What’s On in Dunedin

Thu 13 Aug · U Bar

A late-night live music session at U Bar on Albany Street, doors from 8.30pm.

Fri 14 Aug · Brew Bar

Brew Bar’s regular Friday covers and tribute night, kicking off at 7pm.

Fri 14 Aug · Yours

An early-evening noise and experimental music session at Yours on Moray Place, from 5pm.

Fri 14 Aug · The Crown Hotel

Four bands play The Crown from 8pm with all proceeds going to Blind Low Vision NZ.

Sat 15 Aug · Yours Cafe

An afternoon gig and DIY merch-making session at Yours, part of the Makeshift Sustainability Festival.

Sat 15 Aug · Glenroy Auditorium

The John Psathas Group performs for Chamber Music New Zealand at the Glenroy Auditorium from 7pm.

Sat 15 Aug · Pearl Diver

The third edition of the Makesense night at Pearl Diver, starting 8.30pm.

Tue 11 Aug · Logan Park High School

A student dance showcase staged at Logan Park High School from 6pm.

Fri 14 Aug · Dunedin Community Gallery

Free opening and awards evening from 5.30pm, with the exhibition then open daily 10am–4pm until 23 August.

All week · Dunedin City Library

A free exhibition tracing fifty years of the Spiral publishing and arts collectives.

All week · Brett McDowell Gallery

A contemporary art exhibition by Priscilla Rose Howe at the Dowling Street gallery.

All week · Moray Gallery

A contemporary painting exhibition by Anne Baldock in central Dunedin.

All week · Fe29 Gallery

New contemporary work by Auckland painter Evan Woodruffe, open during gallery hours.

All week · Dunedin Botanic Garden

A free photography exhibition on botanical subjects, on display at the Botanic Garden.

Wed 12 Aug · Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

A wool-spinning demonstration in the museum galleries from 10am.

Wed 12 Aug · Dunedin City Library

A regular writers’ workshop held in the Dunningham Suite from 5.15pm.

Thu 13 Aug · Yours Cafe

A hands-on electronics repair workshop from 6pm as part of the Makeshift Sustainability Festival.

Thu 13 Aug · The Food Science Portcom Lab

A cupcake decorating workshop run by Enabling Love NZ from 12.30pm.

Sat 15 Aug · Dunedin Railway Station

Dunedin’s weekly producers’ market runs 8am–12.30pm in the railway station car park, rain or shine.

Sat 15 Aug · Port Chalmers Town Hall

A free-entry fabric and sewing market from 10am–1pm, with proceeds going to Otago Community Hospice.

Wed 12 Aug · Inch Bar

The Inch Bar’s weekly stand-up night in North East Valley, starting 7pm.

Thu 13 Aug · Regent Theatre

British comedian Alan Davies brings his Think Ahead tour to the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm.

Wed 12 Aug · Rialto Cinemas

The tenth anniversary edition of the adventure film tour screens at Rialto from 6.30pm.

Sun 16 Aug · Rialto Cinemas

A one-off Dunedin screening of short films about dogs, running 2pm–4.45pm.

From Fri 14 Aug · Rialto Cinemas & Regent Theatre

The Ōtepoti Dunedin season of the national film festival opens on 14 August and runs through to 30 August.

All week · Yours Cafe and other venues

A community sustainability festival of repair workshops, markets and gigs running across August.

Tue 11 Aug · Kaikorai Valley College

A weekly tai chi chuan class open to newcomers, starting 7pm.

Thu 13 Aug · Dhammachai International Research Institute

A free weekly guided meditation class held on Thursday evenings from 6pm.

Fri 14 Aug · Larnach Castle

A seasonal walk through the Larnach Castle gardens while the snowdrops are in bloom, from 9am.

Sun 16 Aug · Port to Port Cruises

A late-afternoon harbour cruise from 4pm to see royal albatross and other Otago Peninsula wildlife.

Tue 11 Aug · Otago Polytechnic

The annual general meeting of Enabling Love NZ, open from 2.30pm.

Wed 12 Aug · Pearl Diver

An evening industry session at Pearl Diver starting 6pm.

Tue 11 Aug · Dunedin Public Art Gallery

A free gallery tour and activity session for preschoolers and their caregivers at 10.15am.

Wed 19 Aug · Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

A community tapestry-making project running in the museum from 10am.

Wed 19 Aug · No.8 Distillery

A guided painting evening at the distillery from 6.30pm.

Sat 22 Aug · Pearl Diver

Debt Club launch their Foothold release with support from Pearly, from 8pm.

Sat 22 Aug · Yours

The twenty-fourth edition of the monthly drag showcase, from 7pm.

Sun 23 Aug · Forsyth Barr Stadium

Otago host Wellington in the Bunnings NPC, kicking off at 5.05pm.

Thu 27 Aug · Moons

A drag bingo night at Moons on Princes Street from 7pm.

Sat 29 Aug · Glenroy Auditorium

Mel Parsons plays Dunedin on her Castle Hill album release tour at 7.30pm.

Sat 29 Aug · Larnach Castle

A Scottish-themed dinner evening at Larnach Castle from 6.30pm.

Sat 29 Aug · Forsyth Barr Stadium

Otago’s third August home game in the Bunnings NPC, kicking off at 5.05pm.

Sun 30 Aug · Dunedin Town Hall

A classical concert in the Dunedin Town Hall from 3pm.