Wellington Arts Events

2026 WOW Show: GLO!

TSB Arena, Wellington 17 Sep 2026

Candlelight: Ed Sheeran Meets Coldplay

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul 26 Sep 2026

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul 26 Sep 2026

The New Children's Ballet: The Bomb

Te Papa Museum,Wellington 12 Sep 2026

Happy Mondays in Wellington

meow NUI 12 Sep 2026

SIGMA (UK) | WELLINGTON

Wellington, New Zealand 11 Sep 2026

Ra Mākete - Marae Market Day

Te Herenga Waka Marae, 46 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn, Wellington 6012, New Zealand 17 Sep 2026

Author event: Witi Ihimaera Smiler celebrating the launch of The Star Path

65 Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 3 Oct 2026

O'Flynn | Wellington

Meow 17 Sep 2026

Eat the Film | The Fellowship of the Ring

5 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand 6022 29 Sep 2026

Candlelight: Tribute to Adele

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul 10 Oct 2026

Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights 2026

TSB Bank Arena 25 Oct 2026

VAMPIRE DISKO AT VALHALLA: GOTH, WAVE, CULT HITS + VAMPIRE ATTIRE

Valhalla 25 Sep 2026

Debt Club - Foothold Release Tour W/ First Reserve & Dillon Jo - Live @ San Fran

San Fran 18 Sep 2026

The Long Game of Reclamation

Hannah Playhouse 26 Sep 2026

XCOMMUNICATE

Cuba St Tavern 12 Sep 2026

EAT THE FILM | THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING | THIRD AND FINAL SCREENING

5 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand 6022 30 Sep 2026

SlavFest 2026 - Festival of Slavic culture, food, music and dance!

Te Whaea—National Dance & Drama Centre 19 Sep 2026

Spring for Kaibosh - musical fundraiser

167 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand 6021 12 Sep 2026

Eyegum (free) Wednesdays: The Splinters & Mothburn + Lazarus

San Fran 23 Sep 2026

Another Cheeky Market

Willis Street 12 Sep 2026

As Bambas Do Samba

118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 12 Sep 2026

Eyegum (free) Wednesdays: Team Band & XD + DJ Staxx

San Fran 16 Sep 2026

7 Course Dinner at Le Cordon Bleu | 12 SEPTEMBER 2026

Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand 12 Sep 2026

Ned Bennett | Wellington

Meow 24 Sep 2026

Alphabethead, Grecco Romank & Special Guests || Meow || Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Meow 18 Sep 2026

Salsa Magic's Spring Showcase 2026

Te Whaea—National Dance & Drama Centre 12 Sep 2026

Paint and Wine Night in Wellington - Peony Bouquet

Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant 22 Sep 2026

Paint and Wine Night in Wellington - A Spring Walk (Bob Ross Inspired)

The Arborist Rooftop Bar 14 Sep 2026

Manawa: AHIAHI

Afters.NZ 12 Sep 2026

Dying Matters Week: Cultural Panel – Traditions, Rituals, Religion

Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, 65 Victoria St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 13 Sep 2026

Glow in the Dark Paint Party in Wellington - Glow Wave

Leroy's Bar 24 Sep 2026

SLUG Pop Up 2026

82 Victoria St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 17 Sep 2026

The Broken Heartbreakers with Eigenface

Vogelmorn Bowling Club 12 Sep 2026

THE NEXT PAGE 2 | WRITERS ON MONDAYS

Meow 16 Sep 2026

MOTHERED - a play reading of work in development

Hannah Playhouse 19 Sep 2026

Thorndon Fair 2026

Tinakori Rd and Hill Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 6 Dec 2026

What the Walls Remember

Hannah Playhouse 26 Sep 2026

Women's MINDSET Weekend Self-Defence Workshop - Johnsonville, Wellington

Johnsonville Community Centre 18 Apr 2026

Isata Kanneh-Mason in Wellington

Michael Fowler Centre 16 Oct 2026

Fever! A Poetry Gala

Hannah Playhouse 25 Sep 2026

Your Reading List

Hannah Playhouse 27 Sep 2026

But Why, Dad?

