The summer sunshine drew thousands to events and festivals around Auckland over the weekend.
Organisers of the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day at the ASB Showgrounds estimate 30,000 attended the event on Saturday to mark the start of the Year of the Sheep celebrations.
"We were blessed with good weather and it brought the crowds out," said festival organiser Kai Luey.
![Dancers Florence Lin, Ruth Lin and Rita Chang perform in Henderson.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TEZNQALSL7KXFKQ4E5WETJHPUI.jpg?auth=95c70a493ac9d9bcc477ec834b6ccfeee9061800db33f44f005d9754435f2d11&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The Green Gardens Lunar Festival at Henderson's Trusts Arena yesterday also drew thousands ahead of Chinese New Year this Thursday.