What's On

Touring show "Tina — the Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock’n’Roll", celebrating the life and music of global icon Tina Turner, comes to Dunedin’s Regent Theatre next weekend.

Rising opera star Jordan Fuimaono, who will perform as tenor soloist in this month’s City Choir Dunedin performance of Handel’s Messiah, comes from a family of talented opera singers.

New Zealand comedian Guy Williams, star of Taskmaster NZ and Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee returns to Dunedin next week for two shows.

Opera Otago is drawing on the popular New Zealand tradition of a "potluck" for its new show this weekend — Potluck — An Operatic Feast.

Long-standing New Zealand band The Bilders are on tour through New Zealand this month, visiting old haunts and renewing friendships as they celebrate the release of new album Neverlasting.

The Dunedin RSA Welfare Trust is offering scholarships to tertiary students, with a defence force connection, for 2026.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s new production of Christmas classic The Nutcracker reimagines the ballet with the golden glow of a 1950s’ Kiwi summer.

Fresh from her sellout concert performing the repertoire of Ella Fitzgerald, singing sensation Maya Satake returns to the stage at the Dunedin Jazz Club for a pop-up gig at Moons this Saturday.

Acclaimed Whanganui-based musician and songwriter Anthonie Tonnon has been announced as the support artist for multiple dates of Sir Dave Dobbyn’s Selected Songs regional tour

A group of accomplished local artists, who paint together each week, will stage their 13th annual exhibition of new works next month.

Dunedin comedian and entertainer Harriet Moir will present a return season of her award-winning solo show Just Eat the Damn Sausage later this month.

Cantores Choir will bring the year to a close with a concert featuring folk songs from around the world.

Music lovers are in for a fusion of folk and fanfare as Dunedin City Wind Orchestra and Mosgiel Brass come together for a collaborative concert, "Roots & Rhythms", this weekend.

Dunedin's original swing unit, Skin & Bone, will bring their eclectic mix of "cowboy lounge" music to Otago Peninsula next weekend in their "Wee Kirk On The Hill" concert.

Knox Church will host the launch of Here I Belong, a posthumous collection of poems by the Rev Dr Peter Matheson, next week.

The Spring Concert Series continues at Dunedin Jazz Club with a tribute to influential 20th century jazz musician Charles Mingus.

The Southern Youth Choir will wrap up a busy and successful year with an end-of-year concert next Friday, October 17, from 7pm at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Dunedin artist and e-bike specialist Nathan Parker has opened a unique space in North East Valley — the Cycle By Gallery.

Ever wondered what music the French King listened to before turning in for the night?