1 Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 29 Sep 2026

Carrying the Past Forward

Hannah Playhouse 26 Sep 2026

KITA / LOVE LIVES HERE: 愛住在這裡

San Fran 25 Sep 2026

New Caledonia Film Festival 2026 - Wellington

Light House Cuba 24 Sep 2026

System Of A Down & Faith No More (WELLINGTON)

Hnry Stadium 7 Feb 2027

Fox Moss album release with Fiunary, Field Enhancement and Pixelotti (VJ)

272 Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6001 12 Sep 2026

Dance-Floor Romance │ WELLINGTON LAUNCH

Meow 23 Sep 2026

Dinner's getting cold

BATS Theatre 9 Sep 2026

THE OTHER SIDE | A Halloween Party

The Hunter Lounge 31 Oct 2026

Dermot Kennedy in Wellington

TSB Arena 27 Nov 2026

Janet Frame Memorial Lecture: Fleur Beale

National Library of New Zealand 25 Sep 2026

Papa M & Mick Turner | Wellington

Meow 6 Oct 2026

Author Talk: Lloyd Jones in Conversation with Claire Mabey

65 Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 23 Oct 2026

Critical minerals, material solutions (Wellington)

Rutherford House 16 Sep 2026

The Pharcyde | Wellington

92 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 9 Dec 2026

THE NEXT PAGE 1 | WRITERS ON MONDAYS

Meow 15 Sep 2026

INDUNA - FAVOURITE COLOURS (RELEASE SHOW)

Moon Bar 30 Oct 2026

Stitch and Butch @ Blondini's

Embassy Theatre 22 Jun 2026

Uncle Vanya

1 Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 12 Sep 2026

An Evening with Richard Dawkins - Wellington

Michael Fowler Centre 23 Nov 2026

Sculp n Sip

Ngaio Scouting 12 Sep 2026

Enigma - Wellington

Michael Fowler Centre 13 Nov 2026

Pick a Picksar

BATS Theatre 3 Oct 2026

LNKF #65: The Wodyssey

BATS Theatre 17 Oct 2026

‘That Glorious Night in Oxford’: David Lange and the speech that shaped a nation — Turnbull Friends

Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 15 Sep 2026

Spank 2026 - New Zealand's wildest fetish dance & play party

Eva Pub - Wellington 25 Oct 2026

Cat Power | The Greatest On Tour | Wellington

Opera House Ln, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 27 Nov 2026

Movie Night - Seaweed, A Love Story

Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103 Oriental Pde, Oriental Bay, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 24 Sep 2026

The Hunt for the Canterbury Panther

BATS Theatre 18 Sep 2026

SHORT SHARP SCRIPT 1 | WRITERS ON MONDAYS

Circa Theatre 21 Sep 2026

WELLINGTON - St James Theatre

St. James Theatre and Opera House 21 Oct 2026

Jazz Festival: The Genesis Quartet + 1

118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 17 Oct 2026

No Longer/Not Yet - Spectres of Lost Futures

Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna Waiora 13 Sep 2026

Wellington Launch - CIRCUIT: Dialogues in Artist Moving Image

Unity Books Wellington 30 Sep 2026

Searching for My Own Meaning

Bhakti Lounge Wellington 29 Sep 2026

Motown Day Party: Wellington ✨

Eva Wellington 24 Oct 2026

The Extravaganza Fair - Wellington

Waitangi Park 5 Dec 2026

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul 12 Dec 2026

Paint & Sip: Neurographic Art

Bhakti Lounge Wellington 8 Oct 2026

WELLY-X - Comic & Pop Culture Expo

Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre 24 Oct 2026

Your Past Is Not Your Future

Bhakti Lounge Wellington 22 Sep 2026

Finding Ground in an Uncertain World

Bhakti Lounge Wellington 15 Sep 2026

Advanced/Technique Classes, Course: Latin/American Rhythm, Term 4

110 Hutt Rd, Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, New Zealand 6035 16 Sep 2026

Cornelia Parker Exhibition

City Gallery Wellington 11 Oct 2026

SHORT SHARP SCRIPT 2 | WRITERS ON MONDAYS

Circa Theatre 28 Sep 2026

Armenian Needlelace Workshop

11 Hopper St, Mount Cook, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 12 Sep 2026

Social Sewing Saturday - September

Karori Arts & Crafts 19 Sep 2026

Leselaune - German Storytime

Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, 65 Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 29 Aug 2026

Static

Te Whaea - National Dance & Drama Centre 23 Sep 2026

September Book Club @ Aurelia Books: We Solve Murders

109 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 23 Sep 2026

PEG Gallery x RadioActive 88.6FM Enrolathon

230 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 12 Sep 2026

Propagandhi: Australia & Aotearoa Tour 2027 | Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington

92 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 5 Feb 2027

Whiria te Tangata: Weaving People Together

Bhakti Lounge Wellington 15 Oct 2026

The Conscious Turn Up

Bhakti Lounge Wellington 27 Sep 2026

Grandma's Life Hacks Workshop - new date! 💫

Corner Rintoul and Colombo Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand 6021 26 Sep 2026

Wool on Wheels Pop Up - Wellington

9 Batchelor St, Newlands, Wellington 6037, New Zealand 3 Oct 2026

Hand Stitching Hexagon Quilts

11 Hopper St, Mount Cook, Wellington 6011, New Zealand 15 Sep 2026

Oh The Horror 2.0: Horror and Gothic Market

TBA Wellington 31 Oct 2026