What’s On in Dunedin

Fri 11 Sep · The Crown Hotel

The Auckland trio bring their album release tour to the Crown Hotel.

Fri 11 Sep · Pearl Diver

Hip hop and rap double bill marking the release of The Price Of Peace EP.

Fri 11 Sep · Dunedin Musicians Club

The club’s second-Friday-of-the-month public gig, open to all comers.

Fri 11 Sep · No.8 Distillery

Weekly solo acoustic set in the distillery bar to start the weekend.

Sat 12 Sep · Ōtepoti

Japanese punk act DEATHRO plays a one-off Ōtepoti show with three New Zealand support acts at a location announced to ticket holders.

Sat 12 Sep · No.8 Distillery

Local band The Whirling Eddys play an early evening set at No.8 Distillery.

Sat 12 Sep · Glenroy Auditorium

New Zealand’s leading piano trio performs an expanded chamber music programme.

Sat 12 Sep · Pearl Diver

Late night live music at Pearl Diver on Princes Street.

All week · Dunedin City Library

Fifty years of the Spiral publishing and arts collective, told through its projects and printed work.

All week · Brett McDowell Gallery

New object and jewellery work from Dunedin artist Jane Dodd.

All week · Milford Galleries Dunedin

Mortimer’s map-based paintings show alongside work by Miranda Joseph and Peata Larkin.

All week · Fe29 Gallery

Contemporary abstract painting from long-established New Zealand artist Philippa Blair.

All week · Moray Gallery

Paintings of Dunedin’s streets, hills and harbour by Judy Smith.

Opens Fri 11 Sep · Dunedin Community Gallery

Label embroidery art exhibition opening this Friday evening in the Octagon.

Sat 12 Sep · George Street

Dunedin’s main street closes for an afternoon of racing including the Kids Mile, Social Mile, University Mile and the New Zealand Mile Championships.

Sun 13 Sep · Portobello to Emerson’s Brewery

The 46th running of Dunedin’s marathon takes full, half, 10km and 5km fields around Otago Harbour to a finish outside Emerson’s Brewery.

Sun 13 Sep · Edgar Centre

Free-to-try tennis session for newcomers of all ages at the Edgar Centre.

Tue 8 Sep · Kaikorai Valley College

Weekly evening tai chi chuan class open to beginners and returning students.

Thu 10 Sep · Dhammachai International Research Institute

Guided meditation session run weekly at the institute in Dunedin.

Wed 9 Sep · Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

Dunedin Spinners and Weavers demonstrate hand spinning in the museum galleries.

Wed 9 Sep · Dunedin City Library

Regular writing workshop held in the library’s Dunningham Suites.

Thu 10 Sep · Burns 2 Lecture Theatre

Free public lecture from University of Otago sociologist Professor Marcelle Dawson.

Mon 7 to Fri 11 Sep · More FM Arena

Otago’s schools take the stage for a full week of kapa haka and Pacific performance at the Edgar Centre, the region’s largest cultural festival of the year.

Tue 8 Sep · Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Morning gallery tour designed for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Sat 12 Sep · Dunedin Railway Station

Dunedin’s weekly producers’ market runs in the railway station car park, rain or shine.

Wed 9 Sep · Inch Bar

The Inch Bar’s weekly stand-up night in North East Valley.

Tue 8 Sep · Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Free screening of Otago Polyfest footage at the art gallery for those who cannot get to the arena.

Daily · Port to Port Cruises

Harbour cruise out towards Taiaroa Head to see royal albatross and other seabirds.

Sun 13 Sep · St Paul’s Cathedral

Annual fundraising lecture held in the Octagon in memory of the former Dunedin mayor.

Sat 19 Sep · Logan Park

The spring music festival returns to Logan Park with a multi-genre lineup of local and international acts.

Sat 19 Sep · Hanover Hall

The band play Hanover Hall as part of their album release tour.

Sat 19 Sep · The Crown Hotel

Twenty years of the Tommy Gunners marked with a show at the Crown.

Sat 19 Sep · Pioneer Hall

All-ages local bill at Pioneer Hall.

Thu 17 Sep · Mosgiel Coronation Hall

Daytime concert of stage and screen favourites in Mosgiel.

Fri 25 Sep · Pearl Diver

Three-band bill closing out September at Pearl Diver.