May 2nd – Aug 23rd: Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now, Auckland
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Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now' explores the groundbreaking world of Chinese contemporary art with standout sculpture, photography, digital works and more. The exhibition resonates with our times, exploring themes of ...
May 2nd – Jun 13th: Free Open Mic Comedy Winter 2026, Auckland
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Winter's over & we're bringing the LOLs from our park based comedy open mic back to Mission Bay. 90 minutes, more or less, of live, in-person, stand-up comedy featuring Auckland comedians at a variety of levels ...
May 4th – Jun 29th: Creative Matters After-School Art - Point Chev - Mon - Term …, Auckland
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St Francis School, Point Chevalier Our after-school art classes are designed to help children build both creative skills and confidence over time through consistent weekly practice. Children explore a wide range of ...
May 4th – Jun 29th: Creative Matters After-School Art - Herne Bay - Mon - Term …, Auckland
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Bayfield School, Herne Bay Our after-school art classes are designed to help children build both creative skills and confidence over time through consistent weekly practice. Children explore a wide range of ...
May 7th – Aug 6th: Pubble - Escape Room meets Pub Quiz, Auckland
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Pubbles have the goal of reconnecting people. One screen, your squad and an evening of social adventure! A mix between the puzzles and lateral thinking of an escape room, mixed with the social, free experience of a ...
May 7th – Jun 11th: Inside the Garden: Drawing & Painting from Nature - Verity …, Auckland
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Join Verity Kindleysides on an exploration of Te Hau Kapua’s natural environment, inspired by her exhibition at DEPOT 3 Vic Road, which studies the three-maunga island chain of the Devonport peninsula linked by ...
May 7th – Jun 12th: Inside the Garden: Drawing and Painting from Nature with …, Auckland 0624
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Join Verity Kindleysides on an exploration of Te Hau Kapua’s natural environment, inspired by her exhibition at DEPOT 3 Vic Road, which studies the three-maunga island chain of the Devonport peninsula linked by ...
May 8th – Aug 22nd: Private Dick, Auckland
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The shadows are long. The dames are dangerous. The plot? Completely made up. Step into the smoke-filled world of Private Dick, an improvised film noir where someone’s dead, everyone’s guilty, and the only thing ...
May 8th – Jul 18th: A Bards Tale, Auckland
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A Bard’s Tale – the greatest plays Shakespeare never wrote The cast perform a full length play in the style the greatest playwright that ever lived. A Bard’s Tale has been performed at the Pop-up ...
May 9th – Jun 20th: Free Open Mic Comedy Winter 2026, Auckland
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We're bringing free/koha new material open mic comedy to Parnell. 90 to 120 minutes, of live, in-person, stand-up comedy in Auckland Domain near or on the Pavilion featuring Auckland comedians at a variety of levels ...
May 13th – Jul 8th: Beats By Bingo, Auckland
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BEATS BY BINGO – EMPIRE TAVERN Round up the work crew and turn it into a proper social club night out - Beats By Bingo is back at The Empire Tavern!
- Dates: 13th May | 10th June | 8th July - 6:00PM – ...
May 14th – Jun 4th: Playfight, Auckland
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Playfight by Julia Grogan Under their tree, three fifteen-year-old girls, Keira, Zainab, and Lucy, wrestle with sex, shame, and growing up at different paces. It starts with a game and a dead possum. It ends with ...
May 15th – Aug 15th: The Remarkable Case Of, Auckland
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The Remarkable Case of A murder mystery with a difference. You’ll get to see the final Whodunnit scene at the start of the show and then the improv actors will take you back to the start so you can see how it all ...
May 19th – Jul 28th: Ngā Whetū o Takurua (The Stars of Winter), Auckland
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Ngā Whetū o Takurua (The stars of Winter) is an interactive indoor planetarium experience. Gaze up at the night sky and learn about the stars from a Māori perspective. Learn how Māori see the skies above as a ...
May 20th – Jun 7th: RBG: Of Many, One, Auckland
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RBG: Of Many, One
By Suzie Miller Directed by Priscilla Jackman
With Heather Mitchell Meet the woman who changed the face of the American legal system. “One of the all-time great performances.” – The ...
May 21st – Oct 22nd: Beats By Bingo, Auckland
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BEATS BY BINGO – AT THE ZOOKEEPER’S SON We’ve got a wild new venue… and you’re invited Join us at The Zookeeper’s Son for a night of musical bingo, throwback bangers, and big ...
May 23rd – Dec 5th: Manahua – A Weavers’ Collective, Auckland
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Live weaving at the museum Manahua – A Weavers’ Collective is proud to showcase traditional weaving skills at the Maritime Museum. Join the group as they share their journey and weaving practice. Over the ...
May 26th – Aug 25th: Pubble - Escape Room meets Pub Quiz, Auckland
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Pubbles have the goal of reconnecting people. One screen, your squad and an evening of social adventure! A mix between the puzzles and lateral thinking of an escape room, mixed with the social, free experience of a ...
May 27th – Aug 26th: Pubble - Escape Room meets Pub Quiz, Auckland
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Pubbles have the goal of reconnecting people. One screen, your squad and an evening of social adventure! A mix between the puzzles and lateral thinking of an escape room, mixed with the social, free experience of a ...
May 29th – Jun 27th: The Classic Comedy All-Stars: 2026!, Auckland
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Welcome to The Classic, for over 29 years, NZ's Home of Live Comedy. Bring on the weekend! ... Every Friday and Saturday night at 7:30pm it's the main event of the week featuring our favourite headliners, along with ...
May 29th – Sep 25th: The L8 Show: 2026!, Auckland
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Welcome to The Classic, for over 28 years, NZ's Home of Live Comedy LATE & LiVE every Friday night at 10pm we kick off the weekend with our L8 SHOW featuring an ever-changing line-up of 8 rising stars on the ...
Jun 2nd – Jun 6th: Unconquerable, Auckland
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Celebrate 16 years of Hobson Street Theatre Company with an evening of storytelling from our whānau! Told through the voices of our company, these stories honour the people, experiences and connections that have defined ...
Jun 2nd – Jul 31st: Matariki - Ngā Whetū o te Tau Hou 2026 (The Stars of the …, Auckland
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Join us at Stardome as we celebrate Matariki in 2026— a time of remembrance, reflection, and renewal under the rising stars of the Māori New Year. In this immersive planetarium experience, you’ll journey ...
Jun 3rd – Jun 6th: Hadestown: Teen Edition, Auckland
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Step into a hauntingly beautiful world where ancient myth meets modern music and youthful spirit. Hadestown Teen Edition follows the timeless story of Orpheus and Eurydice, two young souls searching for hope in a world ...
