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La Ronde
Australia
First time in Aotearoa
La Ronde
05 March - 22 March

La Ronde

  • Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
  • CABARET
Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan
Aotearoa
World Premiere
Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan
05 March - 08 March

Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan

  • Rangatira, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
WET
Aotearoa
Toitū Te Reo
WET
05 March - 15 March

WET

  • Te Pou Theatre
  • THEATRE
Waiora Te Ūkaipō - The Homeland
Aotearoa
Toitū Te Reo
Waiora Te Ūkaipō - The Homeland
06 March - 22 March

Waiora Te Ūkaipō - The Homeland

  • ASB Waterfront Theatre
  • THEATRE
Julia Bullock with Auckland Philharmonia
USA
Aotearoa Exclusive
Julia Bullock with Auckland Philharmonia
07 March

Julia Bullock with Auckland Philharmonia

  • Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
  • MUSIC
Whānau Day
Aotearoa
Whānau Day
08 March

Whānau Day

  • Aotea Square
  • Free
  • Whānau Friendly
ONO with Moana & the Tribe
Aotearoa
Toitū Te Reo
ONO with Moana & the Tribe
08 March

ONO with Moana & the Tribe

  • Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
  • MUSIC
Duck Pond
Australia
Duck Pond
12 March - 15 March

Duck Pond

  • Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
  • CIRCUS
He Kākano: Becoming Jeff Bezos
Aotearoa
Toitū Te Reo
He Kākano: Becoming Jeff Bezos
13 March - 14 March

He Kākano: Becoming Jeff Bezos

  • Loft, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
He Kākano: Marmite & Honey
Aotearoa
Toitū Te Reo
He Kākano: Marmite & Honey
14 March - 15 March

He Kākano: Marmite & Honey

  • Loft, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
In Your Neighbourhood String Quartets
Aotearoa
Whānau Friendly
In Your Neighbourhood String Quartets
16 March - 19 March

In Your Neighbourhood String Quartets

  • MUSIC
Ten Thousand Hours
Australia
Whānau Friendly
Ten Thousand Hours
19 March - 22 March

Ten Thousand Hours

  • The Civic
  • CIRCUS
Sincere Apologies
Australia
First time in Aotearoa
Sincere Apologies
19 March - 22 March

Sincere Apologies

  • Loft, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
China
Aotearoa Exclusive
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
19 March - 20 March

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

  • Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
  • MUSIC
Ihi. Wehi. Mana.
Aotearoa
Toitū Te Reo
Ihi. Wehi. Mana.
20 March - 21 March

Ihi. Wehi. Mana.

  • Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
  • KAPA HAKA & CHOIR
BIG HORNS
Aotearoa
Festival Closing
BIG HORNS
21 March

BIG HORNS

  • Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
  • MUSIC
He Manu Tīoriori
Aotearoa
Auckland Exclusive
He Manu Tīoriori
21 March

He Manu Tīoriori

  • Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
  • MUSIC
Daniel Verstappen with Aotea Youth Symphony
Belgium
Daniel Verstappen with Aotea Youth Symphony
21 March - 22 March

Daniel Verstappen with Aotea Youth Symphony

  • MUSIC
Festival Garden
Festival Garden
05 March - 22 March

Festival Garden

  • Aotea Square
  • Free
  • MUSIC
Artspace Aotearoa - After the undercurrents
Aotearoa
Artspace Aotearoa - After the undercurrents
30 January - 11 April

Artspace Aotearoa - After the undercurrents

  • Artspace Aotearoa
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Gus Fisher Gallery - Dreaming from afar
Gus Fisher Gallery - Dreaming from afar
14 February - 22 March

Gus Fisher Gallery - Dreaming from afar

  • Gus Fisher Gallery
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Ammon Ngakuru
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Ammon Ngakuru
21 February - 17 May

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Ammon Ngakuru

  • Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Homestead Galleries - Kia Manahua Te Wāwāhi Tahā
Homestead Galleries - Kia Manahua Te Wāwāhi Tahā
28 February - 18 April

Homestead Galleries - Kia Manahua Te Wāwāhi Tahā

  • Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Homestead Galleries - Front Room
Homestead Galleries - Front Room
28 February - 18 April

