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Le Chef

La longue table du Chef 2019 at Le Chef on Vulcan Lane

The best events coming up this summer

From concerts to festivals and exhibitions, the city centre is buzzing with incredible events this summer.

Festivals & more

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17 December, 2020 - 21 March, 2021

The 36th America's Cup

With races sailed closer to the shore than any past America's Cup campaign, the events will be inclusive and inviting to...

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APO
18 February - 18 December, 2021

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra 2021 Season

The APO's 2021 season is a journey of inspiration, brilliance and passion.

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Summer in the Square
11 Dec 2020 - 27 Feb 2021

Archived: Summer in the Square

Aotea Square has transformed into the perfect landlocked marina bursting with colour and summer vibes.

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Pride Festival
03 Feb 2021 - 28 Feb 2021

Archived: Auckland Pride Festival 2021

The 2021 Auckland Pride Festival is going to be a hit again! From comedy shows to burlesque performances, it is set to be a...

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Auckland Art Fair
24 - 28 Feb 2021

Archived: Auckland Art Fair 2021

New Zealand’s premier contemporary art event, the Auckland Art Fair, returning to The Cloud on Auckland’s Queen’s Wharf from...

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4-21 March 2021

Auckland Arts Festival 2021

The Auckland Arts Festival is Auckland's premier festival of New Zealand and international arts. 

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27 March, 2021 - 1pm

Auckland Craft Beer and Food Festival

Get ready – a new craft beer and food festival is coming your way.

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2021

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2021

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has a stellar line-up of events for their 2021 season and eight of them will take place...

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ATC 2021 season
09 Feb 2021 - 28 Nov 2021

Auckland Theatre Company 2021 season

A season of six plays that confirms how ingenious, how contradictory, how adept, how deliciously funny and how damned...

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Aotea Square - Towel You What!
14 Feb 2021 - 06 Mar 2021

Auckland Fringe Festival 2021

Auckland Fringe is a feistily independent open-access arts festival which runs in Auckland for a summery two weeks kicking...

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La longue table du Chef
10 Mar 2021 - 14 Mar 2021

La Longue table du Chef

La Longue Table du Chef is back! This event has been postponed to the 10th to 14th of March.

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Concerts

Sol3 Mio
11 Mar 2021

Sol3 Mio

 New Zealand’s favourite musical trio will perform at Spark arena in March 2021.

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25 February, 2021 - 8pm

Archived: Nordic Fire

New Zealand assistant Conductor-in-Residence Vincent Hardaker and Concertmaster Andrew Beer take us to Scandinavia. Sibelius’...

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Crowded House
19 Mar 2021 - 21 Mar 2021

Crowded House

In great news for their longtime loyal fans, iconic band Crowded House will be playing at Spark Arena in March 2021 on their...

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Exhibitions

Lisa Reihana, Mahuika, 2001. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002. Courtesy of Artprojects © Lisa Reihana with thanks to Creative New Zealand.
5 Dec 2020 - May 2021- daily except Christmas Day

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art will be the largest exhibition in the 132-year history of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o...

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Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne
Saturday 19 December 2020 – Sunday 20 June 2021

Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne (The Breath of Tāne)

This summer, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki invites you to enter the ngahere (forest, ecosystem) – and the realm of Tāne...

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Family friendly events

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Federal Street

All Blacks Experience

The All Blacks Experience is a fully guided, state-of-the-art, interactive showcase of the All Blacks and all our national...

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Spark unveils the 5G Race Zone

Spark has launched its 5G Race Zone, an immersive multi-sensory experience that gets New Zealanders closer to the America’s...

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Federal Street

Weta Workshop Unleashed

Step into a fantastical film effects workshop and explore the worlds of horror, sci-fi and fantasy in-the-making. It’s a...

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The Wiggles
28 Mar 2021

The Wiggles Live in Concert

Beloved Australian children's band, The Wiggles will tour New Zealand in 2021.

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Comedy

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23 & 24 March and 5 April 2021

Bill Bailey - En Route to Normal

Following a thumbs-up from immigration, Bill Bailey makes Aotearoa his first International touring destination post Covid...

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Heath Franklin's Chopper
12 Mar 2021 - 13 Mar 2021

Heath Franklin’s Chopper – The Silencer

As seen on 7 Days, Heath Franklin's Chopper returns with a brand new show as part of a massive national tour!

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30 Apr 2021

Best Foods Comedy Gala

The Best Foods Comedy Gala returns to the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre for 2021!

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Coming later in 2021

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17 APR - 16 MAY 2021

Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – makes its long-awaited return to The Civic, Auckland, in April...

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Wicked the musical
10 September – 2 October 2021

WICKED the Musical

“So much happened, before Dorothy dropped in…” The longest-running musical on Broadway is flying into SkyCity Theatre for a...

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Michael Mosley
27 Apr 2021

Dr. Michael Mosley Live on Stage

Dr. Michael Mosley takes you, live-on-stage, on a journey of that most miraculous, complex, and sometimes beautiful organism...

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Backstreet Boys
28 Apr 2021

Backstreet Boys

Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time, the Backstreet Boys are back this May!

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Blue Planet
09 Apr 2021 - 10 Apr 2021

Blue Planet II

Blue Planet II Live in Concert will take you on a fantastical journey from icy polar seas to pulsating coral reefs, from the...

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Touch Bass
01 Apr 2021

TOUCH BASS 2020

New Zealand’s annual break beat showdown TOUCH BASS returns after another sold out run in 2019.

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La longue table du Chef
10 Mar 2021 - 14 Mar 2021

La Longue table du Chef

La Longue Table du Chef is back! This event has been postponed to the 10th to 14th of March.

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Tame Impala
05 Dec 2021

Tame Impala w/ Khruangbin

Legendary psych-rock phenomenon Tame Impala have announced they will play their biggest ever show in New Zealand at Auckland...

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27 May 2021 - 29 May 2021

Giselle

Romantic, mystical and lyrical, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle, created by Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg, is a...

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NZ Opera

The Marriage of Figaro
08 Jun 2021 - 13 Jun 2021

NZ Opera - The Marriage of Figaro

Power, privilege and forgiveness.

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(m)orpheus
22 Sep 2021 - 26 Sep 2021

(m)Orpheus

New Zealand Opera and Black Grace present a reimagining of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice, directed by Neil Ieremia.

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