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Enjoy this week’s issue 🥯
This Week:
🎪 Foyer Follies
Thursday 2nd – Saturday 4th July | Times vary
📍 The Civic Foyer
Pop-up cabaret moments with tarot readers, a ringmaster and late night spectacle.
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🍜 Māngere Night Market
Thursday 2nd July | 5PM – 9PM
📍 The Māngere Commons
Local food, sweet treats and community vibes.
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🌟 Matariki Navigators – Nganeko
Thursday 2nd July | 7PM & 8:30PM
📍 Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
Live Māori musicians perform under 360-degree celestial visuals inside the planetarium.
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🧵 Auckland Quiltmakers Show & Market
Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th July | 10AM – 4PM
📍 Mt Albert War Memorial Hall
Display of traditional and contemporary quilts with stalls and merchants.
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🍜 Henderson Night Market
Friday 3rd July | 5PM – 8PM
📍 Te Pai Centre, Henderson
Local food, sweet treats and good vibes in West Auckland.
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🎤 Kanan Gill – Not This Again
Friday 3rd July | 7:30PM
📍 SkyCity Theatre
One of India's leading stand-up comedians brings his new show to Auckland.
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🎸 Deafheaven & Nothing
Friday 3rd July | 8PM
📍 Powerstation
Grammy-nominated black metal band Deafheaven bring their show to Auckland.
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👗 FOSSI Preloved Flea Market
Saturday 4th July | 9AM – 1PM
📍 The Picton Centre, Howick
Shop preloved clothing, shoes, toys, decor and more.
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👜 $5 Fill-A-Bag Sale
Saturday 4th July | 9AM – 4PM
📍 Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre
Fill a bag with clothing, shoes, books and toys for just $5. Fill as many as you like.
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👶 Dimples Factory Sale
Saturday 4th July | 9AM – 4PM
📍 308 Rosebank Road, Avondale
One day only Dimples factory clearance sale.
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♻️ Free E-Waste Drop-Off
Saturday 4th July | 9AM – 3PM
📍 Eden Park Stadium
Drive-thru drop-off for unwanted electronics. Staff unload everything for you.
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🎡 Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights
Saturday 4th July | 3PM – 9PM
📍 Wharf Street & Baxter Street, Warkworth
Live music, tunnel of lights, laser show, disco dance floor, food trucks and more.
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🌟 Matariki Taimoana
Saturday 4th July | 4PM – 8PM
📍 Silo Park
Live music, fire braziers, free fish head soup, hot chocolate and more.
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🎭 Bollywood Showdown
Saturday 4th July | 5PM – 10:30PM
📍 Victory Convention Centre, Freemans Bay
Auckland's largest Indian high school dance competition.
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🏮 Light Up Northcote
Saturday 4th July | 5PM – 8PM
📍 Pearn Place, Northcote
Free meal vouchers for local eateries with music and more. Northcote residents only.
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🎸 The Neighbourhood - The Wourld Tour
Saturday 4th July | 7PM
📍 Spark Arena
The Neighbourhood live in Auckland.
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🌟 Matariki Festival 2026
Saturday 4th – Sunday 19th July | Times vary
📍 Various locations across Auckland
Over two weeks of kai, kōrero, ceremony and entertainment celebrating Matariki.
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🎉 Bollywood Bazaar 2026
Sunday 5th July | 11AM – 3PM
📍 Lynfield Youth and Leisure Centre
Indian festive bazaar with fashion, food, henna, jewellery, kids activities and more.
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🌹 Let's Talk Roses
Sunday 5th July | 11:30AM
📍 Kings Plant Barn Remuera
Free talk on planting, pruning and caring for roses from the Auckland Rose Society.
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🏳️🌈 Mix & Mingle Winter Glow
Sunday 5th July | 2PM – 6PM
📍 Brothers Beer & Juke Joint BBQ, Mount Eden
LGBTTQIA+ social mixer with a live DJ. All rainbow community and allies welcome.
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🌙 Halal Night Market
Sunday 5th July | 4:30PM – 8PM
📍 Western Springs Garden Community Hall
Halal food vendors, shopping stalls and community vibes. Indoor and outdoor.
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🎤 Standup Comedy in a Cardboard Box - FREE!
Sunday 5th July | 4:30PM & 7PM
📍 Cardboard Comedy Club, Kingsland
Stand-up comedy from pro and rising comedians, all inside a one-of-a-kind venue.
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👀 Did you know? 👀
In 2005, every passenger and crew member on a plane lost consciousness mid-flight.
It sounds like something from a movie, but it actually happened. The aircraft kept flying on autopilot for hours before eventually crashing.
Coming Up Next Week:
🏗️ Free Cardboard Pop-Up Playground
Tuesday 7th July | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall
Kids build, create and deconstruct with cardboard boxes and recycled materials.
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🎵 The Psychedelic Mixtape
Wednesday 8th, 22nd & 29th July | Times vary
📍 Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
Immersive planetarium experience with music from Radiohead, David Bowie & more.
More info
🎄 Mid-Winter German Christmas Market
Thursday 9th July | 3PM – 7PM
📍 Giltrap Audi Grey Lynn
German-inspired food, festive drinks, handcrafted goods and 40+ stalls.
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— The Auckland Bagel 🥯
