Food festival, Diwali and musical
Your South Auckland week, 22 to 28 Oct
This weekend
Six picks for Saturday and Sunday
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Otahuhu Food Festival
This is New Zealand's largest street food festival, celebrating the vibrant cultures and flavours of Tāmaki Makaurau.
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Manukau Diwali 2026 by Radio Tarana
This is a Diwali festival featuring music, performances, dance, food and drinks.
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KTS - Saravedi Kondattam
This is a vibrant and joyous Diwali celebration event featuring a vocal stage performance and an energetic DJ session.
From $50 -
Beyond The Reef Musical
This is a musical about a young boy who ventures beyond the reef, discovering that not everything there is as it seems.
$10 -
Ed Jackson
This is a music performance by a soloist known for his smooth vocals and polished guitar work.
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FREE Nurture in Nature - Barry Curtis Park - 24 Oct 2026
This is a kids event offering a gentle, playful way to connect with nature through sensory, nature based activities.
More events this week
Day by day
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Phoenix Tavern, 7am to 12pm. This is a regular market with good quality fruit and vegetables, food vendors, bric a brac and household goods. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Hawkins Theatre, from 10am. This is a theatre production inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social media reckoning. $12.
Hawkins Theatre, from 7.30pm. This is a theatre production about a veteran sent to a labour camp during the Great Depression. $12. Ages 16+.
Friday, 23 October 2026
Exhibition on Screen: Vincent Van Gogh, A New Way of Seeing: From the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
35 Uxbridge Road, Howick, Auckland, 1pm to 2.30pm. This is a fine arts exhibition on screen about Vincent Van Gogh from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
The Market Patch - Friday Night Markets
Mangere War Memorial Hall, 5pm to 9pm. This is a regular Friday night market with quality food, beverage, craft and entertainment vendors. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Sir Woolf Fisher Arena Due Drop Events Centre, 7.45pm to 10.45pm. This is a music concert featuring Master Saleem, known for his work in Punjabi music, Sufi folk and Bollywood playback singing. $15.
Saturday, 24 October 2026
The Ultimate Showcase - The Finale
Equippers Church Manukau, 11am to 6pm. A motivational event marking the finale of a transformation programme.
OPEN CIRCLE ON TOUR - GLEN INNES
Point England Reserve and Beach, 5pm to 8pm. This is a food trucks event with a free community food truck night at the waterfront.
Old Otahuhu Bus Stop, 7am to 2pm. This is a regular market with good quality fruit and vegetables, food vendors, bric a brac and household goods. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Sunday, 25 October 2026
3 Pearce St, Onehunga, Auckland 1061, 10am to 2pm. This is an exhibitions event for comics and shopping.
Manurewa Market, 7am to 12pm. This is a regular Sunday market that has been operating for 36 years. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
CSC at 40: Honouring Our Past, Shaping Our Future
Sir Noel Robinson Conference Centre, 6.30pm to 10pm. This is an event to celebrate 40 years of Counselling Services Centre, honouring the past and shaping the future. Ages 16+.
On now
2026 Art Salon Live Demo by Painter Sherrill Bentley
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple. This is an exhibitions event with a live painting demonstration by Sherrill Bentley. On until Saturday 31 October. Free entry.
Dad joke of the week
What did the grape say when it got stepped on?
Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
Council and roadworks
Detour: Routes 365 and 366 - Alfriston Road, Manurewa. Detour: Routes 365 and 366 - Alfriston Road, Manurewa. There are overnight roadworks on Alfriston Road, Manurewa, from Sunday 18 to Thursday 22 October, between 9pm and 5am. Buses will detour through Alfriston Road, Claude Road, and Hill Road, and will skip multiple stops.
Detour: Routes 32, 33, 67A, 323, 324, 325, 327 - Ōtāhuhu Food Festival. Detour: Routes 32, 33, 67A, 323, 324, 325, 327 - Ōtāhuhu Food Festival. There is an event on Great South Road, Ōtāhuhu on Saturday 24 October, from 3am to 8pm. Buses will detour and will not stop at: Stop 1327 - Atkinson Avenue; Stop 1350 - Atkinson Avenue; Stop 1355 - Stop A Otahuhu Town Centre; Stop 1356 - Stop B Otahuhu Town Centre; Stop 7025 - Otahuhu Library; Stop 7952 - Otahuhu Library.
Upcoming night closures SH20 between Neilson Street & Maioro Street. Road users should expect closures and detours for essential maintenance on State Highway 20 between Neilson Street and Maioro Street on Wednesday 21 October and Thursday 22 October. Overnight on Thursday 22 October from 10pm to 5am, there will be a full southbound closure between Maioro Street and Neilson Street. Works are weather dependent and may change.
Stop skipped: Routes 22R, 149 and 191 - Rosebank Road, Avondale. Stop skipped: Routes 22R, 149 and 191 - Rosebank Road, Avondale. There are roadworks on Rosebank Road, Avondale, on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October. Work will take place between 9am and 7pm, excluding the time between 2:30pm and 3:45pm. Buses will not stop at: Stop 8540 - Rosebank Road/Victor Street: nearest alternative is Stop 8542 - Rosebank Road/Riversdale Road.
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