Hey y’all, hope you’ve been having a great week so far. Slightly shorter issue this week, but hey, Auckland can’t always be packed with crazy cool events. Still plenty of great stuff happening though, and definitely enough to keep you busy.
Also, happy early Mother’s Day to all the mums out there. You’re all absolute legends.
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This Week:
Sponsored Event
🍸 Gindulgence Auckland
Friday 8th – Saturday 9th May | Times vary
📍 Shed 10, Queens Wharf
90+ gins, cocktails, local food and great music at this waterfront gin festival.
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📸 FromThePit
Thursday 7th – Wednesday 27th May | Open 24/7
📍 Te Komititanga & Karanga Plaza
Photography exhibition celebrating NZ live music, featuring 58 photographers.
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☕ Mother's Day Free Coffee
Thursday 7th May | 7:30AM – 9:30AM
📍 Little Captains Early Learning, Henderson
Free coffee for the community to celebrate Mother's Day.
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🍔 Remuera Food Truck Night
Friday 8th May | 5PM – 8PM
📍 Shore Road Reserve, Remuera
Food trucks, a pop-up bar and good vibes at Shore Road Reserve.
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💿 Huge Vinyl Record Sale
Saturday 9th May | 10AM – 2PM
📍 St Anne's Hall, Browns Bay
Browse thousands of second-hand vinyl records at unbeatable prices.
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🍰 Bake for Ukraine
Saturday 9th May | 8AM – 2PM
📍 Britomart Saturday Market
Buy Ukrainian food and baked goods with all funds going directly to Ukraine.
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🎨 Mt Eden Village Craft Market
Saturday 9th May | 9:30AM – 3PM
📍 449 Mt Eden Road
Monthly market showcasing unique handmade goods by local NZ makers.
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✈️ The Auckland Travel Show 2026
Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th May | 10AM – 4PM
📍 New Zealand International Convention Centre
Plan your next getaway with 60+ travel specialists, live cultural performances and more.
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🌱 Autumn Plant Fair
Saturday 9th May | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Western Springs Garden Community Hall
Plant fair with flowers, bulbs, homemade preserves, free gardening advice and more.
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🌶️ Carnaval Latino
Saturday 9th May | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Freyberg Square & Ellen Melville Centre
Celebrate Latin American culture with food, live music, folkloric dance and local artists.
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🚗 Free Car Seat Checks & Installations
Saturday 9th May | 10AM – 1PM
📍 Baby Bunting Westgate
Free professional car seat checks and installations by trained technicians.
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🌸 Autumn Orchid Show
Saturday 9th May | 10AM – 4PM
📍 Western Springs Garden Community Hall
Rare and unusual orchid varieties on display with plants available for sale.
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🛍️ Ponsonby Mother's Day Market Day
Saturday 9th May | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Ponsonby Road
Market stalls, live bands and DJs along Ponsonby Road for Mother's Day.
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🐉 Dragon Beats at Dragon Tail Hunt
Saturday 9th May | 1PM – 4PM
📍 Ballantynes Square, Mount Eden
Family-friendly introduction to drumming, dragon dance and Tai Chi fan techniques.
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🍺 Twofold's 2nd Birthday Bash
Saturday 9th May | 12PM – 11:45PM
📍 Twofold Bistro Brewery, Parnell
Free burgers, candyfloss, vinyl DJs and more to celebrate Twofold turning two.
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🔥 Radiance Rising | Auckland Fire and Flow Showcase
Saturday 9th May | 5:45PM – 8PM
📍 Motions Road, Western Springs
Free fire and flow showcase raising funds for the NZ Mental Health Foundation.
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🎓 Selwyn College 70th Celebration
Saturday 9th May | 5PM – 7PM
📍 Selwyn College
Free alumni gathering with live music and light refreshments to celebrate 70 years.
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🛍️ The Market Collaborative at Smales Farm
Sunday 10th May | 9AM – 2PM
📍 Smales Farm, Takapuna
The monthly Smales Farm market.
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🎤 Standup Comedy in a Cardboard Box - FREE!
Sunday 10th May | 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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🎹 Organ Concert: Organ Masterworks & East Meets West
Sunday 10th May | 2PM
📍 Auckland Town Hall
Classical organ masterworks meet traditional Chinese suona in this free concert.
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👀 Did you know? 👀
There’s a place on Earth where lightning strikes nearly nonstop.
Storms roll in nearly every night, with lightning flashing for hours at a time in the exact same area. It’s been happening for centuries, making it one of the most active lightning zones in the world. Could this be Thor’s secret hideaway?
Coming Up Next:
🎸 Bear's Den
Tuesday 12th May | 7PM
📍 The Tuning Fork
British band Bear's Den play their first-ever headline show in Aotearoa.
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🧵 Grand Opening Spotlight Botany Downs
Wednesday 13th May | 8AM
📍 501 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs
New Spotlight store opens with freebies, deals, live entertainment and more.
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🎤 J.I.D
Wednesday 13th May | 7PM
📍 Shed 10, Queens Wharf
Grammy-nominated rapper J.I.D brings his God Does Like World Tours to Auckland.
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🎤 It's Giving Comedy
Wednesday 20th – Saturday 23rd May | 9:30PM – 10:30PM
📍 The Classic Comedy Club, 321 Queen Street
Watch comedians Itay Dom & Sean Hill in their new NZ Comedy Festival show.
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