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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

New Zealand Fringe Festival

13 February – 7 March 2026

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

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

Ten Thousand Hours

13 – 15 March 2026The Opera House

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

Waiora Te Ūkaipō — The Homeland

27 February – 1 March 2026The Opera House

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

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence

6 June 2026TSB Arena

A dancer in a white outfit performs contemporary choreography under a spotlight.

Kia Mau

June 2027

A person holds a tool applying smoke to the top of a pint of red and yellow beer at Beervana 2023, a beer and food festival in Wellington New Zealand.

Beervana

August 2026Sky Stadium

Joyful CubaDupa Festival attendees wear colourful outfits and throw confetti in the air.

CubaDupa

28 – 29 March 2026Cuba Street Precinct

Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese splashes soapy water in an oversized, ornate martini glass on a pink stage.

Dita Von Teese

28 August 2026The Opera House | R18