Homestead Galleries - Front Room

  • Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Avtar Singh
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Avtar Singh
07 March - 03 May

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Avtar Singh

  • Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila
07 March - 17 May

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila

  • Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Studio One Toi Tū - Downstairs Exhibitions
Studio One Toi Tū - Downstairs Exhibitions
12 March - 09 April

Studio One Toi Tū - Downstairs Exhibitions

  • Studio One Toi Tū
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Studio One Toi Tū - Visit, Create, Make, Open Day!
Studio One Toi Tū - Visit, Create, Make, Open Day!
14 March

Studio One Toi Tū - Visit, Create, Make, Open Day!

  • Studio One Toi Tū
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Studio One Toi Tū - Home, Reframed
Studio One Toi Tū - Home, Reframed
12 March - 25 March

Studio One Toi Tū - Home, Reframed

  • Studio One Toi Tū
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Sau Fiafia! Boogie Down! With Island Vibes
Aotearoa
Festival Opening
Sau Fiafia! Boogie Down! With Island Vibes
05 March

Sau Fiafia! Boogie Down! With Island Vibes

  • Aotea Square
  • Free
  • MUSIC
27 Club
Australia
First time in Aotearoa
27 Club
18 March - 20 March

27 Club

  • Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
  • MUSIC
The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
Aotearoa
The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
12 March - 14 March

The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

  • Rangatira, Q Theatre
  • DANCE
A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry)
Australia
First time in Aotearoa
A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry)
12 March - 15 March

A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry)

  • Rangatira, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
Werewolf
Aotearoa
Werewolf
05 March - 08 March

Werewolf

  • Loft, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
The Visitors
Australia
First time in Aotearoa
The Visitors
19 March - 22 March

The Visitors

  • Rangatira, Q Theatre
  • THEATRE
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
United States
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
08 November - 15 March

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

  • Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
  • VISUAL ARTS
Macbeth
Aotearoa
Macbeth
04 March - 07 March

Macbeth

  • Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
  • DANCE
Bluebeard's Castle
Aotearoa
Bluebeard's Castle
13 March - 14 March

Bluebeard's Castle

  • Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
  • MUSIC
St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra: Young & Brilliant
Aotearoa
Whānau Friendly
St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra: Young & Brilliant
22 March

St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra: Young & Brilliant

  • St Matthew's-in-the-City
  • MUSIC
Te Tuhi - House Warming Series of Events
Te Tuhi - House Warming Series of Events
01 February - 31 March

Te Tuhi - House Warming Series of Events

  • Te Tuhi
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
The Arts House Trust - Morphologies
The Arts House Trust - Morphologies
04 March - 24 May

The Arts House Trust - Morphologies

  • The Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead
  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS

Saturday 08 November

Sat
08
Nov
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

  • VISUAL ARTS
United States
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Friday 30 January

Fri
30
Jan
Artspace Aotearoa - After the undercurrents

Artspace Aotearoa - After the undercurrents

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Aotearoa
Artspace Aotearoa

Sunday 01 February

Sun
01
Feb
Te Tuhi - House Warming Series of Events

Te Tuhi - House Warming Series of Events

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Tuhi

Saturday 14 February

Sat
14
Feb
Gus Fisher Gallery - Dreaming from afar

Gus Fisher Gallery - Dreaming from afar

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Gus Fisher Gallery

Saturday 21 February

Sat
21
Feb
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Ammon Ngakuru

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Ammon Ngakuru

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery

Saturday 28 February

Sat
28
Feb
Homestead Galleries - Kia Manahua Te Wāwāhi Tahā

Homestead Galleries - Kia Manahua Te Wāwāhi Tahā

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre
Homestead Galleries - Front Room

Homestead Galleries - Front Room

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Homestead Galleries, Corban Estate Arts Centre

Wednesday 04 March

Wed
04
Mar
Macbeth

Macbeth

  • DANCE
Aotearoa
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
The Arts House Trust - Morphologies

The Arts House Trust - Morphologies

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
The Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead

Thursday 05 March

Thu
05
Mar
La Ronde

La Ronde

  • CABARET
Australia
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
First time in Aotearoa
Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan

Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan

  • THEATRE
Aotearoa
Rangatira, Q Theatre
World Premiere
WET

WET

  • THEATRE
Aotearoa
Te Pou Theatre
Toitū Te Reo
Festival Garden

Festival Garden

  • Free
  • MUSIC
Aotea Square
Sau Fiafia! Boogie Down! With Island Vibes

Sau Fiafia! Boogie Down! With Island Vibes

  • Free
  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
Aotea Square
Festival Opening
Werewolf

Werewolf

  • THEATRE
Aotearoa
Loft, Q Theatre

Friday 06 March

Fri
06
Mar
Waiora Te Ūkaipō - The Homeland

Waiora Te Ūkaipō - The Homeland

  • THEATRE
Aotearoa
ASB Waterfront Theatre
Toitū Te Reo

Saturday 07 March

Sat
07
Mar
Julia Bullock with Auckland Philharmonia

Julia Bullock with Auckland Philharmonia

  • MUSIC
USA
Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Aotearoa Exclusive
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Avtar Singh

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Avtar Singh

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery

Sunday 08 March

Sun
08
Mar
Whānau Day

Whānau Day

  • Free
  • Whānau Friendly
Aotearoa
Aotea Square
ONO with Moana & the Tribe

ONO with Moana & the Tribe

  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Toitū Te Reo

Thursday 12 March

Thu
12
Mar
Duck Pond

Duck Pond

  • CIRCUS
Australia
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
Studio One Toi Tū - Downstairs Exhibitions

Studio One Toi Tū - Downstairs Exhibitions

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Studio One Toi Tū
Studio One Toi Tū - Home, Reframed

Studio One Toi Tū - Home, Reframed

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Studio One Toi Tū
The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

  • DANCE
Aotearoa
Rangatira, Q Theatre
A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry)

A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry)

  • THEATRE
Australia
Rangatira, Q Theatre
First time in Aotearoa

Friday 13 March

Fri
13
Mar
He Kākano: Becoming Jeff Bezos

He Kākano: Becoming Jeff Bezos

  • THEATRE
Aotearoa
Loft, Q Theatre
Toitū Te Reo
Bluebeard's Castle

Bluebeard's Castle

  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

Saturday 14 March

Sat
14
Mar
He Kākano: Marmite & Honey

He Kākano: Marmite & Honey

  • THEATRE
Aotearoa
Loft, Q Theatre
Toitū Te Reo
Studio One Toi Tū - Visit, Create, Make, Open Day!

Studio One Toi Tū - Visit, Create, Make, Open Day!

  • Free
  • VISUAL ARTS
Studio One Toi Tū

Monday 16 March

Mon
16
Mar
In Your Neighbourhood String Quartets

In Your Neighbourhood String Quartets

  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
Whānau Friendly

Wednesday 18 March

Wed
18
Mar
27 Club

27 Club

  • MUSIC
Australia
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
First time in Aotearoa

Thursday 19 March

Thu
19
Mar
Ten Thousand Hours

Ten Thousand Hours

  • CIRCUS
Australia
The Civic
Whānau Friendly
Sincere Apologies

Sincere Apologies

  • THEATRE
Australia
Loft, Q Theatre
First time in Aotearoa
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

  • MUSIC
China
Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Aotearoa Exclusive
The Visitors

The Visitors

  • THEATRE
Australia
Rangatira, Q Theatre
First time in Aotearoa

Friday 20 March

Fri
20
Mar
Ihi. Wehi. Mana.

Ihi. Wehi. Mana.

  • KAPA HAKA & CHOIR
Aotearoa
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
Toitū Te Reo

Saturday 21 March

Sat
21
Mar
BIG HORNS

BIG HORNS

  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Festival Closing
He Manu Tīoriori

He Manu Tīoriori

  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
Auckland Exclusive
Daniel Verstappen with Aotea Youth Symphony

Daniel Verstappen with Aotea Youth Symphony

  • MUSIC
Belgium

Sunday 22 March

Sun
22
Mar
St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra: Young & Brilliant

St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra: Young & Brilliant

  • MUSIC
Aotearoa
St Matthew's-in-the-City
Whānau Friendly

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