Economic ambition: ChristchurchNZ CEO, Alison Adams
If you’ve been in the central city this past week, you will probably have been lucky enough to experience the vibrance of the World Buskers Festival.
It’s one of the highly anticipated events on Ōtautahi’s summer calendar, and, since 19 January, the city has been buzzing with its gasps and laughs. Something we always consider when attracting events to Christchurch is variety.
We’ve had the Foo Fighters in town and both the White Ferns and Blackcaps have taken on Pakistan at Hagley Oval.
With the buskers wrapping up in a few days, there’s plenty more to come. An eclectic mix of 35 artists are taking to the stage for Electric Avenue music festival, the Blackcaps’ rivals Australia are heading to Hagley Oval for the final test of the cricket season, and the Warriors are coming to town.
The Super Sprint Motorsport NZ Championships take to the track, bikes will fly downhill at Crankworx, and SailGP is back on Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour for the second year in a row.
Even if you’re not attending any of these events, our community will reap the rewards of a bustling city and the economic impact, attracting approximately 40,000 visitors to Christchurch to attend the events, generating an estimated $14 million in visitor spend
Playing host to major events is an opportunity to make our city shine and showcase all we have on offer, paving the way for even more thrilling events to choose Ōtautahi in the years to come.
