There is an excellent range of small shops in Queenstown, many of which are concentrated on Beach Street and The Mall. BONZ (Best of New Zealand), The Mall, sells high quality leather and merino wool garments, and superb arts and crafts, which are displayed in the gallery upstairs.

Queenstown is a great place to buy all kinds of jewellery, particularly pieces in jade, paua and bone, carved in traditional Maori designs. At The Bead Shop, 66 Stanley Street, shoppers can design and create their own unique jewellery, with the help of staff if necessary, using the many beautiful beads stocked here.

Queenstown's main shopping centre is O'Connell's, corner of Camp and Beach Streets, which has a wide range of shops and a large food court in the basement. A few upmarket shops are also located in the Steamer Wharf complex, off Beach Street.

Queenstown Arts and Crafts Market, every Saturday at Earnslaw Park, is a local artisans' market selling sculptures, pottery, paintings, carvings and much more.