Our pick of the BEST weekend events and fun activities for families with kids and/or teenagers on Saturday 5 March and Sunday 6 March 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Enjoy these summer weekend events in Auckland with your family:

• Outdoor FREE events for younger children: FREE Conscious Kids Junk Play Loose Parts in Henderson Park and Kenndey Park in Castor Bay

• Active activities for kids:  FREE Learn 2 Ride at Greville Reserve in Forrest Hill and at Bruce Pulman Park in Papakura;

• Outdoor Trails:  FREE Panmure Basin Self Guided Pirate Trail; Sculpture on the Gulf 2022 on Waiheke Island; FREE Whale Tales 2022 Art Trail throughout Auckland City; The Wynyard Quarter FREE Scavenger Hunt; and the FREE Sculpture in the Gardens at the Auckland Botanic Gardens;

• Cultural exhibitions: FREE Tā’ere Mā’ohi i Aotearoa / Mā’ohi Culture exhibit on at the Te Taunga Community Hub at Auckland Museum.

• STEM activities: The Accidental Astronauts and Our Night Sky plus more family-friendly planetarium shows at Stardome;

• Markets: Matakana Village Farmers Market;

• and more fun kid-friendly events.

Events may change at short notice due to staff having to isolate and venues being unable to operate due to COVID. Please remember to check on the day before heading out with your family that the event is definitely going ahead with the event organiser.