Tue 14 Jul · Glenroy Auditorium

The devotional kirtan group brings its winter tour to Dunedin for an evening of mantra music and group singing from 7pm.

Thu 16 Jul · Knox Church

A live tribute to the music of David Bowie performed in the atmospheric surrounds of Knox Church from 7.30pm.

Thu 16 Jul · Catacombs

Drum & bass producer Grafix plays a late-night Re-O Week album tour show from 10pm.

Fri 17 Jul · The Crown Hotel

A loud local triple bill takes over The Crown for Re-O Week from 8pm.

Fri 17 Jul · Pearl Diver

Singer-songwriter Oscar Dowling celebrates his new album with a Dunedin release show from 8pm.

Sat 18 Jul · Pearl Diver

Logan Edwards tours his new release with support from Emily Esplin from 9pm.

All week · Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Free drop-in art-making at the Art Making Table and the Imagination Playground run daily through the July school holidays.

All July · Larnach Castle

Kids get free castle entry throughout July, with school-holiday activities running daily.

Tue 14 Jul · Dunedin Public Art Gallery

A gentle Matariki-themed gallery tour for preschoolers and their whānau at 10.15am.

Fri 17 Jul · Regent Theatre

Dr Hubble brings his bubble show to the Regent for a school-holiday morning performance at 11am.

From Fri 17 Jul · Larnach Castle

Larnach Castle’s gardens open for winter walks among the season’s first snowdrop blooms.

Sat 18 Jul · Port Chalmers

School-holiday marine touch-tank tours let kids meet local sea creatures up close.

Sat 18 Jul · Dunedin Railway Station

The weekly Saturday-morning market fills the railway station forecourt with fresh Otago produce, baking and street food.

Sat 18 Jul · Yours Cafe

Part of the Makeshift Sustainability Festival, this preloved market is all about secondhand finds and waste-free shopping from 11am.

Sat 18 Jul · Port Chalmers Town Hall

Vintage clothing sellers and local makers fill the Port Chalmers Town Hall from 11am.

Sun 19 Jul · Otago Potters Group

The Otago Potters Group hosts a mid-winter market of handmade ceramics from 10am.

Sun 19 Jul · Moons

Crates of vinyl, music memorabilia and pop-culture collectables from 1pm.

Tue 14 Jul · Mayfair Theatre

An evening of grand illusion and stage magic at the Mayfair from 6pm.

Thu 16 Jul · Mr Fox Tapas Lounge Bar

Jazz standards meet drag cabaret in an intimate lounge-bar show from 7pm.

All week · Milford Galleries

An exhibition of new work by acclaimed New Zealand painter Nigel Brown.

All week · Brett McDowell Gallery

Japanese bijin-ga woodblock prints from the Edo period on display in the Exchange.

All week · Moray Gallery

Paintings responding to the water and rock formations of the Punakaiki coast.

Wed 15 Jul · Inch Bar

The Inch Bar’s weekly stand-up night returns with a fresh line-up of local comics from 7pm.

Fri 17 Jul · Mayfair Theatre

An evening of Afrikaans comedy and storytelling from Mel die Storieverteller at 7.30pm.

Wed 15 Jul · Hocken Collections

An evening talk at the Hocken exploring the stories behind three notable Dunedin buildings, from 5.30pm.

Wed 22 Jul · Glenroy Auditorium

The Phileo Quartet performs in Dunedin as part of Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2026 series.

Wed 22 & Thu 23 Jul · No.8 Distillery

Guided painting sessions where everyone takes home their own cow canvas.

Fri 24 Jul · Hanover Hall

Alt-country stalwart Delaney Davidson brings his Baby Heavyweight tour to Hanover Hall.

Sat 25 Jul · Union Hall, University of Otago

The New Zealand rockers mark ten years of Be Like The River with an anniversary show.

Fri 31 Jul · Pearl Diver

Award-winning indie artist Vera Ellen closes out the month with a show at Pearl Diver.