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Markets, music, festivals and community events across Aotearoa New Zealand.
The 2026 Auckland Heritage Festival has opened with Tastes of Tamaki, a region-wide programme built around food, migration and community stories.
By Auckland Loop Newsroom · Sun, 27 September 2026
The New Zealand Music Commission says Going Global returns to Q Theatre on 27 and 28 August, with earlybird tickets open until 4 August.
Tue, 4 August 2026
The free Raising the Bar programme returns on 25 August with 20 talks across inner-city venues.
Sat, 1 August 2026
The North Shore festival runs from 30 July to 2 August across Waiwharariki Anzac Square, Hurstmere Road and Potters Park.
Wed, 29 July 2026
Independent Music New Zealand names 23 showcasing artists for two Karangahape Road nights on 27 and 28 August.
Mon, 27 July 2026
Discover Auckland lists a free Ryan Fox welcome-home event at Takutai Square on 28 July after his historic Open Championship win.
Sun, 26 July 2026
Dynamotion's dance-theatre hybrid Sharp Teeth runs at Q Theatre 23-25 July, blending Lara Fischel-Chisholm's choreography with Tom Sainsbury's comic instincts.
Thu, 23 July 2026
The free Listen up! exhibition on Atrium Level 2 uses Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections to trace how the city has enjoyed music, from sheet music to iPods.
Wed, 22 July 2026
Te Korakora ki Waihorotiu closes the Matariki Festival at Queens Wharf on Saturday afternoon with free music, kai and performance.
Sat, 18 July 2026
Vector Lights for Matariki continues nightly on the Auckland Harbour Bridge from 15 to 19 July, playing every 15 minutes between 6pm and midnight with a soundtrack created by Ngati Whatua Orakei.
Tue, 14 July 2026
Auckland families have a dense July events calendar to work through, with Matariki Festival 2026, school-holiday activities and cultural events sitting in the same winter window.
Sun, 12 July 2026
Matariki Festival 2026 runs 4 to 19 July alongside council pool, library and community activities across Auckland.
Thu, 2 July 2026
World Press Photo and Doc Edge have opened a combined exhibition in Auckland city centre, bringing global photojournalism and immersive documentary into Smith & Caughey.
Thu, 25 June 2026
Auckland Youth Orchestra performs Bizet, Sejourne's Double Concerto and Dvorak's New World Symphony at Auckland Town Hall from 2.30pm today, with most tickets free.
Sun, 21 June 2026
Auckland Botanic Gardens hosts a free 10am to 4pm Matariki Festival Day on 20 June, with kapa haka, waiata, carving, raranga and kite making for whānau.
Sat, 20 June 2026
Discover Auckland lists June Make Days - Treasure Maps at the New Zealand Maritime Museum from 7 to 28 June 2026, a low-friction creative activity for children during a winter month.
Tue, 9 June 2026
Outdoor exhibitions across Karanga Plaza, Te Komititanga Square, Silo Park and Queens Wharf turn central Auckland into a winter arts circuit.
Sun, 7 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
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