Upper Hutt Anzac Day Parade and Dawn Service 2026

The Anzac Day Parade and Dawn Service in Upper Hutt is organised by Upper Hutt City Council in partnership with Upper Hutt RSA.

The parade will assemble in the carpark on Queen Street before marching to the Anzac remembrance statue outside the Upper Hutt Civic Building, where the Dawn Service will be held.

Following the service, attendees are welcome to visit Whirinaki Whare Taonga or head down to Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club for breakfast.

Date: Saturday, 25 April 2026
Meet-up time: 5.30 am
Meet-up venue: Woolworths carpark on Queen Street
Parade departure time: 5.45 am
Dawn service: 6.00 am
Service venue: Civic Building

Take a look below to view a map of the full parade route.

The parade will assemble and start at the Woolworths carpark on Queen Street and march down towards Pine Avenue, along Main Street, then down Wilson Street to line up outside of the Upper Hutt Civic Centre for the Dawn Service.

To ensure the safe and successful delivery of the parade and associated commemorations, the following roads will be affected:

• Fergusson Drive – between Princes Street roundabout and Blenheim Street roundabout
• Wilson Street – between Fergusson Drive and Main Street

Following the road closure process notified to the public and affected properties in December 2025, with no objections received, full road closures will be in place on:

Date: Saturday 25 April
Time: 5:00am to 9:00am

During this time, no vehicle access will be permitted through the affected sections of Fergusson Drive and Wilson Street.

Emergency services access will be maintained at all times.

Public parking is available in surrounding streets and nearby public car parks. Please allow additional time for walking to the service area due to road closures.

Below is a parking map of Upper Hutt.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, park a short distance away and walk to the service. Please follow directions from event volunteers and traffic management staff.

Parking advisory

Due to the early morning road closures required for the event setup, vehicles parked within the affected area will not be able to access the road network during the closure period.

To avoid disruption, we strongly encourage all businesses, staff, and visitors to avoid on-street parking in the affected areas from:

9pm, Friday 24 April to 9am, Saturday 25 April

Accessible seating will be available at the front of the seating area near the base of the Civic Building steps.

If you require accessible seating, please speak to a volunteer on arrival who can assist you.

Accessible toilets are available near the Upper Hutt Central Library.

Below are some other community events around Upper Hutt after the Dawn Service.