Our Programme

Our Summer playing Season runs from mid-September to mid-April.
During summer members use the lawns seven days a week and on many evenings
Winter croquet is played as weather allows between April and September

September 2025

Sat 13 Summer Season Opening Day
12:00 pm Official Opening and presentations

Sun 14 Free Lessons for new players 9:30 am -12:00 pm

Tue 16 Closing date for Interclub entries

Sun 21 Lessons for New Players continue

Sat 27 Closing date for Club competitions
except GC 16,17 &18
(events open to new players)

Sun 28 Lessons for New Players continue

October 2025

Tue 2 Play starts for most club competitions

Sun 5 Lessons for New Players continue in October

Sun 5 GC Sunday Interclub starts 9:30 am

Mon 6 AC one game a day Interclub starts 1:00 pm

Wed 8 AC two games a day Interclub starts 9:30 am
GC Wednesday Interclub starts 9:30 am

Sat 11-Sun 12 WCA Men’s and Women’s AC Championship Singles

Fri 31-Sat 1Nov Preliminary Rounds of GC Don Reyland Stars played

November 2025

Sun 2 Closing date for GC Club competitions 16 & 17

Sat 8-Sun 9 WMCC GC Levels Tournament Hcps -6 to 2

Fri 21-Sat 22 Preliminary Rounds of GC Novice Singles played

Fri 28-Sat 29 Preliminary Rounds of GC Open Handicap Doubles played (Advantage Play)

December 2025

Sat 20 Year End function
12:00pm Shared Lunch

Sat 27-Tue 30 WCA Open AC Singles Championship

January 2026

Fri 9 Friday Frolics commence

Sun 11 WCA GC Silver Badge entries close

Sat 17-Sun 18 WCA GC Silver Badges

Tue 20 “Bring a Kid” Day

Sun 25 Closing Date for GC Open Handicap Singles (Event 18)

Sat 31-Sun 1 Feb AC Junior Doubles (Event 11) played afternoons

February 2026

Thu 5 Arthur Ross Club competition must be finished

Tue 10 WMCC GC Intermediate Tournament (tbc)

Tue 17 & Wed 18
1:00pm - 3:00pm Host Queen Margaret College

Thu 12 GC Don Reyland Stars Club competition must be finished

The 2025 - 2026 programme of events and tournaments for all Wellington Region croquet clubs is available now on the WCA website