What's Happening
Dance Cinema Headlines Matariki at The Arts Centre
The centrepiece of this year's Matariki programme at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is an extraordinary live arts…
Events & Exhibitions | 19 June 2026
Tails from the Coasts – Canterbury Museum Pop Up
Enter a fascinating world of flying squirrels, bearcats that smell of popcorn, fish that can climb trees and the world’s…
The Inaugural Ōtautahi Object Book Fair
For the first time, Object Book Fair travels south to Ōtautahi Christchurch to take residence in Sir Miles Warren Gallery.…
Tiny Fest INTER x CHANGE Begins Today
From performances taking place aboard a Metro bus to activations unfolding throughout the Bus Interchange, TinyFest invites you to encounter…
Workshops | 18 June 2026
Final Day to Register for Shifting the Stream: Rethinking Arts Investment
Shifting the Stream: Rethinking Arts Investment is a free forum and networking session in Ōtautahi Christchurch on Friday 3 July…
Events & Exhibitions | 17 June 2026
Ōtautahi National Flash Fiction Day
Ōtautahi National Flash Fiction Day is the local celebration of NZ National Flash Fiction Day - short fiction on the…
Book Launch | 14 June 2026
Spot the Dot – A New Book by Lyttelton Author Kris Herbert
Lyttelton-based children’s book author, Kris Herbert's second book - Spot the Dot - is out in early June.
Events & Exhibitions | 12 June 2026
Wonder – Hagley Theatre School
Wonder is a visually inventive new work of mask and object theatre about imagination, loneliness, healing and letting go.
Workshops | 10 June 2026
Mahi Ngātahi – Navigating Cultural Engagement in the Arts – A Toi Ōtautahi 2026 Arts Workshop
July’s Toi Ōtautahi Arts Workshop provides practical guidance on how to respectfully engage with mana whenua and tangata whenua in…
Performance | 8 June 2026
Face/Off – Comedy vs. Poetry
Christchurch's funniest poets take on a rowdy group of comedians for bragging rights! It's a battle for the laughs, which…