History Events in Auckland

Check out happening history events all around Auckland, AU

2026 North Shore Marathon | Half Marathon | Quarter Marathon | 5km | KIDS Mile

Sun, 06 Sep at 06:00 am Milford Reserve Playground Craig Road, Milford, Auckland, New Zealand

Highwic Mothers Day High Tea

Sun, 10 May at 02:00 pm Highwic NZD 70

Selwyn College 70th Celebration

Sat, 09 May at 12:00 am Selwyn College

*FREE* Pre-Matariki Experience

Sat, 13 Jun at 05:00 am Te Whatu Stardome | Observatory & Planetarium Free

LIVE Day: Steam

Sun, 17 May at 12:00 am 805 Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand 1022

70. The Chief and The Empire

Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Limelight, Aotea Centre

89. Tame Iti: Mana

Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Hunua Room, Level 1, Aotea Centre

57. Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse

Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Hunua Room, Level 1, Aotea Centre

KURA KAIAKO WORKSHOP

Thu, 11 Jun at 09:00 am Orakei Marae NZD 369

130. Barry Soper: One Last Question, Prime Minister

Sun, 17 May at 02:30 pm Limelight, Aotea Centre

73. How to be a Good Ancestor

Sat, 16 May at 02:30 pm Hunua Room, Level 1, Aotea Centre

Guided Walk: Volcanoes

Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am Huia Lodge, Cornwall Park Free

Tamariki Discover: Autumn

Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am Huia Lodge, Cornwall Park Free

21. Discovering Medieval Manuscripts in Aotearoa New Zealand

Fri, 15 May at 11:30 am Waitakere Room, Aotea Centre

64. Retelling Female Histories

Sat, 16 May at 11:30 am Waitakere Room, Aotea Centre

Auckland City Exploration & Cultural Tour

Fri, 01 May at 10:00 am Sky Tower – Main Entrance USD 35

MEAN STREETS (1976)

Sun, 17 May at 08:00 am Hollywood Avondale

Piringatahi: Optical illusions and honest mistakes

Thu, 21 May at 02:00 pm Whare Wānanga, Central City Library Free

UNBROKEN: The Untold Story of Shen Yun

Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Rialto Cinemas Newmarket NZD 11

Guided Walk Landscape Heritage

Sun, 24 May at 12:00 am Green Lane West, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand 1051

Petit déjeuner at Highwic Newmarket

Sat, 16 May at 09:30 am Highwic - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga NZD 23 to 32

126. Zines NZ: From Punk to Present

Sun, 17 May at 01:00 pm Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

102. Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century

Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am Limelight, Aotea Centre

Contemporary Chinese Art: A Three-Lecture Series

Sat, 23 May at 10:30 am Central City Library, Level 2 Whare Wānanga Free

34. A Shaken World Order?

Fri, 15 May at 04:00 pm Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre

NZSL & Deaf Culture Taster Sessions

Wed, 06 May at 10:00 am Mt Albert Library Free

The Civic Tours

Thu, 21 May at 11:30 am The Civic, Auckland

Jenny Tomlin Pinhole Photography Workshop at Highwic (Adults)

Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Highwic - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. NZD 120

Horus Heresy: The Siege of Gabriel's Gate: Part II

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:30 pm 531 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand 1061

Ara Lodge 348 I.C. Heritage Walk 2026

Sat, 26 Sep at 09:30 am Cnr of Shortland & Princes St, Auckland 1010 Free

108. A Heavy History: Girmitiyas in Fiji

Sun, 17 May at 11:30 am Limelight, Aotea Centre

25. Vincent O'Malley: From Aotearoa New Zealand to the Emerald Isle

Fri, 15 May at 01:00 pm Hunua Room, Level 1, Aotea Centre

17. Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in Aotearoa New Zealand

Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

31. The Happenstance Historians

Fri, 15 May at 02:30 pm Waitakere Room, Aotea Centre

Deep dive: Lecture by Mahdis Azarmandi

Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm 292 Karangahape Road Free

India: Then & Now

Sat, 23 May at 05:00 am Level 14/ 151 Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand 1010

Te Tiriti Workshop

Thu, 02 Jul at 09:30 am Fickling Convention Centre Free

Piringatahi: Voices of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Thu, 18 Jun at 02:00 pm Whare Wānanga, Central City Library Free

Archaeology Week - Discoveries at Highwic |Talk |Caroline Phillips

Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Highwic NZD 0 to 10

Family History Workshop - Creating and managing your family tree online

Sat, 30 May at 12:30 am 8 Bute Road, Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand 0630

2026 Alice Griffin Shakespeare Lecture

Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm B401-401 Free