Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations

Oamaru has become increasingly famous for its Victorian Heritage Celebrations, with its annual festival attracting visitors from across New Zealand and overseas.  This year’s Victorian Heritage Celebrations are themed on ”Medicine in the Victorian Era”. With the fine work of organisers there will be an array of events which will inspire some great costume ideas to don while you enjoy the celebration of our heritage. 

The Otago Community Trust is a proud supporter of the Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations. The Trust has funded this event for a number of years and have continued to do so in 2016. We are delighted to see its popularity grow. We congratulate the Victorian Heritage Celebration Committee on the great work they do and all the volunteers that give up their time to make this Otago event possible.  

The Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations will be held from the 16th to the 20th of November. However, a variety of pre-celebration events are on offer prior to the 16th, including the Heritage Schools Programme, the Penny Farthing and Vintage Cycle Tour, the Vintage Car Club Swapmeet and the Scotts Alps 2 Ocean Charity Ride.

We encourage everyone that is interested to enjoy the Victorian Heritage Celebrations in November. The Network Waitaki Victorian Fete is the grand finale to Oamaru's Victorian Heritage Celebrations. For those with family, this is a wonderful family day of music, dance, street theatre and magic. This is held on the 20th of November. Further detail can be found on the Victorian Heritage Celebrations website: www.vhc.co.nz

If you have never been to the Victorian Heritage Celebrations, this video from 2015 gives you a great preview of what is on offer. Video Source: ODT