What’s On in Auckland

Tue 28 Jul · Somm Cellar Door, CBD

A jazz set from the McNicoll brothers in the cellar-door room on Federal Street.

Wed 29 Jul · The Tuning Fork, CBD

Auckland pop artist Holly Hebe headlines the Tuning Fork’s Next On new-music series.

Wed 29 Jul · The Kingslander, Kingsland

The Creative Jazz Club’s midweek residency hosts bassist Benjamin J. Shepherd and his group.

Thu 30 Jul · Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

The NZ Herald Premier Series presents Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in the Town Hall’s Great Hall.

Fri 31 Jul · The Kingslander, Kingsland

A free Friday-night covers set as part of the Kingslander’s weekly live music slot.

Sat 1 Aug · Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

Auckland vocal ensemble VoCo performs its annual concert in the Great Hall.

Wed 29 Jul – Sun 9 Aug · The Civic and citywide

The festival opens in Auckland this week with more than 130 films across The Civic, Rialto Newmarket, Hollywood Avondale, Academy Cinemas and other venues.

Wed 29 Jul · The Civic, CBD

An NZIFF screening at The Civic on the festival’s Auckland opening night.

Thu 30 Jul · The Civic, CBD

A single NZIFF screening at The Civic.

Fri 31 Jul · The Civic, CBD

A one-off NZIFF screening at The Civic.

Sat 1 Aug · The Civic, CBD

An NZIFF screening of the documentary on All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu.

Fri 31 Jul · Ellen Melville Centre, CBD

A community screening of Nagisa Oshima’s 1983 prisoner-of-war drama in Freyberg Place.

Opens Tue 28 Jul · ASB Waterfront Theatre, Wynyard Quarter

Sara Wiseman and Mark Mitchinson star in ATC’s Shakespeare, directed by Benjamin Kilby-Henson and running to 22 August.

Until Sun 2 Aug · Aotea Square, CBD

A free outdoor art installation in Aotea Square, in its final week.

From Thu 30 Jul · Aotea Square, CBD

A new sculptural work installed in Aotea Square.

Fri 31 Jul – Sun 2 Aug · Viaduct Events Centre

Three days of work by New Zealand artists for sale on the waterfront.

Fri 31 Jul · Q Theatre, CBD

Bruce Mason’s New Zealand classic staged at Q Theatre on Queen Street.

Until Sun 23 Aug · Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell

The Natural History Museum’s touring competition exhibition, on at the Museum in the Domain.

Wed 29 Jul · The Classic Comedy Club, CBD

The Classic’s midweek new-material night on Queen Street.

Thu 30 Jul · The Vic Theatre, Devonport

An entirely improvised play built from audience suggestions.

From Fri 31 Jul · Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

The long-running one-man comedy about men, women and marriage, playing to 8 August.

Fri 31 Jul · The Classic Comedy Club, CBD

A weekend line-up of the club’s most experienced stand-ups.

Sat 1 Aug · Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre

The English comedian and QI regular brings his stand-up show to the Aotea Centre.

Sun 2 Aug · Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre

The US comedy collective performs a fully improvised show at the Aotea Centre.

Thu 30 Jul · Studio 278, Onehunga

A pop-up sale of collectable and vintage homewares.

Thu 30 Jul · Brothers Brewery, Mt Eden

A weekly plant-based food market in the brewery’s taproom yard.

Thu 30 Jul · Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall

A Thursday-night market of food stalls and small traders in Mt Roskill.

Fri 31 Jul · The Trusts Arena, Henderson

West Auckland’s Friday-night food and craft market inside the arena.

Sat 1 Aug · Parnell Community Centre, Parnell

Auckland’s Saturday-morning growers’ market at the Jubilee Building.

Sun 2 Aug · Helensville Showgrounds, Helensville

A Sunday-morning market of local produce, crafts and second-hand goods.

Ongoing · Te Waihorotiu Train Station, Mayoral Drive

A free permanent-season artwork on display inside the new City Rail Link station.

Until Fri 31 Jul · Stardome Observatory, Epsom

A planetarium show on the Matariki star cluster and its place in te ao Māori, in its final week.

Daily · SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s, Orakei

A school-holiday style shark programme running daily at the Orakei aquarium.

Until Sat 1 Aug · Netball Manurewa, Manurewa

A free winter programme of activities for the whole family in south Auckland.

Sat 1 Aug · Studio One Toi Tū, Ponsonby

A hands-on clay session for children aged 6 to 12.

Sun 2 Aug · Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau

A family festival of food, performance and stalls celebrating Auckland’s cultures.

Fri 31 Jul · Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley

A boxing card on the North Shore.

Sat 1 Aug · Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley

The Tuatara host a Sal’s NBL semi-final on the North Shore.

Sun 2 Aug · Sky Tower, CBD

The annual 1,103-step firefighter stair climb for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ; entries are sold out but the event is open to spectators.

Until Sat 8 Aug · various tūpuna maunga

Free volunteer native-planting days on Auckland’s ancestral volcanic cones.

Ongoing · Auckland regional parks

Free ranger-led walks through Auckland Council parks and reserves.

Mon 27 Jul · Caretaker, CBD

A late Monday Afro-jazz set in the Britomart basement cocktail bar.

Tue 28 Jul · Caretaker, CBD

The Junglebird residency returns for a Tuesday-night session at Caretaker.

Fri 31 Jul · Double Whammy!, Newton

A late-night club show at the Karangahape Road-end venue.

Fri 31 Jul · The Mothership, CBD

An electronica night starting at 10pm in the CBD.

Sat 1 Aug · Phoenix Cabaret, Newton

A cabaret revue show at the Phoenix in Newton.

Until Sun 9 Aug · The Civic and citywide

The festival continues through the first week of August, with encore screenings from 10 to 12 August.

Fri 7 – Sat 8 Aug · Viaduct Events Centre

A two-day tasting event bringing New Zealand winemakers to the waterfront.

Sun 9 – Sun 16 Aug · Auckland Town Hall and Bruce Mason Centre

A free, ticketed ASO programme playing across two venues.

Thu 13 Aug · Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs the Elgar Cello Concerto with the APO.

Sat 15 Aug · Eden Park, Kingsland

Auckland’s provincial rugby side hosts Hawke’s Bay at Eden Park.

Sat 15 Aug · Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre

The American stand-up brings her international tour to the Aotea Centre.

Tue 18 – Sat 22 Aug · Shed 10, Queens Wharf

Runway shows and industry events return to Shed 10 on the waterfront.

Sat 22 Aug · Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna

A family concert built around the animated series Kiri and Lou.