Exhibitions, Youth
24 SEPT - 21 OCT 2026
Mīharo - Legends of Our Lands
Art Exhibition
Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm
Te Atamira
Free
Visual Arts, Youth
21 OCT–17 DEC 2026
Drawing classes for children
4pm-5.30pm
Music
3 OCT - 16 OCT
At the Worlds Edge
Music Festival
Daily
Wanaka, Cromwell, Bannockburn, Queenstown
$25 - $70
Music
16 OCT
Women of Song
Singer - Songwriters.
7pm - 9pm
Central Stories
$25
Music
17 OCT
Swing 42
Gypsy Swing
4pm - 5.30pm
Carrick Winery
$50
Literature
17 OCT
Beyond the Horizon
Adventure Writing
9am - 12pm
Bannockburn Bowling Club
$30
Exhibitions
17 - 18 OCT 2026
The Bannockburn Art Show
Works by local artists.
10am - 3.30pm
Bannockburn Hall
FREE
Film Screenings
18 OCT
Show me Shorts 2026
Short Films
5pm
Central Cinema
Performing Arts
22 OCT
Photo by Kate LittleThe Tempestuous
Comedy
7.30pm
Bannockburn Hall
$5 - $35
Performing Arts, Youth
20-21 OCT 2026
Mīharo Central Lakes Polyfest 2026
Queenstown Events Centre
Gold coin donation
Music
23 OCT
Gina Malcolm & the Hollow Souls
6.30pm
Ophir Peace Memorial Hll
$25
Music
24 OCT
Feel Something
Music Festval
2pm - 7pm
Te Puna Mahara
$20
Literature, Youth
11 SEPT - 23 OCT 2026
Children's Writing Competition
Queenstown Writers Festival
Free
Craft, Workshops
24 - 25 OCT
Ōtepoti Dunedin Workshops
Craft Workshops
Daily
Dunedin
Exhibitions
3 - 31 OCT
Camile Alabaster - Mixed Media
Solo Exhibition
10am - 4pm
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery
FREE
Film Screenings
ArtBeats: Flesh and Bronze
Documentary
7.30pm
Central Cinema
$10 - $15
Rangatahi
1 JULY - 6 NOVEMBER 2026
Applications Open for Artstart 2027
Online competition
Central Otago
Free
Exhibitions
10 - 22 NOVEMBER
Ophir Spring Art Exhibition
Calling for Entries
Ophir Peace Memorial Hall
Music
5 DEC, 2026
Bob Mc Neill
Folk Music.
7.30pm - 10pm
Central Stories
$28.92
Exhibitions
OCT - DEC
Te Whiri Tuku Iho o Roka – Roka’s Woven Legacy
Exhibition
10am - 5pm
Te Puna Mahara