Arts events in Dunedin

Check out happening arts events all around Dunedin, OT

Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

 Fri, 17 Oct at 12:00 am 1 Harrop Street, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Registration for Shrek Rave Dunedin

 Sun, 02 Nov at 09:00 pm Dunedin Free

THE FLEETWOOD MAC EXPERIENCE

 Sat, 08 Nov at 08:30 am The Regent Theatre

The Beatniks x IVY - NZ Tour 2025 - Dunedin (R18)

 Fri, 03 Oct at 10:00 am Pearl Diver

Kaylee Bell | Cowboy Up Tour | Dunedin

 Fri, 14 Nov at 09:30 am The Regent Theatre

The Beatniks x IVY - NZ Tour 2025 - Dunedin (All Ages)

 Sun, 05 Oct at 05:00 am Pearl Diver

DUNEDIN, NZ - COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER: THE STORY OF LORETTA LYNN

 Sat, 18 Oct at 09:30 am The Regent Theatre

Brad Cox, Piper Butcher in Dunedin

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm Erricks Venue

Reuniting Elvis Concert

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:00 pm Mayfair Theatre

Salmonella Dub in Dunedin

 Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm Glenroy Auditorium

Night 'n Day Dunedin Rainbow Run 2025

 Sun, 19 Oct at 01:00 am Logan Park, Dunedin

Tūhura Holiday Club

 Sun, 28 Sep at 10:30 pm Tūhura Otago Museum

GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man In Lycra

 Wed, 15 Oct at 08:30 am The Regent Theatre

Mana: In Conversation with Tāme Iti

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 am Glenroy Auditorium

Whānau Hauora Day @ Araiteuru Marae

Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 am Araiteuru Marae

Buskers Festival Ōtepoti 2025

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 am King Edward St, Dunedin 9012, New Zealand

Coal Miner's Daughter

 Sat, 18 Oct at 09:30 am 17 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Black Star Books radical booksale + music at Yours

 Sat, 18 Oct at 02:00 am 43 Moray Pl, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

Thinkit Art - Explore your inner Artist - Kids Sunday Workshops

Sun, 19 Oct at 12:30 am 136 princes street, Dunedin, New Zealand

Workshop: Quill Making and Calligraphy

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 am 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Martinette & George Warren - Live at The Duck

 Fri, 10 Oct at 08:00 am The Duck

C.W Stoneking - Dunedin - Hanover Hall

 Sat, 01 Nov at 09:30 am Hanover Hall

Armies On Parade - In-store Parade Day - Teams!

 Sat, 11 Oct at 01:00 am Warhammer - Dunedin

Jane Austen @ 250 – Public Display

 Fri, 17 Oct at 12:00 am Tūhura Otago Museum

Digging In! – Feeding Ōtepoti through the years

 Sun, 05 Oct at 12:00 am 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Kaituna Kids

 Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 am Te Whata o Kaituna - 14 King Edward St, South Dunedin

Spinning with Josephine

 Wed, 08 Oct at 12:00 am 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

7 Days Live - Dunedin

 Fri, 07 Nov at 09:30 am Regent Theatre, Dunedin

C.W. Stoneking | Dunedin

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:00 am Hanover Hall

Patricia Coleman visiting scholar: Professor Neil Mann

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 am Burns Building

Colourful Buses

 Tue, 30 Sep at 12:00 am 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Turbulent Threads: Women Rising in Times of Change

 Sun, 19 Oct at 07:00 am 145 Camp Road, Dunedin, New Zealand 9077

Dinner and a Show

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 am 16 Dowling Street, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Workshop: Gold Leaf Illumination *new date!

 Sat, 18 Oct at 04:00 am 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

The Spring Collective: A Market of Makers

 Sat, 11 Oct at 11:00 pm 145 Camp Road, Dunedin, New Zealand 9077

🔍 Calling All Speech Detectives on October 23

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:30 am 9 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand

The Art of A Low Hum - Dunedin

 Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Pearl Diver

Astronaut Michael López-Alegría: Journey to Infinity

 Sun, 05 Oct at 04:00 am Tūhura Otago Museum

Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny

 Thu, 08 Jan at 09:00 am Dunedin Town Hall

V. C. Andrews ANON

 Sat, 18 Oct at 11:30 pm Glenroy Auditorium

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight: Dunedin

 Tue, 10 Mar at 10:00 am The Regent Theatre

Laying Siege to Lips - Hone Tuwhare Trust Poetry Series

 Sat, 18 Oct at 04:30 am Glenroy Auditorium

Sketch club - Ōtepoti

 Sun, 05 Oct at 04:00 am Moons Venue

Paint and Wine Night in Dunedin - Tropic Like It's Hot

 Wed, 01 Oct at 08:30 am Errick's Venue Dunedin

The Architecture of Experience: Building Stories from Life’s Fragments

 Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

The Extravaganza Fair - Dunedin

Fri, 24 Oct at 11:00 pm Bayfield Park

Toi Exhibition Dunedin

 Sun, 19 Oct at 01:00 am Te Whanau Arohanui Hall, 137 Victoria Road, St Clair, Dunedin 9012

The Book of Guilt: In Conversation with Catherine Chidgey

 Fri, 17 Oct at 11:30 pm Glenroy Auditorium

The Mystery of the Giant Birds

 Wed, 01 Oct at 05:00 am Tūhura Otago Museum

JMC Major Drama Production: THE BATTALION

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 am 2 Pilkington Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand 9010

