Everything on, Christchurch

Thursday, 5 November 2026

• Business Canterbury | Nov Connect Before 8 | Like-Minded Learning

  7.30am to 9am · 1 Show Place · Free

• Business Networking

  7.30am to 8.30am · Lemon Tree Cafe · Free

• The Owner Escape Plan

  8.30am to 1pm · Mt Pleasant Community Centre · $267

• Time Management Workshop

  8.30am to 4.30pm · The Quality Hotel Elms

• Time Management Workshop

  from 8.30am · Quality Hotel Elms

• Annual Compliance Forum 2026 - Christchurch

  9am to 4pm · Commodore

• Thursdays Business Networking

  9.15am to 10.15am · Harcourts Phoenix · Free

• A Day exploring your landscape of faith

  9.30am to 2.30pm · 6 Whitewash Head Road , Christchurch

• Business Networking

  9.30am to 10.30am · Elmwood Trading Co · Free

• Wild at Heart Education Playgroup

  9.30am to 10.30am · 555 Colombo Street, Christchurch

• A Walk in the Park

  9.55am to 11.59am · Boat shed Cafe

• 🌱♻️ Community Composting Crew♻️🌱

  10am to 12pm · 46A Vogel St, Richmond, Christchurch 8013

• DINOvember Wā Kōrero-Storytimes

  10am to 10.30am · Linwood Library · Free

• English Conversation Group

  10am to 11am · Fendalton Library · Free

• Hand Craft Group

  10am to 12pm · 46 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch

• JP Clinic at Shirley Library

  10am to 1pm · Shirley Library · Free

• Kawhe & Kōrero

  10am to 11am · New Brighton Library · Free

• Knit 'n' Yarn

  10am to 12pm · Upper Riccarton Library · Free

• Lumiéres de Trois

  10am to 4pm · The Gallery Akaroa · Free

• Mahjong

  10am to 2pm · Matatiki Hornby Centre Library · Free

• PIPS Infant + Child Choking + CPR Course

  10am to 2pm · PIPS Pregnancy Infancy Parenting Support

• Pre-schoolers Art Safari

  from 10am · Christchurch Art Gallery · Free

• Rummikub Club

  10am to 12pm · Linwood Library · Free

• Scented Translations

  10am to 5pm · CoCA - Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art · Free

• Social Games Club (Blind and Low Vision Accessible)

  10am to 12pm · Linwood Library · Free

• Summer Backyard Building with The Green Lab

  from 10am · Climate Action Campus · Free

• TechMate at Redwood Library

  10am to 12pm · Redwood Library · Free

• The Book Cellar

  from 10am · The Book Cellar · Free

• Up and Away

  10am to 10.45am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $20.70

• Up and Away

  from 10am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $1

• Yarn Club

  10am to 11.30am · Aranui Library · Free

• JP Clinic at Spreydon Library

  10.30am to 1pm · Spreydon Library · Free

• Wā Pēpi-Babytimes

  10.30am to 11am · Fendalton Library · Free

• Guided Tour of Kate Sheppard House

  from 11am · Kate Sheppard House

• BIFF 2026 - The Incomer

  11.15am to 12.55pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Tea in Kate Sheppard's Home

  from 11.30am · Kate Sheppard House · $13

• Coffee & Games your way

  12.30pm to 2.30pm · 381 Halswell Road, Halswell , Christchurch

• Housie

  12.30pm to 2.15pm · Mary Potter Community Centre · Free

• Move and Be - Thursday Dance

  1pm to 3pm · Mt Pleasant Community Centre

• Parihaka Day Commemorative Peace Service

  1pm to 1.40pm · Christchurch Botanic Gardens · Free

• Parihaka Day Commemorative Peace Service

  1pm to 1.45pm · New Zealand World Peace Bell

• UNCLEAN SPIRIT: Group Exhibition

  1pm to 4pm · Art Hole · Free

• BIFF 2026 - Kenny Dalglish

  1.30pm to 3.15pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• BIFF 2026 - Whitetail

  3.45pm to 5.30pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT

  4pm to 8pm · 12 Battersea Street

• Create your own predictive card spread for 2027

  5pm to 9pm · Village Green Te Hiato Kuaka

• Create your own predictive card spread for 2027 - Village Green

  5pm to 9pm · Enjoy Your Life, Today! · $10

• First Thursdays - Celebrating Change

  from 5pm · Brighton Mall · Free

• First Thursdays New Brighton - 5 November

  from 5pm · Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061

• Fortnightly Portrait Drawing Group | Nina Cook Facilitates

  from 5.30pm · Canterbury WEA

• HighLevel Christchurch Chapter Event

  5.30pm to 8.30pm · Rydges Latimer Christchurch

• BIFF 2026 - Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

  6pm to 7.35pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Christmas Flowers to Vase Workshop

  6pm to 8pm · The Tannery, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch

• Inspired Founders Christchurch, New Zealand

  6pm to 10pm · The Welder

• Paint and Wine Night in Christchurch - Cheeky Fun-Tail (Piwakawaka)

  6pm to 8pm · Robbie's Bar & Restaurant - Lichfield Courtyard

• Rebel Finance School & ChooseFI Christchurch Meetup🍍

  from 6pm · Royals Christchurch

• Analog Club

  from 6.30pm · Photosynthesis Darkroom · Free

• Diabetes NZ Canterbury Youth: Fundraising Quiz Night 2026!

