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Pōneke Getting Ready To Sleigh The Festive Season |
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Pōneke will be celebrating the silly season in the Capital with a full calendar of whānau friendly, entertaining, accessible and summer events for everyone to enjoy.
A number of roads around the city will be closed for some of these events, and town will get busy for the major ones so please consider taking public transport, cycling, scooting or walking to events, and allow extra time for your journey.
Courtenay Place Light Boxes Here
14 Oct – 12 Feb
77-97 Courtenay Place
Here features photographs by Ben Lowe, using long exposures in the night sky, while hiking Wellington’s South Coast, Te Rimurapa/ Sinclair’s Head. The photographs allow us to experience these places differently. The interplay of light trails of distant stars, people, planes, ships, and meteors ignites our imaginations.
Sat 14 Oct | 10am-3pm
11 Hopper Street, Mount Cook
Kaibosh is turning 15 and everyone is welcome to celebrate with a community open day. There’ll be cake, a smoothie bike making delicious drinks, samples of jam from Community Fruit, go behind the scenes with a tour of the main site, and support their amazing mahi with a donation or two.
20-21 October
Sky Stadium
world.rugby/tournaments/wxv
Wellington will host the world’s top women’s rugby superstars in a new global competition coming to Aotearoa. The inaugural WXV 1 tournament features the world’s six top ranked teams including New Zealand's Black Ferns as well as England, France, Wales, Canada and Australia.
Sat 21 Oct
Michael Fowler Centre
wellingtonnz.com/visit/events
After captivating audiences around the globe, Ziggy Alberts is set to bring his mesmerizing live performance Wellington. Supporting him on this tour are UK-based indie artist Nathan Ball and rising singer-songwriter Little Green from Australia.
25-29 October 2023
Various locations
A quality line-up of jazz talent is set to dazzle at venues across Wellington. Find at more information and book now at jazzfestival.nz.
26 – 29 October
St James Theatre
Follow the breadcrumbs this Christmas, and venture into the fantastical realm of ‘Hansel & Gretel’. Inspired by the old-fashioned magic of silent movies, this ballet will transport you to a magical world with large-scale cinematic effects. With choreography by Loughlan Prior and a score by Claire Cowan, expect a wonderful ballet experience for all age.
Sun 29 Oct | 2pm-8.30pm (8.45pm fireworks display)
TSB Arena & Shed 6
Sample the colours, tastes, and sounds of India and South-East Asia at Wellington’s vibrant Diwali Festival of Lights. There will be non-stop cultural entertainment, food, and Indian cultural activities for the whole family to enjoy. Finish the day with a short fireworks display on Wellington Harbour.
1 – 5 November
performanceartweekaotearoa.com
PAWA returns to Wellington for its fourth biannual festival, bringing together a selection of Aotearoa and the world's most celebrated performance artists. Proudly hosted by the Adam Art Gallery, there’ll be selected works in public spaces across Wellington city.
2 – 4 November
St James
Theatre
Australia’s
famous vaudevillian variety show, Dracula’s, will hit
Wellington for the first time ever this November. Following
a sold-out season in Australia, the New Zealand tour will
combine years of perfected performances into one blockbuster
show, set to dazzle and delight.
Sat 4 Nov & Sat 23 Dec
Sky Stadium
The Wellington Phoenix A-League women and men’s teams will be bringing double trouble to Sky Stadium for two big events. But you can check out wellingtonphoenix.com for the full schedule and fixtures.
5, 12, 19 Nov
Space Place
Spaceplace.nz
Unearth the undead with Space Place’s zombie movie edition on the spine-tingling planetarium. Space Place is home to a state-of-the-art Sky-Skan digital full-dome planetarium system hosting a range of planetarium movies for every age.
8-10 Nov
St James Theatre
semipermanent.com/events/semi-permanent-aotearoa-2023
Now in its 21st year, Semi Permanent brings together creative industries from across New Zealand, Australia, and beyond. The three-day festival includes an incredible line-up of keynote talks, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, and more.
Sat 18 Nov | 11am-6pm
257 Riddiford Street, Newtown
polishcommunity.org.nz/events-1/wellington-polish-christmas-market
The Polish Christmas Market kicks-off the festive season with its always popular event with amazing food, cute stalls, terrific music, dancing, kid’s activities and Father Christmas.
Sun 19 Nov
Martinborough
Make your way to Martinborough to celebrate the 30th year of New Zealand’s most esteemed wine and food festival.