2025 Dunedin Santa Parade

 Sun, 30 Nov at 05:00 am George Street, Dunedin

Jane Austen @ 250 – Free Floor Talk

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 am Tūhura Otago Museum

Bingo! Everyone Smiles - Hone Tuwhare Trust Poetry Series

 Sun, 19 Oct at 04:30 am Glenroy Auditorium

Glow in the Dark Paint Party in Dunedin - Trippy Valley

 Wed, 29 Oct at 08:30 am Errick's Venue Dunedin

Zippy Zap, Art Attack: Workshop with John Neumegen

 Tue, 30 Sep at 03:00 am 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

OBHS Arts & Cultural Showcase + Blues Ceremony 2025

 Thu, 09 Oct at 09:00 am OBHS Auditorium | Maurice Joel Theatre

Workshop: Gold Leaf Illumination

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 am 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Politics in Miniature

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

The Wizard of Oz

 Wed, 01 Oct at 08:00 am New Athenaeum Theatre

SCOTTISH ROCK AND ROLLERS - LORD ROCHESTER @ PEARL DIVER

 Wed, 08 Oct at 10:00 am Pearl Diver

“Past, Present, Future” – Spring Exhibition

 Fri, 03 Oct at 11:30 pm 22 Anzac Ave, 1st Floor. Dunedin Railway Station, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

An Information-soaked Talk to Clean Your Brain Cells

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 am 16 Dowling Street, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Books of Mana

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

World Building at the End of the World

 Sat, 18 Oct at 03:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

Kids' Bird Quiz

 Wed, 01 Oct at 04:00 am Tūhura Otago Museum

H.K. Taiaroa: Impact and Influence

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 am Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Luca Ciarla - Mediterramìa

 Thu, 23 Oct at 09:00 am 218 Crawford St, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

Red October 2025

 Fri, 24 Oct at 10:00 pm Edgar Centre Dunedin NZ

Free Jazz and the Sound of DIY Revolution

 Sun, 19 Oct at 01:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

Wry Song - Hone Tuwhare Trust Poetry Series

 Sun, 19 Oct at 03:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

Inaugural Professorial Lecture - Professor David Ciccoricco

 Thu, 27 Nov at 07:30 am Archway 1 Lecture Theatre

Watercolour and Wine Night in Dunedin - Midnight Kitty

 Wed, 15 Oct at 08:30 am Errick's Venue Dunedin

Sonomnia (a Perf 301 performance)

 Thu, 02 Oct at 03:00 am 90 Union Street East, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016

Felt bowl making - Ōtepoti Dunedin

 Sun, 26 Oct at 04:00 am Dunedin School of Art

Anything Could Happen: In Conversation with Grant Robertson

 Sun, 19 Oct at 06:00 am Glenroy Auditorium

Garden Birds: A View Out Your Window

 Wed, 01 Oct at 03:00 am Tūhura Otago Museum

Ash and Ice

 Sun, 19 Oct at 04:30 am Glenroy Auditorium

Ōtepoti Dunedin Tour: Resourceful Craft workshops

 Fri, 24 Oct at 11:00 pm O Block Hub, Otage Polytechnic

AUSTRALIA'S THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER - FEBRUARY 13, 2026 - REGENT THEATRE, DUNEDIN, NZ

 Fri, 13 Feb at 09:30 am Regent Theatre, Dunedin

Kaylee Bell in Dunedin

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Regent Theatre

Bob McNeill @ Dunedin Folk Club

 Sun, 30 Nov at 07:30 am Opoho Bowling Club

Sacred Sound & Stillness: A Guided Meditation & Sound Medicine Journey

Mon, 13 Oct at 09:00 am Dunedin Spiritualist Church

Sacred Sound & Stillness: A Guided Meditation & Sound Medicine Journey

Mon, 29 Sep at 09:00 am Dunedin Spiritualist Church

Sacred Sound & Stillness: A Guided Meditation & Sound Medicine Journey

Mon, 27 Oct at 09:00 am Dunedin Spiritualist Church

Starting Solids with JumpStart Nutrition

 Thu, 06 Nov at 03:00 am 155 Kenmure Road, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand 9040

School Holiday Creative Days - September School Holidays

 Mon, 29 Sep at 11:00 pm Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

Effective Conflict Management Techniques for Professionals – Dunedin

 Thu, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Microsoft Power BI for Report Developers Training in Dunedin

 Wed, 30 Jul at 07:00 pm For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

The Art of Professional Business Writing Workshop in Dunedin

 Tue, 22 Jul at 07:00 pm For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Sales Presentation Mastery Workshop in Dunedin

 Thu, 17 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 1,149 to 1,568

EXIN BCS Machine Learning Award Training in Dunedin

 Wed, 30 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 681 to 943

Sharpen Your Communication Edge Workshop in Dunedin

 Thu, 17 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Cyber Security Overview Workshop in Dunedin

 Wed, 30 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Ace Your Interview – Workshop in Dunedin

 Tue, 15 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Proposal Writing Essentials Workshop in Dunedin

 Wed, 16 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Integrated Communication Strategy Workshop in Dunedin

 Tue, 15 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Mastering the Art of Managing Managers Workshop in Dunedin

 Wed, 16 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Report Writing Essentials Workshop in Dunedin

 Tue, 22 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Stakeholder Engagement Strategies for Success - Workshop in Dunedin

 Wed, 16 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838

Essentials of Successful Event Planning Workshop in Dunedin

 Tue, 15 Jul at 09:00 am For venue details, reach us at [email protected] NZD 576 to 838