  6.30pm to 9pm · Robbie's Riccarton Sports Bar & Restaurant

• Fresh Pasta from Puglia with burrata

  6.30pm to 8.30pm · 49 Wiggins st, Sumner, Christchurch

• Future Filmmakers Showcase: 2026

  6.30pm to 9.30pm · Jack Mann Auditorium

• Quiz Night

  6.30pm to 8.30pm · Mud Bar & Restro · Free

• Special General Meeting (SGM)

  from 6.30pm · Burnside Park Tennis Club

• Bhajans

  from 7pm · 363 Saint Asaph Street (behind The Lotus-Heart) · Free

• Boo's Thursday Comedy Nights

  7pm to 9pm · Boo's · Free

• Financial Freedom Course

  7pm to 9pm · Harmony Church · Free

• Humming and Drumming

  from 7pm · All Soul's Church · Free

• Music & Meditation

  7pm to 8.30pm · All Souls Church · Free

• Music and Meditation

  from 7pm · All Soul's Church · Free

• NASDA Presents That Bloody Woman

  7pm to 10pm · NASDA Theatre · $30

• Quiz Night

  7pm to 9pm · Winnie Bagoes · Free

• The Lions Christchurch Schools' Music Festival

  from 7pm · Christchurch Town Hall · Free

• Wonder

  from 7pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $25

• Late Night Knife Fight Ōtautahi

  7.30pm to 9pm · Good Times Comedy Club · $10

• NZTrio - Christopher's Classics

  7.30pm to 9.30pm · The Piano

• NZTrio | Christopher's Classics

  from 7.30pm · The Piano · $1

• Snowdrifting: Yvonne Pflüger & Tim Church

  from 7.30pm · The Cashmere Club

• BIFF 2026 - Hill

  8pm to 9.30pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Jake Baxendale / Isaac Smith / Andrew Wright + Friends

  8pm to 9.30pm · Space Academy

• Candela Playtime Salsa Bachata Dance Party

  9pm to 11pm · Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery

• Late Night Tonight - Guy Fawkes Special

  from 9pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $30

• Alexander Technique Yoga

  9 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue, Richmond, , Christchurch

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch

  City Halls & Old Fruitmarket

• Christchurch Hip Hop Summit 2026

  Papa Hou · Free

• Dine with Jazz

  8 Shirley Road, Christchurch

• KARAOKE LIVE AT THE TURF WITH WILLIE MCARTHUR

  The Turf and One Good Horse Parklands

• Mobile Discovery Wall

  Redwood Library · Free

• Open Mic Night - Alternate Thursdays at Evil Genius!

  1091 Ferry Road, Ferrymead , Christchurch

• Papanui High School Student's Art Exhibition

  Papanui Library · Free

• SCAPE Public Art Aspiring Artist models

  Linwood Library · Free

• SCAPE Public Art Aspiring Artist models

  Upper Riccarton Library · Free

• Sending Love From the Library

  Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Library · Free

• Sending Love From the Library

  Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre · Free

• Spinster, Married, Widow: Exhibition

  Tūranga Library · Free

• WHAIAO: Exhibition

  Tūranga Library · Free

Friday, 6 November 2026

• Unity Flow Yoga November

  6.30am to 7.30am · Flow Yoga & Wellbeing

• Pieces Of Molly ++ Album Release ++

  from 7am · A Rolling Stone

• Business Networking

  7.30am to 8.30am · Just Desserts · Free

• Northcote Business Networking - Friday Meetings

  7.30am to 8.30am · Columbus Coffee · Free

• Business Networking

  8am to 9am · Wetlands Eatery · Free

• NZ Business Applications Summit 2026 - Christchurch

  9am to 4pm · Ara Institute of Canterbury, City campus

• Business Networking

  9.15am to 10.15am · Beach Cafe & Wine Bar · Free

• Business Networking

  9.15am to 10.15am · Harcourts Group · Free

• Gel Polish, Soft Gel & BIAB Certification - Kaiapoi | 3-Day Training

  9.30am to 4pm · Beauty HQ

• Kintsugi Workshop in Christchurch // Canterbury Potters' Association

  9.30am to 11.30am · Canterbury Potters Association

• Coffee & Yarn

  10am to 12pm · 381 Halswell Road, Halswell , Christchurch

• Lumiéres de Trois

  10am to 4pm · The Gallery Akaroa · Free

• Scented Translations

  10am to 5pm · CoCA - Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art · Free

• TAOT - Regional Hui - Ōtautahi/Christchurch

  10am to 2pm · Climate Action Campus, Ōtautahi

• The Book Cellar

  from 10am · The Book Cellar · Free

• Up and Away

  10am to 10.45am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $20.70

• Up and Away

  from 10am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $1

• Loopy Tunes Term Concert for Preschoolers [Bryndwr]

