Improv, circus and spring markets
Your Wellington week, 8 to 14 Oct
This weekend
Six picks for Saturday and Sunday
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Who Knows - NZ Improv Festival
Take part in an improvised adventure, led by a game master, in an unknown time and space.
$25 -
Pictures, Imagery in Music
See original artworks inspired by music, performed by the Wellington City Concert Band.
$20 -
Petite Messe Solennelle
Hear Rossini's sacred, or perhaps sacrilegious, Petite Messe Solennelle performed.
$40 -
Chris Skinner & James Lyons - An Afternoon of Music & Stories
Celebrate Suzanne Aubert's legacy with an afternoon of songs and stories.
$20
More events this week
Day by day
Thursday, 8 October 2026
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Exhibition
Tākina Wellington Convention Centre, 10am to 4pm. Enjoy special school holiday pricing and help build gigantic Star Wars mosaics brick by brick. $29.90. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates. Ages 3+.
Rice Pudding Gallery, 10am to 6pm. This exhibition brings together the work of over 1000 young artists inspired by Cornelia Parker. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Space Place at Carter Observatory, 11am to 12pm. See a new planetarium documentary about T. Rex, narrated by Sam Neill. $16. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
St Andrews on the Terrace, 12.15pm to 1pm. Hear viola and violin students perform in a concert where you can bring a bag lunch. Free.
St James Theatre, 7.30pm to 10pm. See Roald Dahl's revolting children storm the capital in this musical premiere season. From $58.50. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
MEOW, 7pm to 11pm. See the internationally recognised one man band roots reggae show from Hawai'i. $50.
Bee in the City - Art Sculpture Trail
Bee trail hub part of Croc Bikes Store, 8am to 11pm. Explore a new public art trail with a free map app to find sculptures and unlock rewards. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
15 Minutes to Change the World - NZ Improv Festival
BATS Theatre, 9pm to 10pm. See improvisers from across the festival attempt to change the world in just 15 minutes. $20.
Friday, 9 October 2026
Everyone Be A Tree - NZ Improv Festival
BATS Theatre, 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Watch improvisers build worlds and become objects, crowds, emotions and trees on a living stage. $25.
St Peter's on Willis, 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Enjoy a short concert of beautiful music performed by this Wellington based chamber orchestra. Free.
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Photo Contest for the Exhibition: Ukiyo-e to Contemporary Photography
Toi Aro Arts Centre, 10am to 4pm. Discover the evolution of Japanese visual culture in this popular exhibition. Free. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
City Gallery Wellington, 10am to 5pm. Explore the awe and wonder in the work of this great contemporary alchemist. From $25. Runs regularly; check the event page for other dates.
Dad joke of the week
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta.
Council and roadworks
Major works to bring overnight closures for the Wellington urban motorway. The motorway’s southbound lanes will be closed from Ngauranga Interchange to Vivian Street between 9pm and 4:30am from Sunday, 4 October to Thursday, 15 October. There will be overnight closures of the Terrace Tunnel on Sunday, 11 October and Monday, 12 October, the Mt Victoria Tunnel on Tuesday, 13 October, and the Arras Tunnel on Wednesday, 14 October. Weather permitting.
Metlink Kāpiti Line: buses replacing trains. Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 October: buses replace all services between Wellington and Waikanae. Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October: buses replace some evening services between Wellington and Porirua. Coming up, Sunday 18 October: buses replace all services between Wellington and Waikanae. Coming up, Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 October: buses replace some evening services between Wellington and Porirua.
Metlink Hutt Valley Line and Melling Line: buses replacing trains. Coming up, Saturday 17 October: buses replace all services between Wellington and Upper Hutt. Coming up, Sunday 18 October: buses replace all daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt. Coming up, Saturday 24 to Monday 26 October: buses replace all services between Wellington and Upper Hutt.
Metlink Johnsonville Line: buses replacing trains. Coming up, Saturday 24 to Monday 26 October: buses replace all services between Wellington and Johnsonville. Coming up, Saturday 31 October: buses replace all services between Wellington and Johnsonville. Coming up, Sunday 1 November: buses replace all daytime services between Wellington and Johnsonville.
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