The best booksellers in Wairarapa come together each year to give you the ultimate book-lovers day out, in celebration of NZ Bookshop Day - Saturday, October 11, 2025.
One of the (many) great things about Wairarapa is that we have 13 fantastic bookshops all within 30 minutes - or less - drive of one and other, so it's entirely possible for you to hop around all the bookshops in a single day if you choose!
How to Bookshop Hop
Step 1: Pick up an official passport from any of the participating bookshops
Step 2: Collect a stamp from each store you visit and make a purchase. Each stamp is an entry into the major prize draws.
Step 3: Leave your stamped entry with the last bookshop you visit.
Enjoy a day out, touring the Wairarapa in search of your next great read. Lots of bookshops will have special prizes and giveaways of their own along the way.
Learn more at bookshopday.nz and read all about How to Bookshop Hop on our blog.
The winner of the 2023 Bookshop Hop Photo Competition - if you share you photos on the day and tag #bookshopdaynz and #wairarapabookshophop you could win $200 in bookshop vouchers.
At the Martinborough Bookshop - 2025 New Zealand Bookshop of the Year!