Events Calendar

What's happening in Central Otago

ACE, Aspiring Chamber Ensemble - Fundraising Concert.

Location: Coronation Hall, Bannockburn
Region: Bannockburn
Dates: Sat, 30 May 2026 @ 7pm

  • ACE, Aspiring Chamber Ensemble - Fundraising Concert.

Join us for a special fundraising concert by the ACE Aspiring Chamber Music Ensemble on May 30th, 7 PM, at the Bannockburn Hall. Tickets are $30, and all money raised will support The Cancer Society.

ACE is a group of enthusiastic musicians from Central Otago who share a love for chamber music and live performance.

The concert will showcase talented musicians playing the flute, cello, and piano, bringing a diverse range of musical experiences to the stage. You’ll enjoy a wonderful selection of beautiful pieces, including timeless classics from composers like Bach and Handel, as well as more modern works by Debussy and Maria Theresia Paradis.

Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/aspiring-chamber-ensemble

Location

Coronation Hall, Bannockburn

37 Hall Road, Bannockburn

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Dunstan Drama Tour - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death.

Wed, 29 April 2026 - Fri, 1 May 2026 @ Daily

Hullabaloo Art Space - New Works on Show.

Fri, 1 May 2026 - Sun, 31 May 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

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Central Otago Regional Orchestra - Gravitas. (Arrowtown and Alexandra).

Sat, 2 May 2026 - Sun, 3 May 2026 @ Arrowtown, 2 [email protected]. Alexandra, 3 [email protected].

Central Otago Art Society - Folded Artists Books Workshop with Melissa Larsen.

Sat, 2 May 2026 @ 9.30am - 3.30pm

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Central Otago Regional Orchestra - Gravitas. (Arrowtown and Alexandra).

Sat, 2 May 2026 - Sun, 3 May 2026 @ Arrowtown, 2 [email protected]. Alexandra, 3 [email protected].

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Te Atamira - Open Call, Laneway Showcase 2026.

Mon, 4 May 2026 - Sun, 10 May 2026 @ Submissions Open Now!

Checketts McKay Short Story Competition - Open Now!

Mon, 4 May 2026 - Fri, 31 July 2026 @ Entries Open Now!

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Southland Art Foundation - Expressions of Interest, William Hodges Fellowship Residency.

Tue, 5 May 2026 - Wed, 20 May 2026 @ EOI close May 20th.

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Central Otago Regional Choir - A World of Song, from Sweden to Samoa (Alexandra, Arrowtown and Wanaka).

Fri, 8 May 2026 - Sun, 10 May 2026 @ Daily

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Remarkable Theatre - Pint Sized Plays, Bannockburn.

Sat, 9 May 2026 @ 2pm

Teviot District Museum & The Fashion Booth - Off the Sheep's Back.

Sat, 9 May 2026 @ 7pm

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Te Atamira - Open Call, Laneway Showcase 2026.

Mon, 4 May 2026 - Sun, 10 May 2026 @ Submissions Open Now!

Central Otago Regional Choir - A World of Song, from Sweden to Samoa (Alexandra, Arrowtown and Wanaka).

Fri, 8 May 2026 - Sun, 10 May 2026 @ Daily

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Art Assembly. Art Courses - May.

Mon, 11 May 2026 - Sun, 31 May 2026 @ Check dates and times.

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Rachel Hirabayashi Gallery & Emporium - Japanese Stab Binding Workshop.

Sun, 17 May 2026 @ 1 - 4pm.

Fine Thyme Theatre - Rush, Audition Info Night.

Sun, 17 May 2026 @ 5 - 7pm.

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Southland Art Foundation - Expressions of Interest, William Hodges Fellowship Residency.

Tue, 5 May 2026 - Wed, 20 May 2026 @ EOI close May 20th.

NZQA Top Art Exhibition 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026 - Wed, 27 May 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

Alexandra Musical Society - Stars In Their Eyes 2026.

Wed, 20 May 2026 - Sat, 23 May 2026

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Arts Central - Sean Kelly and the Super Eights.

Thu, 21 May 2026 @ 7.30pm

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Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Spain to the Americans.

Fri, 22 May 2026 @ 6pm

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Alexandra Musical Society - Stars In Their Eyes 2026.

Wed, 20 May 2026 - Sat, 23 May 2026

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Central Cinema - Met Opera: I Puritani.

Tue, 26 May 2026 @ 1pm

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NZQA Top Art Exhibition 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026 - Wed, 27 May 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

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Central Otago Art Society - Gouache Painting Workshop.

Sat, 30 May 2026 - Sun, 31 May 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

ACE, Aspiring Chamber Ensemble - Fundraising Concert.

Sat, 30 May 2026 @ 7pm

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Hullabaloo Art Space - New Works on Show.

Fri, 1 May 2026 - Sun, 31 May 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

Art Assembly. Art Courses - May.

Mon, 11 May 2026 - Sun, 31 May 2026 @ Check dates and times.

Central Otago Art Society - Gouache Painting Workshop.

Sat, 30 May 2026 - Sun, 31 May 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

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