Pasifika FiaFia Festival, Gypsy Fair, The Ninja Run
Your Hamilton week, 5 to 11 Nov
This weekend
Six picks for Saturday and Sunday
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Pasifika FiaFia Festival 2026
A Pasifika FiaFia Festival celebrating culture, music, dance, kai and community.
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Sika Show - NZ Hunting & Outdoor Expo
The Sika Show is a large hunting and outdoor expo with a hunting competition.
$25
More events this week
Day by day
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Robin White: Tuituia / Something is Happening Here + At Home With Us
Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery, 10am to 5pm. Two exhibitions by artist Robin White are on display. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Big Save Carpark, 4pm to 8pm. Sunset Markets offer food and a vibrant atmosphere on Thursday nights. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Rototuna Library, 6.30pm to 8pm. This Is Grief: On the Road offers honest conversations about grief and loss. Free.
Quiz Night with Shaun Wallace for Cure Kids
Speights Ale House Hamilton, from 6pm. A quiz night with Shaun Wallace is being held to support Cure Kids.
Friday, 6 November 2026
"Our Heart, Our Hope" Premiere Screening
Event Cinemas Chartwell, 5pm to 7pm. A nonprofit filmmaking event screens a premiere about environmentalism and animals.
BNZ Theatre, 7pm to 8pm. The Young Actors Edition of the musical CATS is being performed. $25. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Candlelight Evening NZ - Honouring Our Children
Hamilton Gardens, Waikato NZ, 7pm to 9pm. Candlelight Evening NZ is a music event honouring children. Free.
Saturday, 7 November 2026
Altitude Rewind - Altitude Hamilton Showcase!
Altitude Pole & Fitness Hamilton, 6.30pm to 8.45pm. Altitude Rewind is a showcase from Altitude Pole & Fitness Hamilton. $24.
Centre Place, from 11am. GLOtron! is a pop-up glow-in-the-dark experience. $16.50. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Hamilton Hotel, from 6pm. A fundraising auction is being held by The Football Development Foundation.
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Anne Sofie Von Otter x TANZOS Masterclass
Gallagher Academy - Concert Chamber, 12pm to 2pm. A masterclass with mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is being held.
University of Waikato Professorial Lecture
Gallagher Academy - Concert Chamber, 5.30pm to 6.45pm. Professor Karen Barbour will give a lecture on embodiment and place-based research. Free.
Council and roadworks
Hamilton road works and closures. Anglesea Street will have one-way closures from Monday 2 November until Thursday 5 November, 10pm, 6am daily for stormwater repair works. There will be no right turn onto Anglesea Street from Ward Street. Alison Street will be closed in a single direction 24/7 from Monday 2 November until Wednesday 11 November for road rebuild.
SH1C Riverlea, Hamilton - traffic stops for vegetation clearance. State Highway 1C near Riverlea, Hamilton, may have stop/stop traffic management between 8am and 4pm this Saturday 7 November for vegetation clearance. This work is weather dependent.
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