What’s On in Auckland

Sat 17 Oct · Western Springs Bowl

Olivia Dean plays the first gig at the brand-new Western Springs Bowl after her Auckland show was upgraded from a smaller venue.

Sun 11 Oct · Auckland Town Hall

Auckland Choral performs Britten’s choral masterpiece, joined by the Auckland Youth Choir and the Cantare Choir of Westlake Girls.

Sun 11 & Sun 18 Oct, 2:30pm · Bruce Mason Centre & Auckland Town Hall

A free ticketed afternoon of music from Jurassic Park, Sugar Plum Fairy, Night on Bare Mountain and more, for all ages.

Sat 17 Oct, 6pm · Bruce Mason Centre

Shobana performs a Bharatanatyam dance programme, blending traditional values with new ideas.

From Tue 13 Oct · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Guided tours of the Picasso exhibition begin this week, including a Mandarin-language tour.

Sun 11 Oct · Alberton

A vintage market with treasure hunting, food and coffee.

Sun 11 Oct · Auckland

A market for browsing and finding secondhand clothing.

Sundays to 20 Dec · Maungawhau

A Sunday market with food, local produce and creative stalls.

Sat 17 Oct · Go Media Stadium

Auckland FC open their 2026/27 A-League home season against Melbourne City.

Sat 17 Oct, 10am–12pm · Te Komititanga

A free fan event with autographs, photos and netball activities ahead of the WM New Zealand Netball Series; no registration required.

Sat 17 Oct, 10am–5pm · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

A free day of art, music, dance and hands-on discovery across the Gallery’s free exhibition spaces.

Sun 11 Oct, 10am & 1pm · Spark Arena

A live family concert with the Wiggles cast, Dorothy the Dinosaur and a full live band; tickets $28–$63.

Tue 13 Oct, 6–7:30pm · Auckland Museum

Robert Vennell launches his book Song of the Birds with taonga from the collection; pay what you can.

Fri 16 Oct, 6pm · Aotea Centre

Roseanne Liang, Pax Assadi and Sam Wang discuss Pan-Asian representation in NZ television; tickets $10.

Sat 17 Oct · Takapuna

A community celebration centred on cycling.

Sun 11 Oct · Eden Garden

An open day and market at one of Auckland’s lesser-known gardens.

Sun 18 Oct, 9am–2pm · Smales Farm, Takapuna

A free plant festival with around 100 vendors, eateries and live music.

Tue 20 Oct · Spark Arena

Pop concert with special guest La Roux.

Wed 21 Oct · Spark Arena

Lily Allen performs her West End Girl album live.

Sat 31 Oct · North Harbour Stadium

Supercross racing comes to North Harbour Stadium.

31 Oct–1 Nov · Central Auckland

A free, family-friendly celebration of Indian culture.