What's On

International concert organist Hans Hielscher is a frequent visitor to New Zealand and on several previous occasions has performed on "Norma" the Dunedin Town Hall organ.

Dunedin Fringe Festival audiences are invited to experience altered states of sound and chromatic consciousness at a unique, one-off event hosted by local band OMMU and visual artist Sam Caldwell.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) opens its 2026 season with a searing new version of Macbeth — an explosive contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s brutal tragedy.

Wellington-based guitar virtuoso Lockie Bennett starts the autumn 2026 season for the Dunedin Jazz Club later this month.

The Presbyterian Research Network will present a talk on the impact of two soldiers during World War 2 next week.

The Clan MacKenzie Society of NZ Inc will hold its next gathering in Mosgiel next month.

Dancer-choreographer Oliver Connew will present a processional solo dance performance tracing the course of Dunedin’s Toitū stream this Saturday at 2pm.

Cabaret, comedy, city planning, theatre, storytelling, music, dance, visual art and more will be on offer in the Dunedin Fringe Festival, running March 12-22.

A group of Dunedin performers have swapped their sparkly chorus costumes for tramping gear ahead of an open night for women interested in learning to sing unaccompanied harmonies.

Acclaimed stand-up comedian, actor, writer and television personality, Alan Davies, will embark on an extensive New Zealand tour in July and August.

Born in West Virginia and raised on the Canadian prairies, Scott Cook quit a job teaching kindergarten in Taiwan in 2007 to embark on the life of a fulltime troubadour.

Dunedin audiences are being urged to get ready for "some of the worst advice you’ll ever receive", courtesy of a returning comedy-theatre show.

Lovers of early music can step into the vivid world of the Baroque in the Baroque Unbound concert tour

Dunedin’s Sunny Side Up choir is keen to share the joy of singing as widely as possible, and is looking for new members to join up.

Dunedin’s leading stand-up comedians will come together for a night of hilarity, magic and mayhem in support of the Playhouse Theatre.

The Dunedin RSA Choir has restarted practices for the year, continuing a long tradition of music-making dating back to World War 1.

Two top Christchurch finest musicians have teamed up to present a live concert of music for the unusual combination of organ and saxophone in Dunedin next month.

The international hit show Menopause The Musical is set to turn up the heat in New Zealand this March and April.