  10.30am to 11.15am · 365A Ilam Rd, Burnside, Christchurch 8053

• Friday Amblers at Charlesworth Reserve

  11am to 1pm · Cafe El Faro

• BIFF 2026 - The Three Urns

  11.45am to 1.20pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Christchurch Hip Hop Summit 2026

  1pm to 11pm · 301 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011

• UNCLEAN SPIRIT: Group Exhibition

  1pm to 4pm · Art Hole · Free

• BIFF 2026 - The Lost Children of Tuam

  1.45pm to 3.10pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• 10 Years On Reunion (Class of 2012-2016)

  4.45pm to 8pm · St Andrew's College

• City Night Market Grand Opening

  5pm to 9.30pm · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · Free

• Ladies Night Southern Legends H-D

  from 5pm · 85 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch

• Book Launch | The Urban Activity Book by Rachel Haydon

  5.30pm to 7pm · Scorpio Books · Free

• Book Launch | The Urban Activity Book by Rachel Haydon

  from 5.30pm · Scorpio Books · Free

• BIFF 2026 - Bad Apples

  5.45pm to 7.25pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Adult Colouring Night

  6pm to 7.30pm · Catnap Cafe

• Bangalore Polo Club

  6pm to 8pm · Bangalore polo club, Christchurch

• CNS Subha Deepawali & Deusi Bhailo 2026

  6pm to 9.30pm · Aldersgate Venue

• MTG | Star Trek Prerelease

  from 6pm · 59B Carlyle Street, Christchurch

• The Arts Centre

  6pm to 8pm · Paint 'n' Sip Studio, Christchurch

• The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

  6pm to 8pm · The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts

• Articulation: A poetry evening.

  6.30pm to 8.30pm · darkroom · $17

• It Starts with Yellow - the keys to more energy and better health.

  6.30pm to 8.30pm · Hotel Elms Christchurch, An Ascend Collection Hotel · Free

• Candice Milner - A Night of Songs & Stories

  7pm to 9.30pm · Space Academy

• IRATION STEPPAS (UK) meets ROOTS FIRE SOUND

  7pm to 1am · Evil Genius

• Louie and The Hotsticks - Two Final Shows!

  from 7pm · Lyttelton Arts Factory

• NASDA Presents That Bloody Woman

  7pm to 10pm · NASDA Theatre · $30

• Sacred Spirit Circle - November - Aura Reading

  from 7pm · The Cove Wellness

• StoryLab Christchurch Story Night

  7pm to 9.30pm · The Kind Foundation

• Storytelling Night Ōtautahi-Christchurch

  from 7pm · The Kind Foundation (Papa Hou)

• The Lions Christchurch Schools' Music Festival

  from 7pm · Christchurch Town Hall · Free

• Wonder

  from 7pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $25

• Friday Night Barndance November

  7.15pm to 9.30pm · Christchurch Irish Society

• Beats By Bingo

  from 7.30pm · Winnie Bagoes · Free

• Christchurch Meccano Club - November Club Meeting

  7.30pm to 9.30pm · 88 Hunter Ter, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022

• Friday Open Mic

  from 7.30pm · Embankment Tavern · Free

• Open Mic

  7.30pm to 11pm · Crazy Horse Restaurant & Bar · Free

• A Darling Departure: Fundraiser comedy show

  8pm to 9.30pm · 224 Saint Asaph Street

• BIFF 2026 - California Schemin'

  8pm to 9.45pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Late Night Poetry Hour

  from 9pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $10

• Scared Scriptless

  9pm to 10.15pm · The Court Theatre · From $20

• Scared Scriptless

  from 9pm · The Court Theatre · $1

• Zombie apocalypse

  from 9pm · Bottle Lake Forest Park

• TURNO (UK) | CHRISTCHURCH

  10pm to 3am · The Assembly

• Find your voice

  Christchurch City Salvation Army

• Friday Night Karaoke Action @TheGalaxy

  206 Barbadoes St, 8011

• Story Time at Riccarton House!

  16 Kahu Road, Christchurch

• Willie McArthur Live at The Craic

  The Craic Irish Bar

Saturday, 7 November 2026

• Redwood Physiotherapy 2026 BEARS Championship - Round 3

  7am to 5pm · Euromarque Motorsport Park - Ruapuna Christchurch

• 2026 6 Hour Blast - 20th Anniversary

  8am to 4pm · 780 McLeans Island Rd, McLeans Island, Christchurch 8051

• Intro to Top Rope Course

  8am to 3pm · Port Hills

• Omega Plus New Zealand Summer Spectacular Show 2026

  8am to 4pm · Mcleans Island Road, Mcleans Island, Christchurch

• November Field Trip. Saturday 7th November 2026: Steephead Conservation area, Le Bons Bay

  from 8.15am · Halswell Bowling Club Inc

• Book Sale Fundraiser

  from 9am · 91 Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch

• Christmas Toy Run 2026 🎄🎅

  from 9am · New Brighton Pier

• Dave Carr Memorial Run - 2026

  9am to 3.30pm · Leggett Rd, Templeton, Christchurch 7678

• Riverlution Farmers Market

  from 9am · Riverlution · Free

• Season Opening Day - Waltham Pool

  9am to 11.30am · Waltham Pool

• Walk to defeat MND

  9am to 1pm · Hagley Park

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  9am to 5.30pm · Canterbury Museum · Free

