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Andi Crown

World of WearableArt Show

17 September – 4 October 2026TSB Arena

Festival attendees gather outside of St James Theatre with the Aotearoa New Zealand Arts Festival displayed on the marquee.

Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts

24 February – 15 March 2026

Five dancers wearing white under purple and turquoise lights.

New Zealand Fringe Festival

Early 2026

Actors perform Amélie the Musical live on stage.

Amélie the Musical

14 – 29 November 2025Hannah Playhouse

A person wearing a floral dress stands on a windy beach.

Waiora Te Ūkaipō — The Homeland

27 February – 1 March 2026The Opera House

Eight aerialists pose, some do handstands, on a dark stage.

Ten Thousand Hours

13 – 15 March 2026The Opera House

A young child sits on a person's lap, both are wearing Santa hats and enjoying a Christmas performance.

Christmas in the Quarters

22 November – 13 December 2025

Michelangelo — A Different View

22 December 2025 – 8 February 2026Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre

A portrait of Brian Cox is overlayed onto a planet and seascape.

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence

6 June 2026TSB Arena

Stewart Copeland — Have I said Too Much?

20 January 2026The Opera House