History Events in Auckland

Check out happening history events all around Auckland, AU

Anzac Day 2026

Fri, 24 Apr at 08:00 pm Auckland Domain, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand 1021

Newmarket ANZAC Day Service

Fri, 24 Apr at 10:45 pm Newmarket, New Zealand

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

Voices from Gallipoli

Thu, 16 Apr at 09:30 am Q

Selwyn College 70th Celebration

Sat, 09 May at 12:00 am Selwyn College

Auckland City Exploration & Cultural Tour

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

FREE Hikoi ki Maungakiekie - Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill

Mon, 13 Apr at 10:00 am One Tree Hill Free

Highwic Mothers Day High Tea

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

89. Tame Iti: Mana

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

73. How to be a Good Ancestor

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

130. Barry Soper: One Last Question, Prime Minister

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

Twilight Tuesday: A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist

Tue, 05 May at 08:00 am Auckland Domain, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand 1021

Guided Walk: Volcanoes

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

70. The Chief and The Empire

Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Limelight, 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

Tamariki Discover: Autumn

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

The Civic Tours

Thu, 07 May at 11:30 am The Civic, Auckland

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

34. A Shaken World Order?

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

Lone Kauri School 50th Celebration

Sun, 03 May at 04:00 am 191 Lone Kauri Rd, Karekare, Auckland 0772, New Zealand

Jenny Tomlin Pinhole Photography Workshop at Highwic (Adults)

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

Guided Walk Landscape Heritage

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

108. A Heavy History: Girmitiyas in Fiji

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

64. Retelling Female Histories

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

The Middle of Nowhere; Stories from the Manapōuri Hydro Scheme

Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Alberton - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga NZD 0 to 10

21. Discovering Medieval Manuscripts in Aotearoa New Zealand

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

The History and Morphology of Kauri Gum (Kāpia) - Talk series with David Pickens

Sat, 18 Apr at 04:00 am 300 Scenic Drive, Oratia, Waitakere, Waitakere, New Zealand 0604

Petit déjeuner at Highwic Newmarket

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

Piringatahi: Optical illusions and honest mistakes

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

31. The Happenstance Historians

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

17. Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in Aotearoa New Zealand

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

Welfare (1975) film screening

Sat, 18 Apr at 02:00 pm Gus Fisher Gallery Free

Piringatahi: Voices of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

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

Piringatahi | Heritage Collections Up Close : Art of the Bookplate

Thu, 23 Apr 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

Avondale and the First World War

Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Avondale Library Free

'Hidden Treasure and Resistance' Adult Presentation

Wed, 06 May at 12:30 am 125 Elliot Street, Howick, , Auckland, New Zealand 2014

Curator talk – Standing tall: a century of the Clock Tower

Thu, 07 May at 10:30 am University of Auckland General Library Free

Recognizing our heroes with Medals. Family craft workshop.

Thu, 16 Apr at 12:00 am 125 Elliot Street, Howick, , Auckland, New Zealand 2014

Discover Hidden Treasures - family craft workshop

Sun, 03 May at 04:00 am 125 Elliot Street, Howick, , Auckland, New Zealand 2014