• Aikido Workshop with Alan Roberts Shihan

  9.30am to 3.30pm · Takemusu Aikido Canterbury

• Bike Pride Ōtautahi Park Ride

  from 10am · Hagley Park, Christchurch

• Bookmaking Intermediate Workshop

  10am to 4pm · 22 Cholmondeley Ave, Opawa, Christchurch

• DOG FOCUS - at Pet Central Hornby

  10am to 12pm · Pet Central Ltd

• Free Community Fun Day

  10am to 2pm · 408 Prestons Road, Marshland , Christchurch

• Hagley Hole-in-One

  from 10am · North Hagley Park · $1

• Ilam 2026, Open Studios

  10am to 4pm · Ilam School of Fine Arts · Free

• Ilam 2026: Open Studios | Ilam School of Fine Arts

  from 10am · Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury · Free

• Jaguar Car Display | Classic and Modern

  from 10am · Risingholme Park · Free

• Jaguars in The Garden City

  from 10am · Event held at Risingholme Park, Opawa, Christchurch

• Linwood Plant Sale - Spring fundraiser 2026 for the LRC

  10am to 12pm · 332 Linwood Ave , Christchurch

• Linwood Village Market

  from 10am · Linwood Community Arts Centre car park · Free

• Lumiéres de Trois

  10am to 4pm · The Gallery Akaroa · Free

• New Brighton Seaside Market

  from 10am · New Brighton Club Carpark · Free

• Pattern Making: Garment Copy Workshop

  from 10am · Risingholme Learning

• Road to Flare X Christchurch Hip Hop Summit 2026

  from 10am · Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre · Free

• Scented Translations

  10am to 3pm · CoCA - Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art · Free

• Seaside Market

  10am to 2pm · New Brighton Club · Free

• St Mark's School FAIR 2026

  from 10am · 48 Locarno Street, Christchurch

• Tarot Readings @ Seekers Mākete

  10am to 3pm · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora

• The Book Cellar

  from 10am · The Book Cellar · Free

• Up and Away

  10am to 10.45am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $20.70

• Up and Away

  from 10am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $1

• Kintsugi Workshop in Christchurch // Avebury House

  from 10.30am · Avebury House

• Miles Warren's watercolours: John Walsh & Dennis Chippindale in convo

  10.30am to 12pm · Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery · Free

• Mindfulness - Guided Meditation

  from 10.30am · Multicultural Recreation and Community Centre · $1

• Pearl Jewellery Workshop

  10.30am to 1.30pm · Mermade Pearl Studio · $149

• Prospective Tutors Gathering

  from 10.30am · Ara Institute of Canterbury

• Card Merchant Christchurch - Grand Archive .asphodel/paradise Store Championship

  from 11am · 300 Lincoln Road, Christchurch

• Weekly D&D

  11am to 2pm · 322 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

• BIFF 2026 - Derek vs Derek

  11.15am to 12.45pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Unstitched Clothing Swap

  from 11.30am · 58 Lichfield St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011

• 2026 Conference Workshops

  from 12pm · Novotel Christchurch Airport

• Christchurch Breweries Festival 2026

  from 12pm · Volstead Trading Company

• Feelin' Funky Sour Fest

  12pm to 8pm · Wigram Brewing Co · Free

• Peony Flower show

  12.30pm to 3.30pm · St Peter's Anglican Church at Church Corner and St Luke's Yaldhurst

• Backyard Biodiversity - Garden Star

  from 1pm · 180 Avonside drive, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand, Christchurch

• BIFF 2026 - Whitetail

  1pm to 2.45pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Canterbury AFL Grand Final

  1pm to 4pm · Bob Deans Fields, North Hagley Park, Christchurch

• Halswell Mavericks vs Lancaster park Div 3 Raptors

  from 1pm · St Albans Park

• One Piece | Heroines Battle Vol. 2 Win-a-Box!

  from 1pm · 59B Carlyle Street, Christchurch

• RESONATE:RISE ☀️

  1pm to 8pm · Risingholme Learning

• UNCLEAN SPIRIT: Group Exhibition

  1pm to 4pm · Art Hole · Free

• Bone Density & Joint Health Masterclass 🦴✨

  from 2pm · 29 Ensign St, Halswell, Christchurch 8025

• Canterbury Pride v Waterside Karori

  from 2pm · English Park · Free

• Healing from Fear Workshop

  from 2pm · Papanui Spiritual Centre

• NASDA Presents That Bloody Woman

  2pm to 4pm · NASDA Theatre · $30

• Rivers of Sound presents Hip-Hop on Disraeli

  from 2pm · Renegade Brewing Co. · Free

• Somerfield Playcentre's 75th celebration

  from 2pm · 47 Studholme St, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024

• Becoming Her Christchurch ✨

  from 2.30pm · The Old Vicarage Cafe, Restaurant & Bar

• 🪔✨ KIDS DIWALI CELEBRATION 2026 ✨🪔

  3pm to 8pm · Riccarton High School

• Hololive | Halloween Special Tournament

  from 3pm · 59B Carlyle Street, Christchurch

• Scorpio New Moon workshop ~ Find your Village!