Sun 19 Nov
TSB Arena
American rock band Highly Suspect are known rule breakers. Mixing gritty guitars, haunting piano, off-kilter synths, and hip-hop production style. Their New Zealand shows sold out within minutes. But don’t worry, a venue upgrade means more tickets are available for their Wellington show.
19 & 20 Nov
Michael Fowler Centre
Come on a magical, musical mystery tour of the human mind. Much-loved comedian Bill Bailey will be pondering pressing matters about whales, biophilia, and unrequited love.
Saturdays 25 Nov – 16 Dec | 12pm-5pm
Christmas in the Quarters celebrates Christmas with four themes, at four events, in four different quarters of the city. Each Saturday will be different, there’ll be Christmas carols and music, crafts, circus acts, and Saturday 16 December will be full of whānau friendly activities and a guest appearance from Santa! Visit wellington.govt.nz/Christmas for more information about each event.
30 Nov – 2 Dec
Anderson Park
Following the success of last summer’s Fat Boy Slim show, a three-night series kicks-off with internationally acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy, the following night stars indie-rock band The War On Drugs, with the final night’s act Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby joined by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Allen Stone.
3 Dec
St James Theatre
This interactive show gives lots of opportunities for young scientists to step on stage, collaborate with Nanogirl, and put science to the test. The performance is surprising, filled with mind-bending science like you have never seen them before. It’s guaranteed to be both entertaining and educational for the whole family.
9 – 10 December
Michael Fowler Centre
ARIA Award winners and GRAMMY® nominees The Teskey Brothers have announced The Winding Way Tour. The Australian band will be performing at their biggest international venues to date — including Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre.
13 – 21 December
Toi Pōneke Arts Centre
Toi 500 annual residents’ exhibition is a chance for audiences to grab an art bargain with works $500 or under. Works presented by Anthea Hayley, David Brown, Franzeska Pound, Jane Hyder, Kedron Parker, Laura Woodward, Maria Colls, Odette Anscombe-Smith, Rebecca Mooney, Selene Simcox, Yon Yi Sohn, Terence Turner and more.
Marvel: Te Whakaaturanga Mārohirohi o Te Ao
14 Dec – 28 April 2024
Tākina
www.wellingtonnz.com/MarvelExhibition
Exclusive to the capital, it features rare artifacts, original comic art, film props, costumes, immersive designs and exclusive memorabilia, getting fans up close with iconic Marvel Heroes, films and comics. For more information visit wellingtonnz.com/MarvelExhibition.
Fri 15 December
Michael Fowler Centre
For the first time in Wellington, you get to see your favourite Christmas movie play out in concert. Featuring an all-star cast, Love Actually has become a beloved festive season film.
A full symphony orchestra will play the soundtrack while the movie is projected on a big screen above.
Thurs 21 Dec | 12.30pm & 4pm
Cello Basin Reserve
Wellington Blaze and Firebirds kick-off their Super Smash season with a double header at the home of cricket. Supersmash.co.nz.
Fri 22 Dec | 8.30pm
Island Bay Beach
Let the Festivities begin! Celebrate the summer solstice with live music, fire, and a summer solstice ceremony. Check out loemis.nz for more information.
Sun 31 Dec | 8pm–midnight
Whairepo Lagoon
A free, fun evening of great music to bring in the New Year, in one of Wellington’s iconic locations. Kids, enjoy an early countdown and blast of fireworks at 9.30pm. For more information visit wellington.govt.nz/newyear.
Every weekend during Jan-Feb
Wellington Waterfront
Join us as some of Pōneke's finest performers fill the waterfront with vibrant delights. wellington.govt.nz/summer-sampler
9-28 Jan
Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
wellington.govt.nz/gardens-magic
Wellington City Council’s iconic summer event returns with three weeks of free music, a Light Display, Kids Garden Trail, and Kids Explorer Days, all set amongst the natural beauty of the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā.
26-28 Jan
Jump Platform, Wellington Waterfront.
Have you got the goods to become the first Manu World Champion? Learn more and secure your qualification spot at manuworldchamps.com.
26 Jan
The Opera House
The Darkness ignited the mainstream rock scene in the early 2000s. Their trademark falsetto, spandex, guitar riffs, and theatrical live shows propelled them to the top of the UK charts. Their album, ‘Permission to Land’ went 5x Platinum and is now 20 years old. Celebrating this anniversary, the band is hitting Wellington in January as part of an Australasian tour.
27 Jan
Sky Stadium
Foo Fighters are returning to Aotearoa this summer. The legendary rock band will be hitting the road for a massive world tour in support of their new album, ‘But Here We Are’. They’ll be joined at Sky Stadium by special guests Dick Move and The Breeders.
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