Events
All Events
May
01.05 - 03.05
2026
Open Christchurch 2026
10:00 AM
Discover Ōtautahi anew as you join us for this annual celebration of architecture. Experience many of the city's best buildings from the inside.
Various venues across Christchurch
02.05 - 28.06
2026
Home Studio at Objectspace
10:00 AM
Home Studio explores the blurred boundaries between domestic and working spaces, bringing together artists who produce work from, within, or for the home.
Sir Miles Warren Gallery
06.05
2026
Accessibility 101 – A 2026 Toi Ōtautahi Arts Presentation
5:30 PM - 6:30 pm
Arts Access 101 in Ōtautahi Interested in accessibility but don’t know where to start? Want to take your accessibility to the next level? Then this free Toi Ōtautahi interactive presentation hosted by Arts Access Aotearoa on 6th May (5.30pm) at Toi Auaha is for you.
Toi Auaha, Worcester Boulevard
14.05
2026
Auricle Listening Lounge
6:30 PM - 8:30 pm
The Auricle Listening Lounge at Toi Auaha is a relaxed, welcoming space for anyone with an interest in sonic art, experimental, improvised, or unconventional music: both makers and the curious.
Toi Auaha Lounge, Toi Auaha, Rolleston Avenue
30.05
2026
2026 Christchurch Echo Chamber
7:00 PM - 11:00 pm
Darkroom presents the 6th annual Ōtautahi Christchurch Echo Chamber on Sat May 30th, featuring a line up of local Chch bands playing covers of songs by other local bands.
Darkroom, St Asaph Street
June
07.06 - 09.07
2026
Art in Fashion – Rosalie Todd
10:00 AM
Art in Fashion is a celebration of the iconic and distinctive couture by local fashionista and legend Rosalie Todd.
Chamber Gallery, Rangiora
22.06
2026
National Flash Fiction Day
5:30 PM - 7:30 pm
Ōtautahi National Flash Fiction Day is the local celebration of NZ National Flash Fiction Day - short fiction on the shortest day of the year.
Tautoru TSB Space, Level One, Tūranga
23.06 - 25.06
2026
Wonder – Hagley Theatre School
7:30 PM
Funny, surreal and deeply moving, Wonder blurs the line between the magical and the real where everyday objects come alive, masked figures populate the world, and one woman navigates imagination, loneliness, healing and letting go.
Iasaac Theatre Royal