  3pm to 6pm · 3/48 Nottingham Avenue Halswell Christchurch

• BIFF 2026 - My Duchess

  3.15pm to 5.15pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Back9beats

  3.30pm to 8.30pm · Russley Golf Club

• 2026 NZF National League Football - FBFC vs Wellington Phoenix

  4pm to 6pm · Ferrymead Park · Free

• Ferrymead Heritage Park Night Market

  from 4pm · Ferrymead Heritage Park · $1

• Showgrounds Twilight Vintage Market

  from 4pm · Canterbury Agricultural Park · Free

• Spanish Conversation Meetup Christchurch 🇪🇸🇲🇽

  4pm to 6pm · 131 Victoria Street

• Hearts Ablaze - Praying the Psalms - Moving beyond mediocrity to passion.

  5pm to 1.30pm · 6 Whitewash Head Road , Christchurch

• Riverside Rumble 2026

  from 5pm · Hornby Club

• Latin Fire & Dance Revolution Christmas showcase

  from 5.30pm · Hagley College

• Share Kai in Solidarity with Ukraine

  from 5.30pm · Cashmere Presbyterian Church

• BIFF 2026 - A Talent for Murder

  5.45pm to 7.30pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Ecstatic Dance – World Vegan Month

  6pm to 7.30pm · Christchurch Multicultural Recreation Community Centre

• Indian Curry at Samairaz

  6.30pm to 9.30pm · Samairaz Indian Restaurant

• (Belated) Halloween Party @ Gav's

  from 7pm · 87 Effingham Street, North New Brighton, Christchurch

• Christchurch Youth Orchestra presents The Sound of Cinema

  7pm to 9pm · Aldersgate Centre · $20

• Community Dance

  7pm to 9.30pm · St Albans Community Centre · $15

• Dr Jo Prendergast is #coping - Christchurch

  7pm to 8pm · The Piano · $28

• Louie and The Hotsticks - Two Final Shows!

  from 7pm · The Loons

• Musica Balkanica Choir, Band and Friends: THE NATURE OF LOVE

  7pm to 9pm · The Grange Theatre · $20

• Prins - Messy, Young & Able World Tour

  7pm to 10.30pm · James Hay Theatre, Christchurch Town Hall · $63.20

• Stan Walker | A Symphonic Experience | Ōtautahi

  7pm to 10.30pm · Wolfbrook Arena

• The Sound of Cinema CYO Concert

  from 7pm · Aldersgate Venue

• Wonder

  from 7pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $25

• Stan Walker | A Symphonic Experience

  from 7.30pm · Wolfbrook Arena

• BIFF 2026 - 500 Miles

  8pm to 9.40pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Big Laughs Premium Comedy Showcase

  8pm to 10pm · Good Times Comedy Club · $25

• XCHCursed - Halloween Party

  from 8pm · 376 Wilsons Road North, Christchurch

• Kid Jesties

  from 8.30pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $25

• The Shameless Two Live @ The Rose & Thistle

  from 8.30pm · Rose and Thistle, Christchurch

• ⚙️ MACHINA DNB ⚙️

  10pm to 2am · 44 Welles Street,Christchurch,8011,NZ

• Eigen | Christchurch

  10pm to 3am · 54 Battersea Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023

• The Art of Being Present

  from 10.30pm · Multicultural Recreation and Community Centre

• 1 Day Trailside Bike Mechanic Course

  297 Centaurus Rd, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022

• 332 Oxford Terrace | Completion Open Day

  332 Oxford Terrace · Free

• Big Laughs! Professional Comedy Line Up 2026

  224 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

• Christchurch Hip Hop Summit 2026

  301 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011

• Christchurch: The Phenomenon Bruno Groening Film (Part 1) + Info Session

  Quaker Centre, Christchurch · Free

• Gel Polish, Soft Gel & BIAB Certification - Kaiapoi | 3-Day Training

  Beauty HQ

• Hororata Highland Games

  Hororata Domain · $1

Sunday, 8 November 2026

• FREE Sunrise Yoga Club - New Brighton Beach

  from 6am · New Brighton Pier

• Gravity Canterbury DH Summer Series 26/27 Race 2 : The NZ Open of DH

  from 8am · Bowenvale Ave, Christchurch

• Riverlution Yoga

  from 8.30am · Riverlution Cafe

• Bowenvale track to sign of kiwi return

  from 9am · Bowenvale Track

• The Riccarton Market

  9am to 2pm · Riccarton Racecourse · Free

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  9am to 5.30pm · Canterbury Museum · Free

• 2026 Annual General Meeting

  from 9.30am · Novotel Christchurch Airport

• Bird Photography

  9.30am to 12.30pm · Riccarton Rd, Christchurch

• Darkroom 101: B&W Film Dev and Scan

  from 9.30am · Photosynthesis Darkroom

• Little River Farmers Market

  9.30am to 2pm · Little River Farmers Market · Free

• Sunday Pop-Up Yoga Class + Coffee

  9.30am to 10.30am · Mt Pleasant Community Centre

• Better Sleep & Relaxation Workshop

  from 10am · Risingholme Learning

• Bupa Parkstone Retirement Village - Christmas Market!

