What's On

Your guide to upcoming events, festivals, gigs, and celebrations in Christchurch.
 

Top picks for the Bread & Circus Backyard Buskers Festival

What's On - Arts & Culture

It's that magical time of year. Fish are jumping, birds are singing, and we're up to our balls in jugglers. That's right, the buskers are back ...

 

Word on the street: Summer happenings in Christchurch

What's On

Heads up Cityscapers, we've got the low-down on the best places to be and this summer's Christchurch happenings. There’s nothing like a drink ...

 

Canterbury Museum exhibition highlights the diversity of Islamic culture

Arts & Culture - What's On

A new exhibition – Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community – which aims to demystify Islam for non-Muslim New Zealanders opened at the weekend at ...

 

New Zealand Opera’s 2021 season announcement brings The Marriage of Figaro to Christchurch

Arts & Culture - What's On

Appropriately themed ‘navigating love’, NZ Opera’s 2021 season is set to make us fall in love with opera all over again with a variety of operas ...

 

Ten top Christchurch galleries to scratch your art itch

Arts & Culture - What's On - Explore

Canterbury has a thriving arts scene, with ultra-talented local veteran and newcomer artists filling Greater Christchurch's many galleries. ...

 

Q&A: Magician Jarred Fell

People - Arts & Culture - What's On

Witty, naughty and razor-sharp, Jarred Fell is coming to Christchurch to premiere his new show, Again. He talks street magic and sleight of hand ...

 

Q&A: Daniel Weetman of The Black Seeds

Arts & Culture - What's On - People

Reggae summertime legends The Black Seeds are playing Christchurch into the new year at Hagley Park on December 31. Singer and percussionist ...

 

Lexus Urban Polo

What's On - Explore

Trot out your inner aristocrat with this unique opportunity to experience the exhilarating sport of polo right in the heart of the city. Hagley ...

 

Unbeatable collab: Synthony returning to Christchurch

Arts & Culture - What's On

Orchestral-spectacular Synthony is coming to Christchurch Arena. For a live music experience that gives you chills, gets you dancing and just ...

 

Get along to the Little River A&P Show

What's On - Explore

Head to one of Bank Peninsula's best little towns for a day of A&P action. One of the most popular A&P shows in Canterbury, this annual ...

 

Q&A: Nomi Cohen

What's On - Arts & Culture - People

For everyone who’s ever sat bored through the sports or ancient history part of a pub quiz, Nomi Cohen is bringing us a thigh-slapping, ...

 

The best festivals on this summer 2020/2021

Arts & Culture - What's On - Explore

We’re polishing up our dance moves and sharpening up our taste buds in preparation for an outrageous summer of festival fun. Check out our ...

 

New Riverside Market gin bar

Food & Drink - What's On

As if Riverside Market wasn’t already irresistible, Curiosity Gin has set up an awesome little cocktail bar inside its tastebud-tingling ...

 

New rooftop bar: The Pink Lady

What's On - Food & Drink

Christchurch’s new rooftop bar is giving us an opportunity to escape life’s street-level madness and feel the wind in our hair. On the roof of ...

 

Summer fashion trends from virtual catwalks

What's On - Fashion & Wellbeing

Fabric rationing in the 1940s gave us bikinis, the space race sparked a silver trend, and now 2020 is giving us all kinds of outrageous trends ...

 

Glowing wedding skin

What's On - Fashion & Wellbeing

Wedding season is almost upon us, and whether you’re the bride, mother of the bride, a bridesmaid or just want to look ultra-radiant for an event ...

 

New salon: Bliss out at BHAVA in Merivale

What's On - Fashion & Wellbeing

A new beauty oasis has opened in Merivale, and this is one to wash all your worries away. BHAVA is a bespoke nail bar in Merivale Mall, offering ...

 

Canterbury's best hiking, biking and camping

Explore - What's On

Strap on your boots, pack up your tents and pump up your tyres Cityscapers, we’re taking to the trails. Prance up the Port Hills Hike: Ōtautahi’s ...

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