Northland Field Days 2027 runs 25-27 February 2027 at the event's own site at Awakino Point near Dargaville, with more than 300 exhibitors across farming, outdoor and lifestyle zones. Run by Northland Field Days Incorporated, it is the largest agri-event in the region.
Northland Field Days 2027 will be held from 25 to 27 February 2027 at the event's purpose-built site at 33 Awakino Point East Road, Awakino Point, near Dargaville, where State Highway 14 meets the Awakino Point turn-off. Billed as the largest agri-event in Northland, the three-day exhibition draws more than 300 exhibitors showcasing farming technology, machinery and innovation, alongside outdoor, lifestyle and family entertainment zones.
The event is organised by Northland Field Days Incorporated (also registered as Northland Agricultural Field Days Incorporated, charity number CC32567). Its purpose is to promote agricultural and other primary and secondary industries in Northland and to encourage the use of New Zealand-made products by bringing town and country together. The field days began around 1986 under the Dargaville Jaycees, starting as a two-day event at the Dargaville Racecourse with about 80 exhibitors; the committee marked its 40th anniversary in February 2026. In 2006 the committee bought the 33-hectare Awakino Point site at the junction of SH14 and Awakino Point East Road, and the event has run there as a three-day fixture since.
The programme spans several defined areas: a Farming zone with over 300 exhibitors of machinery and technology; an Outdoor Zone covering hunting, fishing, 4x4 and outdoor adventure; two large lifestyle pavilions plus outdoor lifestyle sites; and entertainment including sheep and dog trials, lawnmower racing, a tractor pull and children's rides. Three food-court areas serve vendors and refreshments. It is a working trade and community event aimed at farmers, rural contractors, lifestyle-block owners and families across Northland and the upper North Island.
The site sits in rural Kaipara, just east of Dargaville, with sealed road access off State Highway 14. The nearest airport is Whangārei, roughly an hour's drive to the east, with Auckland about two and a half to three hours' drive south. Accommodation is concentrated in Dargaville itself, with additional options around the wider Kaipara district and Whangārei; as a large multi-day rural event, local beds fill well ahead, so attendees from outside the district typically plan stays early.
Northland Field Days is one of New Zealand's long-established regional agricultural exhibitions and the primary-industry gathering point for the Northland region. For the business-events sector it is a recurring, scaled trade exhibition on a dedicated showground, anchoring exhibitor spend, regional travel and accommodation demand in the Kaipara and Whangārei areas each February.
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