Earth art, dance fitness and French festivals
Your Waimakariri 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
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Rangiora Methodist Church, 11.30am to 12.30pm. A supportive, community based fitness class combining movement with and without chairs, balance work and gentle strength exercises. $9. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Dance Fitness with Let's Move & Connect
St John's Anglican Church, 2pm to 3pm. A fun, low impact dance fitness class suitable for all ages and fitness levels, with easy to follow choreography. $9. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
The Chamber Gallery, 9am to 5pm. These paintings use pigments from rocks to reveal the hidden beauty of the Earth. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Friday, 9 October 2026
Dance Fitness with Let's Move & Connect
Fernside Memorial Hall, 9.30am to 10.30am. A fun, low impact dance fitness class suitable for all ages and fitness levels, with easy to follow choreography. $9. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Dad joke of the week
I only know 25 letters of the alphabet.
I don't know y.
Forwarded by a mate? Get your own.
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