Archived: Your Late Night Art Itinerary

Watch the city light up with music, colour, dance and of course, art, this Late Night Art! With a huge program filled with everything from open-late galleries to live dance performances, colourful art markets and vibrant pop-up installations, there's something for everyone to enjoy! With such a varied program, we’ve pulled together some of our must-see, must-do & must-participate events and installations happening all around the city centre from 5pm-9pm on October 10, the highlight of every Art Week.

Follow our guide or wander through on your own path of discovery this Late Night Art and explore all of the fun, music and community this year’s Art Week has to offer!

Dive into Immersive Installations

Immerse yourself in Late Night Art's visual and tangible installations to get all your senses firing! With returning favourites like Urban Art Village, a series of artistic projects created by students from the University of Auckland's School of Architecture & Planning and Luminosity, the mesmerising light display at Khartoum Place to enjoy alongside new installations, there's so much to discover!

Wander the city centre's 'Changing Lanes' for a surprise around every corner, featuring hypnotic light displays, charming digital art and inspired installations down Auckland’s iconic laneways on your way between Freyburg Square’s mood-boosting Pink Blossoming Steps and Rachel Rush’s vibrant Sugar Rush Exhibition in SO/ Auckland!

Interactive Play & Performances 

This year’s Late Night Art will see the city moving, dancing, singing and playing with its offering of interactive and live performances! Seek out a boogie in Aotea Square with Dance-O-Mat, where you can choose your favourite song to get the crowd moving or if you’re feel like letting someone else play DJ, Exchange Lane Rave is a one-night-only party celebrating an explosion of light and sound in the city centre.

For more a more chill, but just as musical atmosphere, Jazz on Vulcan will see a lineup of four different performances over the course of the night, crooning their smooth and funky melodies. Find Wētā Workshop Unleashed's creatures from the worlds of horror, sci-fi and fantasy roaming throughout the night and Ko Au: He Pō - An immersive dance performance at Britomart will guide audiences through their personal stories and diverse traditions, expressing their most vulnerable selves through dance. See all of these and more throughout the evening for Late Night Art!

Support Your Local Artists (and Bring Home Unique Gems)

Late Night Art is a unique opportunity to browse local talent and art, with two markets and an opportunity to meet the makers! This year sees the return of the popular Late Night Art on High Market, where stalls and artists will take over High street with a great range of offerings, from mixed media art, prints, sculpture, ceramics, and all the wild mediums that are created between. Illustrator’s Market allows you the chance to buy local designer's illustrations in a fun, pop-up illustrator's mini market, plus see drawing live with Quickdraw Sketchgang in the Helen Clark Room for Late Night Art.

You’ll also have the opportunity to Meet the Artists themselves as they take part in the Resene Colour Challenge. Each will respond in their own unique way, taking inspiration from the vast selection of unique colours available and you can even bid for the works via a silent auction afterwards!

Open Late for Late Night Art

Experience some of the city's coolest and most cultural places after dark, with the city's galleries and arcades keeping their doors open til late this Late Night Art. Check out special events, new exhibitions, interactive spaces and more this Late Night Art.

For the full line-up of events and activations taking place during Late Night Art, click here.