This Week + Next Week in Auckland

Hey everyone,

Hope you’re all doing great. Auckland just keeps getting hotter and hotter. Can’t wait for summer.

This issue of The Auckland Bagel is sponsored by Armageddon.

Armageddon Expo is on this Labour Weekend at the Auckland Showgrounds. Featuring incredible gaming displays, collectibles, amusements, entertainment, international celebrities and so much more, this is the weekend for the whole family.

Enjoy this week’s issue 🥯

🎻 Tiki Taane with Auckland Phil
Thursday 22nd October | 7:30PM
📍 Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Tiki Taane’s back catalogue reimagined for live orchestra, with special guests.
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🎤 Standup Comedy in a Cardboard Box
Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th October | Times vary
📍 Cardboard Comedy Club, Kingsland
Stand-up comedy from pro and rising comedians, all inside a one-of-a-kind venue.
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🤘 Avenged Sevenfold
Friday 23rd October | 5:15PM
📍 Spark Arena
Avenged Sevenfold return for the first time in 12 years, with Coheed and Cambria.
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🍜 Ōtāhuhu Food Festival 2026
Saturday 24th October | 10AM – 4PM
📍 Ōtāhuhu Town Centre, Ōtāhuhu
NZ’s largest street food festival, with 150+ food stalls and trucks.
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👗 Friday Flamingo Curve Market
Saturday 24th October | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Te Manawa, Westgate
Curvy and plus-size fashion market with pre-loved and new clothing.
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🐾 Pat & Chat
Saturday 24th October | 10AM – 1PM
📍 Stone Oven Cafe, Devonport
Meet greyhounds, enjoy some cuddles and learn about adoption and fostering.
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🪔 Whau Disha Diwali Mela!
Saturday 24th October | 11AM – 3PM
📍 New Lynn Community Centre, New Lynn
Diwali celebration with food, market stalls, performances and free henna.
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🐴 Cox Plate Raceday
Saturday 24th October | 12PM – 5PM
📍 Ellerslie Racecourse, Ellerslie
Eight races, then a live broadcast of the running of the Cox Plate.
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🪔 Northshore Diwali - Festival of Light
Saturday 24th October | 12PM – 9PM
📍 Smales Farm, Takapuna
Diwali festival with food, culture, entertainment and fireworks at 9PM.
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🎶 Tokiofa Season 3 Showcase – New Horizons
Saturday 24th October | 5PM
📍 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
Nearly 300 performers celebrate Niuean culture to close Niue Language Week.
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🎤 5 Seconds Of Summer – Everyone’s A Star World Tour
Saturday 24th October | 7PM
📍 Spark Arena
5 Seconds of Summer bring their Everyone’s A Star World Tour to Auckland.
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🎸 Rick Beato Live
Saturday 24th October | 7:30PM
📍 SkyCity Theatre
Music producer and YouTuber Rick Beato live in Auckland.
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💃 Battlezone
Saturday 24th October | 7PM
📍 Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Street dance battles with top NZ crews, choreographers and international heavyweights.
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🚗 Grey Lynn Car Boot Market
Sunday 25th October | 8AM – 12PM
📍 1 Francis Street, Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn car boot market.
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🧺 The Ellerslie Village Market
Sunday 25th October | 9:30AM – 1PM
📍 Ellerslie Town Centre Square, Ellerslie
The first Ellerslie artisan market, with 22 stalls of produce, crafts and food.
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🏀 BNZ Kāhu vs Queens
Sunday 25th October | 2PM
📍 The Trusts Arena, Henderson
Auckland’s Kāhu take on their Wellington rivals, the Queens.
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🎮 Extra Lives: Interactive Video Game Concert
Sunday 25th October | 3PM
📍 Te Whatu Stardome, Epsom
Choose-your-own-adventure concert with live music and visuals from iconic games.
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🎤 Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun Tour 2026
Sunday 25th – Monday 26th October | 7PM
📍 Spark Arena
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson brings her Midnight Sun Tour to Auckland.
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Armageddon Expo is here. Meet the stars, experience costumes galore, all-new gaming events, music, K-pop, collectibles, trading cards, amusements, great food, anime and so much more at this epic expo this Labour Weekend.

Click here to grab your tickets.

🤘 Lorna Shore
Thursday 29th October | 7PM
📍 Powerstation, Eden Terrace
Deathcore band Lorna Shore’s first NZ show, with special guests.
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🤼 WSW MegaMania Auckland
Thursday 29th October | 7:30PM – 10:30PM
📍 Due Drop Events Centre, Wiri
Former WWE stars and current AEW, TNA and Japan wrestlers invade NZ.
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🏏 M.S. Dhoni | 100 Years of Unity Through Sport
Thursday 29th October | 8PM – 11PM
📍 Silky Otter Cinemas, Takanini
Free screening of M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. Registration essential.
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🏍️ AUSX x SkyCity Street Party
Friday 30th October | 4PM – 6PM
📍 SkyCity, Auckland CBD
Free street party with Supercross riders, Q&As, autographs and giveaways.
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🤘 Killswitch Engage New Zealand 2026 Tour
Friday 30th October | 7PM
📍 Powerstation, Eden Terrace
Metalcore band Killswitch Engage return to NZ with special guests Sylosis.
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🎸 Beatlemania On Tour
Friday 30th October | 8PM
📍 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Beatles tribute show with hits, authentic costumes and replica instruments.
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— The Auckland Bagel 🥯