Booking a stay for a concert, a test match or a festival has always meant doing two jobs: working out where the event actually is, then hunting for accommodation somewhere near it for the right nights. From today, Bookably does both in one step. Event search is live.
Type the event, not the suburb
Start typing in the search bar and, alongside regions and towns, you will now see upcoming events: the venue, the dates, right there in the suggestions. Pick one and Bookably takes care of the rest. The search centres on the venue, the dates fill themselves in, and the homes closest to the action appear first, with the search radius yours to adjust.
A curated list, not a firehose
We do not try to list every gig, market and screening in the country. Bookably keeps a curated list of the events that genuinely bring travellers into town: stadium tours and arena concerts, test matches and big fixtures, festivals, food and wine weekends, marathons and multi-day shows like Fieldays and the A&P circuit. Every event on the list is checked against its official source, dates included, before it appears in your search. The list is refreshed continuously and grows every season, so if an event that matters to you is missing, tell us at [email protected] and we will look at adding it.
Heading to a show at Eden Park, or following your team to an away game? Type the name, pick your night, and see real homes with real availability nearby.
Or just ask
Concierge understands events too. Ask it where to stay for the cricket in Hamilton or a concert in Auckland, and it searches real listings, checks real availability, and helps you all the way through to a booking.
The price stays honest when the town fills up
Anyone who has booked around a big event knows what happens to accommodation: prices spike and fees stack on top. On Bookably the price you see is the price you pay. No platform booking fee is added for guests, and hosts pay no booking commission, so the price a host sets for event weekend is the price you actually pay for it.
A note for our hosts
If your place is near a venue, event-goers can now find you by the event itself, not just the suburb. Keep your calendar open around the big dates near you, and you are exactly what a travelling fan is looking for.
Event search is live today on bookably.nz.