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About Us
Club Garibaldi is a social and cultural organisation based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1883 to foster and promote Italian heritage, language and customs.
Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate a link to Italian parentage, and their partners/families.
Our Club Rooms are located at 118 Vivian Street and our membership as of 30 June 2025 stood at 281.
The Club's administration is purely voluntary and its operations are managed an executive committee, which meets monthly.
The Club's principal activities are:
Social - Social occasions during the year include free activities like the annual picnic in Eastbourne in February, Italian National Day Celebrations in June, Club Garibaldi (Wellington) vs Club Italia (Nelson) football game in November, and the Children's Christmas Party and Seniors' Luncheon in December, and subsidised Club activities like the annual bus trip" in March.
Cultural - Italian classes for children and adults are run by the Club's companion organisation, Circolo Italiano di Wellington, at the Club's premises.
The Club previously held an annual evening of Italian entertainment and twice a year hosted some of the country's leading singers in a cabaret-style show.
The Club has also previously been involved in an exhibition at the New Zealand National Museum, Te Papa, Qui Tutto Bene, and involved in an exhibition at the Petone Settlers Museum and historical book, Alle Fine Del Mondo, To the Ends of the Earth.
Major Event - The Club was previously the principal organiser of the one day annual Italian Festival. The festival ran from 1995 until XXXX and showcased the best of Italian entertainment, food and drink with up to 15,000 visitors.
Cultural Links - Circolo Italiano di Wellington, an organisation that promotes the Italian language and culture and is open to all and linked to the Rome-based Dante Alighieri Society, operates out of our Club Rooms.
The Club also has fraternal relationships with Club Italia, in the South Island city of Nelson. An annual soccer game between the two clubs for the Aldo Cuccurullo Memorial Trophy is played alternately at Nelson and Wellington.
Island Bay, Wellngton
Marina della Lobra, Massa
Scari Beach, Stromboli
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