Blessing of the Boats 2026

Schedule

Sun Feb 08 2026 at 04:00 am to 05:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

The Esplanade Island Bay Wellington | Wellington, WG

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Come along and celebrate this event together. Bring along an Italian flag to show our support! See you there!
The Blessing of the Boats is a southern Italian tradition where boats are decorated with flags and blessed by a priest to protect the crew from the sea and to bring good fortune. The first blessing ceremony took place in May 1965.
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The Esplanade Island Bay Wellington, 404 The Esplanade, Island Bay, Wellington 6023, New Zealand, Wellington

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