Promote Dunstan Wine and Food festival

The annual Clyde Wine and Food Harvest Festival is held on Easter Sunday each year in the main street of Clyde in Central Otago. Clyde is one of New Zealand’s historic towns dating from the 1862 Dunstan gold rush.

The festival celebrates wines made in Central Otago, the most southerly wine producing region in the world. It is Otago’s biggest wine event and has established itself as a major wine festival in New Zealand, attracting thousands of visitors.

Part of its charm is the location. The festival is held in Clyde’s historic precinct which has many of its original schist stone buildings dating back to the 1860s. It is surrounded by the stunning Central Otago scenery of schist rock hills and mountains.

For the first time in the festival’s 20-year history a local vineyard will be selling its methode traditionelle sparking wine and another new feature is wine cocktails— a range of local wines with non-alcoholic mixes.

DATE : March 31st, 2024 (Easter Sunday)
WHERE: Historic Precinct, Main street, Clyde, Central Otago
TIME: 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
ENTRY: Adults $25 (festival glass and tasting voucher included). Wine will NOT be served unless you have the current year's glass). Book online via our dedicated website. (Booking fee $1.00) Tickets will go on sale as from Tuesday 23rd January.
Secondary students (13-17) : $10.00 Children (12 and under) : Free
Wine glass holders : $5.00
Eftpos machines at the Fire Station: Cash out only. NZ cards only. No credit cards. Max withdrawal $50.

It is advisable to Bring Some Cash! Not all stalls have EFTPOS facilities.
Wine stalls
Food stalls
Top notch music all day
Cash 'n' Carry Art Exhibition
Market and Central Otago produce stalls.
Bring your own sun block!
Eftpos machines
Shuttle Bus between Alexandra and Clyde (From Alexandra Information Centre 11.30 am, 12.30pm. Bus returns FROM Clyde at 4pm and 5.15pm. Cost is $5 one way. The 5pm return bus will travel via Earnscleugh if requested and a 5.30 return bus will be run if there is a demand.
No dogs please – it’s too crowded and unfair to animals.
Festival brochure containing all the details.

Stall holders wanting registration forms should contact the Festival Convener, Louise (lojo.rico@xtra.co.nz click here (These will be made available in the new year). The closing date for registrations is 17th March.)

The festival is organised by Promote Dunstan, a small non-profit group of volunteers, and is restricted to wineries or wine producers in the Clyde, Earnscleugh, and Alexandra basin. In addition to the internationally recognised Central Otago pinot noir, they’ll be offering other varieties such as chardonnay, riesling, pinot gris, gewürztraminer, rose, and cabernet merlot.