Weekends In The City Centre

30 MAY - 1 JUN, 2025:

^{Fly My Pretties - Elemental | 30 - 31 MAY | $99 - $130}

Fly My Pretties are making their long-awaited return to Q Theatre in Auckland—performing live for the first time in five years! These performances celebrate the release of their seventh album, ELEMENTAL - featuring surprises from their rich and eclectic back catalogue. Vibe to songs that delve into the core of human, spirituality and natural themes through powerful waiata.

^{La bohème | Heart of the City | 29 MAY - 6 JUN | $25 - $259}

"La Bohème" is a poignant tale of love, friendship, and resilience, following a close-knit group of artists as they navigate life's hardships without losing their spirit. The 2025 New Zealand Opera season of La bohème promises a transporting, unforgettably emotional take on this enduring work; one which maintains fidelity to the opera’s original setting of bohemian Paris.

^{The Play That Goes Wrong | 14 MAY - 1 JUN | From $89.90}

The longest running comedy in London, the smash-hit Olivier and Tony-Award-winning, The Play That Goes Wrong, returns to Auckland. A hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes, things go from bad to utterly disastrous when The Cornley Drama Society performs a classic murder mystery. Complete with an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).

^{Spacey Jane | Heart of the City | 1 JUN | $86}

Spacey Jane is coming to New Zealand June, in support of their new album If That Makes Sense (out May 9 via AWAL). The tour announcement arrives alongside the release of ‘How to Kill Houseplants’, the second single from Spacey Jane’s forthcoming third album. The anticipated If That Makes Sense sees the band explore new facets of their sound and dive deeper into themes of falling in and out of love, overcoming trauma and learning to pick up the pieces.

13 - 15 JUN, 2025:

^{Quiz Night with Paws Restart | 14 JUN | $55}

Spot prizes, a dancefloor, nibbles AND puppies? This charity fundraiser will be a quiz like no other! Grab the gang and come along to this fundraising event to help raise much-needed funds to reopen the rescue and care for more animals in need.

^{BANFF Mountain Film Festival | 8 - 25 JUN | From $27}

This June, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Auckland—brought to you by the New Zealand Alpine Club and presenting partners Cycle Journeys, La Sportiva, NZ Mountain Safety Council, and Osprey. This year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, cultural and adventure films from the festival.

^{Doc Edge Festival 2025 | 25 JUN - 13 JUL} 

Celebrate 20 years of bold, boundary-pushing storytelling as Doc Edge Festival returns to Auckland with a powerful lineup of 49 feature films, 29 shorts, and 12 immersive projects. This Oscar-qualifying festival showcases stories that challenge, inspire, and connect us.

More to see, do and love...

^{Rhythm Nation with Te Whare Kairoi | MAY}

Head over to Te Wharekura and Te Wānanga for a vibrant, interactive performance celebrating Māori music and movement as part of NZ Music Month. Led by Te Whare Karioi, from the heart of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, these free, whānau-friendly events invite you to connect with Tāmaki Makaurau’s rich whakapapa through live performance and hands-on experiences. Feel the pulse of the haka, hear the call of ancient instruments, and move to the rhythm of poi.

_{Darkfield: Seance and Flight | 7 MAY - 8 JUN | $23}

Two uniquely captivating experiences unfold inside custom-built shipping containers...DARKFIELD use their signature 360-degree audio and sensory effects to place you in the middle of a Victorian séance and thrust you into an other-worldly aeroplane journey that will challenge your senses in complete darkness, leaving you questioning what's real and what's imagined. Enter if you dare...