night
- The Bond Store Christmas Night Market · Kāpiti Coast
- Petone Christmas Craft Night Market · Lower Hutt
🎉 With friends
- Artisan Craft Market — Christmas · Lower Hutt
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Kāpiti Coast
Waikanae Christmas Night Market
The Waikanae Community Market's Christmas night market two days before Christmas, 3–7pm — the last-minute gift stop on the Kāpiti Coast.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Christmas night market of the Waikanae Community Market
- A great array of stalls two days before Christmas
- Late-afternoon-into-evening hours
The Kāpiti Coast's last-minute Christmas market — and the one people search for most.
- Last season
- 23 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Waikanae town centre — Waikanae train station (Kāpiti Line) is a short walk.
- About 50 minutes' drive north of Wellington via Transmission Gully.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Tuesday 23 December, 3pm–7pm.
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Kāpiti Coast
Ōtaki Christmas Market
Craft, handmade artisan gifts and food on State Highway 1 in Ōtaki, 10am–2pm.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Craft and handmade artisan gifts
- Food stalls
- On the old main highway through Ōtaki
A free stop for gifts if you're heading up or down the coast.
- Last season
- 21 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- 58 Main Highway, Ōtaki — on the old State Highway 1.
- About an hour north of Wellington.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Sunday 21 December, 10am–2pm.
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Kāpiti Coast
The Bond Store Christmas Night Market
An evening Christmas market at The Bond Store, promoted in the council's Christmas in Kāpiti programme.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Christmas night market at The Bond Store, a gin distillery and tasting room
- Pizza, platters and local gins
- Outdoor area with live music
A grown-up Christmas evening — browse the stalls, then sit down with a gin.
- Last season
- 6 Dec 2025
- Cost
- See the venue's listing.
Getting there and parking
- The Bond Store, Paraparaumu, Kāpiti Coast — reviewers mention plenty of parking.
- Paraparaumu train station (Kāpiti Line) is in the town.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Saturday 6 December (Christmas in Kāpiti programme).
- The venue is child- and dog-friendly, according to visitors.