Quiz night, Sunday Sessions and Kitchen Chaos
Your Selwyn week, 8 to 14 Oct
In Christchurch this week
Three picks for Saturday and Sunday
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The Extravaganza Fair
A free-entry travelling fair with market stalls, arts and crafts, food, musical entertainment and kids' shows.
Free -
Electrify Christchurch Expo
See electric vehicles and home tech on display and bring your wheels for a free run on the museum's airstrip.
Free -
Akaroa French Festival
Enjoy three days of French markets, a parade, live music, a cabaret and a historical re-enactment.
$20
More events this week
Day by day
Friday, 9 October 2026
Lincoln Event Centre, 11am to 11.50am. Messy magicians need help figuring out baking after a cake accident. Circus, slapstick and magic combine in this adventure for children aged 3 to 8. $15. Ages 3 to 8.
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sunday Sessions - Music with Hazel Brown!
The Laboratory, 3pm to 5pm. Enjoy good food and good times with live music every Sunday afternoon. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Monday, 12 October 2026
The Good Home Prebbleton, 7pm to 9pm. Test your knowledge with five rounds of big screen trivia that's not too hard and not too easy. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Dad joke of the week
What did the ocean say to the beach?
Nothing, it just waved.
Forwarded by a mate? Get your own.
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