  10am to 1pm · Parkstone Retirement Village · Free

• Car Boot Sale Netherlands Society CHCH

  from 10am · Netherlands Society Christchurch · Free

• Coming Home - A day of Conscious Dance & Art

  10am to 4.30pm · Risingholme Learning

• DUTCH MARKET & CAR BOOT SALE

  10am to 2pm · 637 Marshland Road, Christchurch

• FLOWER CROWN MASTERCLASS

  10am to 12.30pm · 417 Cashmere Road, Christchurch

• Ilam 2026, Open Studios

  10am to 4pm · Ilam School of Fine Arts · Free

• Lumiéres de Trois

  10am to 4pm · The Gallery Akaroa · Free

• Monthly Dutch Market

  from 10am · Netherlands Society Cultural Centre · Free

• Sandcasting Day

  10am to 4pm · Workspace Studios

• Scented Translations

  10am to 3pm · CoCA - Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art · Free

• The Revamp Vintage Market

  10am to 2pm · Air Force Museum of New Zealand · Free

• Up and Away

  10am to 10.45am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $20.70

• Up and Away

  from 10am · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $1

• Willie McArthur at the Riccarton Sunday Market

  10am to 2pm · Riccarton Sunday Market

• ENRICHMENT ROOM - HORNBY

  from 10.30am · Pet Central Ltd

• Kintsugi Workshop in Christchurch // Risingholme

  from 10.30am · Risingholme Learning

• November 2026 Meet

  10.30am to 11.30am · Manuka Cottage Addington Community House Incorporated

• BIFF 2026 - The Three Urns

  10.45am to 12.20pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Laughter Yoga

  11am to 12pm · Scottish Society Hall · $4

• Mosaic Workshop

  11am to 2pm · 235 River Rd, Richmond, Christchurch 8013

• Renegade on Wax - Record Fair

  from 11am · Renegade Brewing Co. · Free

• Wāhine Adventure Festival 2026

  from 12pm · Boulder Co Christchurch

• BIFF 2026 - Mother's Pride

  12.45pm to 2.20pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Card Merchant Christchurch - One Piece - EB-05 Heroines Battle Vol. 2

  from 1pm · 300 Lincoln Road, Christchurch

• Darkroom 101: Silver Gelatin Printmaking

  from 1pm · Photosynthesis Darkroom

• Remembrance Day Concert

  1.30pm to 2.30pm · Bandsman's Memorial Band Rotunda · Free

• Remembrance Day Concert

  from 1.30pm · Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda · Free

• Snorkelling Have-a-Go

  from 1.30pm · Selwyn Aquatic Centre

• A Million Dreams

  from 2pm · Ngaio Marsh Theatre

• A splendid opportunity’: The WCTU at the 1906 Exhibition

  from 2pm · Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House

• Card Merchant Christchurch - Pokemon TCG League Challenge (Nov 2026)

  from 2pm · 300 Lincoln Road, Christchurch

• Halloween Craft Picnic! 🎃

  from 2pm · Abberley Park

• Odyssey 53rd Anniversary Beatles Extravaganza

  2pm to 5pm · A Rolling Stone · $25

• Sunday Tango

  2pm to 4.30pm · Casa Publica

• Young Leaders Club - Leadership Pathways Programme

  from 2pm · Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre · Free

• BIFF 2026 - Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

  2.45pm to 4.20pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• BC End of Season Awards

  from 3pm · Badminton Hall, 220 Pages Road, Christchurch

• Bulgarian Folk Dance Classes

  from 3pm · Somerfield Community Centre

• Celebrate Polish Independence Day with Polonus 🇵🇱 Świętuj Dzień Niepodległości z Polonusem!

  from 3pm · Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, Christchurch

• Folk Dances From Bulgaria

  3pm to 5pm · Somerfield Community Centre · Free

• The "Stories We Carry" Six Years of Red Tent Aotearoa- An International Red Tent Day Gathering

  3pm to 6pm · 217 Ferry Rd, Waltham, Christchurch 8011

• NASDA Presents That Bloody Woman

  4pm to 7pm · NASDA Theatre · $30

• The Vocal Collective -TVC Goes to the Grammys!

