Hey everyone,
Hope you’re all doing great. Packed issue this week with lots going on around Auckland.
Thanks as well to everyone who entered our giveaway over on Instagram. The winner was selected using a random comment picker:
@blaisedeleon
Congrats! We’ll be sending you a message shortly with your tickets.
Also, next week we’re doing ANOTHER giveaway for a very exciting event… We’ll give you a little hint 🎤🎵
Enjoy this week’s issue 🥯
This Week:
Sponsored Event
🛋️ Urban Sales Showroom Clearance
Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th September | 10AM – 5PM
📍 32A Patiki Road, Avondale
Save up to 80% off selected showroom clearance + up to 40% off storewide.
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🎤 Suzanne Vega
Thursday 10th September | 7:30PM
📍 Auckland Town Hall
Suzanne Vega performs career-spanning hits alongside songs from her latest album.
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🏠 The Auckland Home Show 2026
Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th September | Times vary
📍 Auckland Showgrounds
450+ brands and experts covering renovations, interiors, outdoor living and landscaping.
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😂 Chris Parker – Take a Good Hard Look at Me
Friday 11th – Saturday 12th September | Times vary
📍 Q Theatre, 305 Queen Street
Chris Parker brings his latest comedy show to Q Theatre.
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🛡️ Women’s Self-Defence Class
Friday 11th September | Times vary
📍 Onehunga Library & Oranga Community Centre
Free self-defence class covering techniques, scenarios and personal safety strategies.
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🛡️ Scam Awareness Workshop for Seniors
Friday 11th September | 12:30PM – 1:30PM
📍 Botany Library, East Tāmaki
Free workshop on spotting phone, email, online and AI-generated scams.
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🎤 Standup Comedy in a Cardboard Box - FREE!
Friday 11th September | 7:30PM
Sunday 13th September | 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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🎹 The Rocketman in Concert
Friday 11th September | 7:30PM
📍 Auckland Town Hall
Elton John tribute concert with hits like I’m Still Standing, Tiny Dancer and more.
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🎤 Happy Mondays – 35th Anniversary of Pills N' Thrills and Bellyaches
Friday 11th September | 8PM
📍 Powerstation
Happy Mondays perform highlights from Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches + fan favourites.
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🌷 Annual Tulip Festival 2026
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th September | 9AM – 3PM
📍 Eden Garden, Epsom
Tulip festival with 15,000+ flowering bulbs, market stalls, live music and much more.
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🧵 Mt Eden Village Craft Market
Saturday 12th September | 9:30AM – 3PM
📍 Mt Eden Village Centre
NZ handmade market featuring talented and passionate crafters.
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🌮 Carnaval Latino
Saturday 12th September | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Freyberg Square & Ellen Melville Centre
Latin American food, live music, dance performances, crafts and family activities.
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🍴 FAM: Food. Art. Market
Saturday 12th September | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Karangahape Road
Market with local makers, street food, fresh produce and creative finds.
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🌿 Whānau Day – Kōanga Festival
Saturday 12th September | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Te Pou Theatre, Henderson
Free whānau day with performances, storytelling, games, workshops and food trucks.
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💪 FMG New Zealand
Saturday 12th September | From 10AM
📍 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
Fitness, muscle and glamour event with professional and rising amateur athletes.
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🌸 Spring Flower Show
Saturday 12th September | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Western Springs Community Hall
Spring flower show with blooms, plants, produce, floral art and plant sales.
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❄️ Orewa Wintery Festival
Saturday 12th September | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Moana Reserve, Orewa
Family festival with snow play, games, activities, face painting and a polar swim.
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🎵 Chet Faker – A Love For Strangers World Tour
Saturday 12th September | 7PM
📍 Auckland Town Hall
Chet Faker brings his A Love For Strangers World Tour to Auckland for one night only.
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🎧 London Hard House Reunion 2026
Saturday 12th September | 8PM – 3AM
📍 Studio The Venue
Hard house reunion with a huge lineup of UK, Australian and New Zealand artists.
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🕺 That 90's Party
Saturday 12th September | 8PM
📍 Powerstation
90s party with pop, rock, R&B, dance, rave and much more.
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♻️ ReUse Market
Sunday 13th September | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Victoria Street Car Park
Reuse market with clothes, crafts, upcycled goods and more.
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🎭 The Curious Route
Sunday 13th September | 10AM – 5PM
📍 Midtown, Auckland Central
Free pop-up performances with poets, storytellers, tarot and hula-hooping.
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🎵 The Civic Sessions: Rangatahi On Stage
Sunday 13th September | 1PM – 3:25PM
📍 The Civic Foyer
Free live performances from three emerging young Auckland artists.
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🎻 AYO – Firebird
Sunday 13th September | 2:30PM
📍 Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Auckland Youth Orchestra performs works by Weber, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky.
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🤠 Echoes from the Wild West
Sunday 13th September | 3PM
📍 Freemans Bay Community Centre
Free Western-themed concert featuring classic film music and original works.
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🎬 Community Classics North: At the Movies
Sunday 13th September | 3PM
📍 Bruce Mason Centre
Auckland Philharmonia performs music from The Piano, The King’s Speech and LOTR.
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👀 Did you know? 👀
WWII Polish soldiers once adopted a bear who travelled with their unit and was officially enlisted.
No, this isn’t something out of a Disney movie. The bear became famous after soldiers said he helped carry boxes of artillery ammunition during the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Coming Up Next Week:
🧵 Free Clothing Repairs
Tuesday 15th September | 4PM – 6PM
📍 1547 Great North Road, Waterview
Bring along clothes or materials that need repairing for free repairs.
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🎭 Pork and Poll Taxes
Wednesday 16th – Sunday 20th September | Times vary
📍 Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre
Family tragedy exploring migration, racism and Chinese life during the poll tax era.
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🎤 Ashnikko - Smoochies Tour
Wednesday 16th September | 8PM
📍 Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Ashnikko brings her Smoochies Tour to Auckland.
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🎭 Te Kahu Tōpuni Kapa Haka Festival
Thursday 17th – Friday 18th September | Times vary
📍 Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Kapa haka festival featuring primary schools from across Auckland.
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Thanks for reading this week’s issue!
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See you next Thursday. Same time. Same place.
— The Auckland Bagel 🥯
