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Markets, music, festivals and community events across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Crankworx has confirmed its New Zealand return for 2027, giving mountain bike fans, tourism operators and host cities a long planning runway.
By Newsroom NZ Events Desk · Thu, 6 August 2026
Eden Park argues major events create a halo effect for Auckland that lasts well beyond the day of a match or concert.
Wed, 5 August 2026
The New Zealand Darts Masters returns to Spark Arena this month, with the 2026 World Series field confirmed for Auckland.
Tue, 4 August 2026
The New Zealand International Film Festival runs in Auckland from 29 July to 9 August with more than 130 films from 55 countries.
Mon, 3 August 2026
A Jonah Lomu documentary has screened at Auckland's Civic Theatre as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Sun, 2 August 2026
Australian artist Holly Hebe's Mood Ring EP Tour reaches Auckland with a show at The Tuning Fork, Spark Arena.
Thu, 30 July 2026
System Of A Down and Faith No More have announced an Australia and New Zealand stadium tour for early 2027.
Wed, 29 July 2026
New Zealand International Film Festival is about to move from programme planning to audience nights, with the Auckland season scheduled from 29 July to 9 August 2026 and Big Girls Don't Cry announced as the opening night film.
Tue, 28 July 2026
World of WearableArt's GLO 2026 runs at Wellington's TSB Arena from 17 September to 4 October, giving the capital a major spring event to build around.
Mon, 13 July 2026
Matariki Taimoana runs at Silo Park from 4 July, with Vector Lights, music, storytelling and family activities on the Auckland waterfront.
Sat, 4 July 2026
The national secondary school kapa haka competition has drawn more than 2000 students and 42 school groups to Tauranga for a week-long event.
Thu, 2 July 2026
DANGEROUS GOODS by Polytoxic opens at The Civic from 1 to 5 July as part of Auckland Live's winter festival of circus, drag, burlesque and cabaret.
Wed, 1 July 2026
Auckland Startup Week 2026 is scheduled for 12 to 16 October, with programming aimed at founders, investors and innovators.
Mon, 29 June 2026
The MIH New Zealand Founder Awards have opened public voting ahead of an Auckland gala on 14 August, putting founders and small-business owners at the centre of a national events story.
Sun, 28 June 2026
Wellington Matariki Ahi Kā returns to the waterfront from 9 to 12 July 2026 with fire, projection, performance, remembrance and kai across three free evenings.
Thu, 25 June 2026
Auckland Unlimited and Ngāti Tamaoho present more than 100 free and low-cost Matariki Festival events across Tāmaki Makaurau from 4 to 19 July.
Wed, 24 June 2026
The South African Film Festival's 2026 Australia and New Zealand season runs 21 June to 26 July, mixing cinema and online screenings and supporting youth education programmes.
Mon, 22 June 2026
The Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup at the National Hockey Centre gives Auckland a winter events platform and a home-stage test for women's sport.
Tue, 16 June 2026
Councils and national listings are publishing wide-ranging Puanga and Matariki programmes across June and July, reshaping the winter event calendar.
Tue, 9 June 2026
National and community Matariki programmes are spreading across June and July, with the public holiday falling on Friday 10 July.
Mon, 8 June 2026
Post Malone has announced a one-off Auckland show, adding another major international act to New Zealand's events calendar and giving fans a rare local date.
Thu, 21 May 2026
The Others Way festival has come to an end after a decade, closing a distinctive chapter in Auckland's live music and Karangahape Road culture.
Wed, 13 May 2026
Chelsea FC Women are set to play an Auckland FC invitational side at Eden Park, bringing one of the world's leading women's football clubs to New Zealand.
Tue, 12 May 2026
The Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts has wrapped its 2026 programme in Wellington, bringing performance, music, ideas and public art into the city's cultural calendar.
Sun, 15 March 2026
Pools, libraries and community programmes are still running before term begins.
Sun, 25 January 2026
Riccarton Market, the Farmers' Market and neighbourhood gatherings are bringing people together.
Sun, 18 January 2026
Pool parties, library challenges, charity cricket and weekend markets fill the month.
Sat, 3 January 2026
Thousands gathered around the central city, waterfront and volcanic viewpoints as the Sky Tower marked the start of the new year with lasers, projections and fireworks.
Thu, 1 January 2026
