What's On

A collaborative exhibition by 12 artists from Dunedin to Palmerston, showcasing a broad range of styles, is on now at Dunedin Community Gallery.

Taieri Dramatic Society stalwart Ella Coudret has grown up in the theatre, having been involved in productions at Mosgiel’s Fire Station Theatre since she was a youngster.

Eleven crazy Shakespearean characters will come to life in the expert hands of award-winning comedian Penny Ashton

The Rasa School of Dance "Diamond Crew" will be among the dance groups performing in the Junior Show section of the high-energy Rasa 2025 Showcase

Originally performed at Easter in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has been an Advent feature around the world since the 19th century.

Dunedin lovers of Irish dance and music prepare to be enchanted as some of the world’s leading Irish music and dance performers bring all the craic of an Irish Christmas to life on stage.

Tahi New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance and Dunedin Arts Festival are joining forces to present the inaugural Tahi Ōtepoti festival in October, 2026.

The Playhouse Theatre's newly established youth theatre group presents The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy of manners, mistaken identities and witty one-liners.

Original music arranged for a seven-piece ensemble will be highlighted in the Dunedin Jazz Club’s concert this weekend.

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.