  4pm to 5.30pm · Charles Luney Auditorium · $35

• TVC Goes to the Grammys

  from 4pm · Charles Luney Auditorium · $1

• BIFF 2026 - The Uprising

  4.45pm to 6.55pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Finding Balance Album Launch/Live Concert Recording - Alex Boot

  5pm to 6.30pm · The Piano · From $20

• Finding Balance Live Album Launch | Alex Boot

  from 5pm · The Piano

• Strange Market: Un-censored November 🖤

  5pm to 8pm · SydenhamUnderpass

• SIDE BY SIDE - Xpressions Dance Show Performance

  6pm to 7pm · Majestic on Durham

• ...Are in a Bar...

  from 7pm · Little Andromeda Theatre · $35

• Greg Johnson - 60

  7pm to 9pm · James Hay Theatre, Christchurch Town Hall

• BIFF 2026 - Queen at Sea

  7.15pm to 9.15pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Celtic Caim – Pauline Vallance (Scotland) and Heather Innes

  7.30pm to 9.30pm · Christchurch Folk Music Club · $25

• Greg Johnson - 60th Birthday Tour

  from 8pm · James Hay Theatre, Town Hall

• Sensual Sundays - November

  8pm to 11pm · A Rolling Stone

• Christchurch Hip Hop Summit 2026

  301 Cashel St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011

• Christchurch Sunday Board Games

  Climate Action Campus, 180 Avonside Drive, Christchurch

• Gel Polish, Soft Gel & BIAB Certification - Kaiapoi | 3-Day Training

  Beauty HQ

• Hearts Ablaze - Praying the Psalms - Moving beyond mediocrity to passion.

  6 Whitewash Head Road , Christchurch

• Intro to Top Rope Course

  Port Hills

• Omega Plus New Zealand Summer Spectacular Show 2026

  Mcleans Island Road, Mcleans Island, Christchurch

Monday, 9 November 2026

• Halswell Business Networking

  9am to 10am · The Old Vicarage · Free

• Hosts Hui

  9am to 12.30pm · North New Brighton Community Hall · Free

• Hosts Hui

  from 9am · North New Brighton Community Centre · Free

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  9am to 5.30pm · Canterbury Museum · Free

• Ilam 2026, Open Studios

  10am to 4pm · Ilam School of Fine Arts · Free

• Mums & Little Ones: Movement, Ritual & Connection

  from 10am · Hagley Park, Christchurch

• Creative Printmaking

  from 10.30am · Canterbury WEA

• BIFF 2026 - The Lost Children of Tuam

  11.15am to 12.40pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Afternoon Business Networking Meeting

  1pm to 2pm · Just Desserts · Free

• Japanese dumplings: a pay-it-forward workshop

  from 1pm · Canterbury WEA

• BIFF 2026 - California Schemin'

  1.15pm to 3pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• BIFF 2026 - Kenny Dalglish

  3.30pm to 5.15pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• November AI Meetup - AI in Public Sector & Private Business

  5.30pm to 8pm · EPIC Innovation Center

• BIFF 2026 - The Incomer

  5.45pm to 7.25pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Arts Centre Chamber Series: The American Experimentalists

  from 6pm · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora

• Botanical Perfumery Workshop - Invercargill

  from 6pm · Invercargill

• Action For Happiness In Person Group in Christchurch - NEW WAYS NOVEMBER

  6.30pm to 8pm · 52 Bealey Ave, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013

• Alpha Course | Info night | 9th Nov

  from 7pm · 220 Antigua Street, Christchurch

• CSKI Production of Madagascar Jr

  7pm to 8.15pm · Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate · $15

• Hands on Reiki Healing & Sacred Sound Journey

  7pm to 9pm · 150 Harewood Rd, Papanui, Christchurch 8053

• Quiz Night

  7pm to 9pm · Civil & Naval · Free

• BIFF 2026 - Everybody to Kenmure Street

  8pm to 9.35pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• November AI Meetup - AI in Public Sector & Private Business

  10.30pm to 1am · EPIC Innovation Center, 78-100 Manchester St · Christchurch

• Hearts Ablaze - Praying the Psalms - Moving beyond mediocrity to passion.

  6 Whitewash Head Road , Christchurch

• Willie's Open Mic Night at The Bog Irish Bar

  The Bog Irish Bar Christchurch

Tuesday, 10 November 2026

• Cup Day at Rambler

  from 7am · Rambler Bar

• Cup Week Celebrations - 2026

  from 8am · cnr Worcester Boulevard & Montreal Streets, Christchurch

• Supply Chain Intelligence in Manufacturing| Breakfast Seminar, Christchurch

  8.30am to 10.30am · Commodore Airport Hotel · Free

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  9am to 5.30pm · Canterbury Museum · Free

• Friends of Crosbie Park Streamside Working Bees

  from 9.30am · Crosbie Park Playground · Free

• Mona Vale Cup Day Breakfast High Tea

  from 9.30am · Mona Vale Kitchen & Events

• CPIA Coffee @ Riccarton House November 2026

  10am to 11.30am · Riccarton House and Bush · Free

• Ilam 2026, Open Studios

  10am to 4pm · Ilam School of Fine Arts · Free

• Wide horizons: make art like Georgia O'Keeffe and Rita Angus

  from 10am · Canterbury WEA

• Cup Day Bubbles and Brunch on the Tramway Restaurant

  from 10.30am · Christchurch Tramway Restaurant

• Cup Day 2026!

