What’s On in Tauranga

Fri 2 Oct · Memorial Park, Jordan Field

The first Eats ‘n’ Beats community evening of food and music at Memorial Park from 5pm.

Sat 3 Oct · Ōmokoroa Boat Club

The Ōmokoroa Boat Club celebrates Oktoberfest from 4pm.

Sat 3 Oct · Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui

The Little Big Markets set up at Coronation Park from 9am.

Sat 3 Oct · Tauranga Primary School

Fresh local produce and artisan goods at the city’s long-running Saturday market, 7:45am to noon.

Tue 29 Sep · Bupa Accadia Retirement Village

A mini gala showcasing handmade goods from 1:30pm.

From Tue 29 Sep · Warehouse Stationery stores

Free school-holiday craft sessions from 11am at Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Fraser Cove and Tauranga Crossing stores (some sessions already full).

Wed 30 Sep · The Creative Campus, Historic Village

A kids’ mixed-media art workshop on native birds with artist Emma Prill from 10am.

Thu 1 Oct · The Creative Campus, Historic Village

A hands-on face painting workshop from 10am.

Mon 28 Sep · Goode Brothers Bethlehem

A school-holiday pizza-making class from 10:30am.

Thu 1 Oct · Totara St, Mount Maunganui

Mountain Boy and band play their first-ever Tauranga headline show to launch new album The Nights.

Fri 2 Oct · Totara St, Mount Maunganui

Reb Fountain brings her new album Water for Gasoline to Totara St from 7:30pm.

Fri 2 Oct · Graham Young Youth Theatre

Part of the Tauranga Musica 2026 concert series, starting at 7pm.

Wed 30 Sep · Graham Young Youth Theatre

A student showcase concert from the RimuFest programme at 2:30pm.

Tue 29 Sep · The Creative Campus, Historic Village

An evening clay workshop making Greenman masks from 6pm.

Wed 30 Sep · The Creative Campus, Historic Village

An adult art workshop with Emma Prill from 1:30pm.

Mon 28 Sep · Creative Community Campus

A weekly drop-in portrait drawing group from 6pm.

Mon 28 Sep · The Creative Campus, Historic Village

A holiday DJ skills programme starting at 8:45am.

Tue 29 Sep – Sat 3 Oct · Baycourt Addison Theatre

Tauranga Musical Theatre’s production of Wicked plays its final week, nightly at 7:30pm.

Tue 29 Sep · Toi Tauranga Art Gallery

The free annual Claudia Jarman Memorial Lecture at Toi Tauranga from 5:30pm.

Sat 3 Oct · Toi Tauranga Art Gallery

A mark-making session combining music and drawing from 10:30am.

Thu 1 Oct · Elizabeth Street Community & Arts Centre

A weekly Latin social dance night from 8:15pm.

Tue 29 Sep · World’s End Bar & Restaurant

Weekly pub quiz at World’s End from 7pm.

Wed 30 Sep · The Mount Tavern

Weekly pub quiz at The Mount Tavern from 6:30pm.

Sun 4 Oct · Tauranga Domain

The Steamers host North Harbour in the 2026 NPC, kick-off 2pm.

Tue 29 Sep – Sat 3 Oct · Mercury Baypark

The XP Gymnastics Nationals return to Mercury Baypark.

Fri 2 Oct · World’s End Bar & Restaurant

Kiwi comedian GISH brings his stand-up show to World’s End from 7pm.

Sat 3 Oct · 16th Avenue Theatre

The Honest Liars improv troupe performs from 7:30pm.

Thu 1 Oct · Village Cinema

A school-holiday screening at 1pm as part of the Incubator film programme.

Sun 4 Oct · Village Cinema

A screening of the art documentary Iris at 1pm.

Wed 14 Oct · Tauranga Racecourse

Midweek race day from 11am with free entry.

Sun 18 Oct · Baycourt Addison Theatre

A tribute to the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival at 7:30pm.

22 Oct – 1 Nov · Tauranga & Western Bay

Ten-plus days of performances, literary events and family activities across Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke and Ōmokoroa.

Thu 22 Oct · Tauranga Arts Festival

Macy Gray performs at the festival at 8pm (listed as sold out).

Fri 30 Oct · Totara St, Mount Maunganui

Seattle grunge band Mudhoney play Totara St at 8pm.

Sat 31 Oct · Tauranga Racecourse

A carnival race day from 10:30am with live entertainment, kids’ activities and Fashions in the Field.