Events
All Events
October
03.10
2025
Endless Fascination at Stoddart Cottage
2:00 PM
Endless Fascination, is brought together by Writer-Curator, Ben Curnow. The exhibition features works on paper by three women artists connected to the Le Cren Curnow family; Daisy Le Cren, Betty Curnow and Nadia Curnow.
Stoddart Cottage, Diamond Harbour.
03.10 - 04.10
2025
Toi Toi Opera Presents: Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughan Williams
7:30 PM
Toi Toi Opera presents Ralph Vaughn Williams - 'Riders to the Sea'
The Philip Carter Family Concert Hall, The Piano
07.10
2025
An Evening with Jason Naran
5:30 PM - 7:00 pm
Digital Imaging Technician, Jason Naran, share his journey into the industry, reflect on key career highlights, and offer insights from his work with cinematographers to craft the visual language of film - from major Hollywood features to independent New Zealand films.
University of Canterbury, Kōawa Studios, Dovedale Campus - Ōtākaro Building.
14.10
2025
Author Talk at Scorpio Books with Tina Makeriti
5:30 PM - 7:00 pm
Scorpio Books warmly welcomes you to a special author talk with Tina Makereti, chaired by Isla Huia.
Scorpio Books
16.10 - 18.10
2025
Free Theatre Presents: The Passionate Puritan
8:00 PM
Free Theatre invites you to the heritage Pumphouse to meet Jane Mander. Jane died in 1949 but comes alive for our performance to tell us about her almost forgotten life and work in the early 20th century as a feminist, suffragette and novelist.
The Pump House
20.10
2025
Together – Art for Wellbeing, Canterbury Cancer Society
5:30 PM - 7:00 pm
The opening of: "Together - Art for Wellbeing, Canterbury Cancer Society"
Eastside Gallery, Linwood
22.10 - 09.11
2025
Āhuataka: A Wānaka of Kāi Tahu Woven Adornment at CoCA
10:00 AM
Āhuataka: A Wānaka of Kāi Tahu Woven Adornment celebrates the living practice of traditional Māori weaving founded in ancestral connection and cultural continuity, curated by CoCA Toi Moroki’s 2025 Emerging Curator Dr Ereni Pūtere
CoCA Toi Moroki, 66 Gloucester St.
23.10
2025
Te Matatiki Toi Ora: The Spring of Living Art: a Showcase of 50 years of Creativity
7:00 PM - 9:00 pm
Join Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga for an evening celebrating 50 years of creativity at The Arts Centre.
Great Hall, The Arts Centre
November
02.11 - 11.12
2025
Tiki Taniwha Aroha – at Chamber Gallery
10:00 AM
Mandy Joass’s practice has been shaped by a profound journey of reconnection with whakapapa, guided by the enduring presence of her kuia and tūpuna wahine.
Chamber Gallery, Rangiora
05.11
2025
Toi Ōtautahi 2025 Arts Workshops: Advocacy for Artists and Arts Organisations
5:00 PM - 7:00 pm
New Zealand's arts, cultural and creative sectors continue to face complex and significant challenges, led by Steph Walker (WORD Festival, Executive Director) and Jamie Hanton (Community Arts Advisor, Christchurch City Council), the workshop will focus on changing the way we talk about big issues.
Toi Auaha, 5 Worcester Boulevard
06.11 - 08.11
2025
Hagley Theatre School Presents: Faust on Trial
7:00 PM
Faust on Trial - a new play by Josiah Morgan, Jonty Coulson, and Stella Cheersmith with Pedro Ilgenfritz.
Te Wa - The Space, 74 Hawdon Street