  from 11am · 75 London St, Christchurch

• Cup Week

  11am to 5pm · 1 Papanui rd, Christchurch

• Go Media NZ Trotting Cup Day + Kirin Hyoketsu Infield 🐴🏆🥂🎶

  from 11am · 75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch

• NZ TROTTING CUP DAY

  from 11am · 88 Hunter Ter, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022

• BIFF 2026 - Mother's Pride

  11.30am to 1.05pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• SOLIDWORKS Innovation Day 2027, Christchurch NZ

  11.30am to 4pm · Commodore Airport Hotel · Free

• NZ Trotting Cup Day @ 4 Shore!

  from 12pm · 41b Nayland Street , Christchurch

• Business Networking Tuesday Meeting

  12.30pm to 1.30pm · The Halswell · Free

• Spinning Spider Tales | Dr Simon Pollard

  from 12.30pm · Canterbury WEA

• Rising Stars 2026: Tristan Dunlop Violin and Piano Recital

  1.10pm to 1.50pm · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · From $10

• Rising Stars 2026: Tristan Dunlop Violin and Piano Recital

  from 1.10pm · The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora · $1

• BIFF 2026 - Borges and Me

  1.30pm to 3.20pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• WILLIE MCARTHUR LIVE AT THE BEALEY QUARTER

  3.30pm to 6.30pm · Bealey Quarter

• BIFF 2026 - The Three Urns

  4pm to 5.35pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• All Welcome FREE - KiwiFI2026: Meet the Authors event at Tūranga Library

  5.30pm to 8.30pm · 60 Cathedral Sq, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011

• Opening Night: trans/FORM - Transgender Awareness Week Group Exhibition

  5.30pm to 7pm · 336 St Asaph St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011

• BIFF 2026 - Hill

  6pm to 7.30pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Chronic Pain and The Brain

  6pm to 7.30pm · 10 Halls Place · Free

• Crafted Meeples: Unplug & Play

  6pm to 9pm · The Crafted Coffee Company

• Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning | Erik Brogt

  from 6pm · Canterbury WEA

• Breathing into Stillness – Guided Meditation

  6.30pm to 8pm · Te Ara Sophia

• Neapolitan Pizza fritta Calzone and Tiramisu'

  6.30pm to 8.30pm · 49 Wiggins st, Sumner, Christchurch

• CSKI Production of Madagascar Jr

  7pm to 8.15pm · Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate · $15

• Free Workshop & Zine Launch: Making Gigs More Accessible

  from 7pm · 336 St. Asaph St, Christchurch

• NASDA Presents That Bloody Woman

  7pm to 10pm · NASDA Theatre · $30

• New Jokes Stand-up Comedy

  7pm to 8.30pm · Good Times Comedy Club · $10

• Quiz Night

  7pm to 9pm · The Old Vicarage · Free

• Quiz Night

  7pm to 9pm · Bridie's Bar & Bistro · Free

• Tuesday Evening Art Skills Collage

  from 7pm · Thrive Church

• BIFF 2026 - Parky

  8pm to 9.25pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Crystal Sound Bowl Healing Session

  150 Harewood Rd, Papanui, Christchurch 8053

Wednesday, 11 November 2026

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  9am to 5.30pm · Canterbury Museum · Free

• Ilam 2026, Open Studios

  10am to 4pm · Ilam School of Fine Arts · Free

• Show Me Shorts Film Festival

  from 10am · Alice Cinema

• Wednesday morning Art Skills Collage

  from 10am · Thrive Church

• Woodwork Accessible course - Term 4 (10am)

  from 10am · Risingholme Learning

• BIFF 2026 - The Uprising

  1pm to 3.10pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Woodwork Accessible course - Term 4 (1pm)

  from 1pm · Risingholme Learning

• Wednesday at One Recital Series

  from 1.10pm · Catholic Pro-Cathedral

• Heritage Highlights: Stories behind the stories

  from 2pm · Tūranga · Free

• BIFF 2026 - Queen at Sea

  3.30pm to 5.30pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Customer Journey Series: #2 Successful onboarding and delivery

  5.30pm to 7.30pm · The Experience Centre at PwC

• BIFF 2026 - Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

  6pm to 7.35pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Canterbury Fistball League

  from 6pm · Barrington Park · Free

• How to begin (and keep going): A course in creative recovery

  from 6pm · Christchurch Art Gallery

• CSKI Production of Madagascar Jr

  7pm to 8.15pm · Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate · $15

• NASDA Presents That Bloody Woman

  7pm to 10pm · NASDA Theatre · $30

• The Sleeping Beauty

  from 7.30pm · Isaac Theatre Royal · $1

• BIFF 2026 - Derek vs Derek

  8.15pm to 9.45pm · Lumiere Cinemas · From $19

• Art Accessible course - Term 4

  Risingholme Learning

• Cup Week

  1 Papanui rd, Christchurch