November, 2025

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Festive Whānau Weekends at Auckland Museum

2025Sat22Nov10:00 am3:00 pmFestive Whānau Weekends at Auckland MuseumAuckland Museum10:00 am - 3:00 pm Event TypeChristmas, Free, Museums and GalleriesSuitable for AgesAll AgesLocationCentral Auckland

When

Saturday 22 November 2025 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Event Details

Join Auckland Museum for FREE Christmas crafts, choral performances, see the iconic Museum Christmas Tree and post a letter to Santa to the North Pole in Santa’s Mailbox.

FREE CHRISTMAS CRAFTS
Saturday and Sundays: 10:00am to 3:00pm – 22 Nov to 21 Dec
Orientation Space Te Ao Marama South Atrium

Get your festive creativity flowing with our hands-on craft activity— decorate a wooden bauble to take home as a keepsake, or as a gift for someone special in your life.

We’ll provide all materials plus examples and inspiration to help release your child’s inner artist, whatever their age.

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Saturdays: 12pm – 12.30pm – 22 Nov to 20 Dec
Grand Foyer

Join Auckland Museum at midday on Saturdays for a festive musical treat when the majestic Grand Foyer is filled with beautiful song. Local choirs from Tāmaki Makaurau will perform seasonal classics, singalong carols, and favourites from their own songbooks.

SANTA MAILBOX

It’s not too late for your little (or not so little) ones to write their Santa wish lists and post them into the Museum’s dedicated North Pole mailbox by the Christmas tree in the Grand Foyer.

MUSEUM CHRISTMAS TREE
From Saturday 22 November, the Museums’s stunning decorated tree will be on display in the Grand Foyer.

Price

Free

Organiser

Auckland Museum

Auckland War Memorial Museum tells the story of New Zealand, its place in the Pacific and its people and is a war memorial for the...
Auckland War Memorial Museum tells the story of New Zealand, its place in the Pacific and its people and is a war memorial for the Auckland province.

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