Fun Palace at the Navy Museum

Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport
Saturday 6 October 2018: 10am to 3pm

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Cost: FREE

Gold prospecting at Alberton

Sunday 30 September 2018: 10:30am to 3:30pm

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Tickets: Gold panning $15

Grey Lynn heritage walk

Grey Lynn RSC, 1 Francis Street, Grey Lynn
Saturday 6 October 2018: 2pm to 4pm

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Cost: FREE

Manukau Heads Lighthouse

Manukau Heads Lighthouse, Manukau Heads Rd, RD4 Waiuku
Sunday 30 September to Sunday 14 October 2018: 9am to 5pm

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Cost: FREE

Free horse and carriage rides up Onehunga Mall

Onehunga Police Station, 126 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga
Saturday 6 October 2018: 10am to Noon

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Cost: FREE

Pah Homestead Community Day

Pah Homestead, 72 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, Auckland
Saturday 29 September 2018: 10am to 3pm

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Cost: FREE

The animals of Taylors Farm era in Birkenhead

Nell Fisher Reserve, Corner Hinemoa and Rawene Road, Birkenhead
Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 October 2018: 11am to 2pm

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Cost: FREE

Oratia wild walk

Oratia Settlers Hall, 567 West Coast Road, Oratia, Auckland
Sunday 30 September 2018: 1pm to 3pm

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Cost: FREE

Rocks, Pops and Quakes – Hands on volcanoes and earthquakes

University of Auckland, Central City Campus, Commerce A Building 114, Auckland 
Sunday 7 October 2018: 10am to 2pm

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Cost: FREE

The Silverdale Settlers

Silverdale Pioneer Village, 15 Wainui Road, Silverdale
Saturday 29 September to Sunday 14 October 2018: 10am to 3pm

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Cost: FREE

Avondale’s Chinese market gardeners

Saturday 13 October 2018: 2pm to 3pm

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Cost: FREE

Heritage harbour trip on Nautilus

NZ Maritime Museum, Auckland
Monday 1, Tuesday 2, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 October 2018: 11:15am and 1:15pm cruises.

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Cost: Aucklanders – Children $18; Adults $35. Bookings are preferred as spaces are limited to 8 per cruise.

Learn the secrets of baking German shortbread

OTT Patisserie, 2 Birkenhead Ave, Birkenhead Village
Friday 5, Wednesday 10 and Friday 12 October 2018: 1pm to 2pm

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Cost: FREE

Auckland Museum Rooftop Tour

Auckland Museum, Parnell
Monday 8 to Friday 12 October 2018: 11am and Noon
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Cost: Tickets $15. Bookings required

Heroines of the sea:  holiday activities at NZ Maritime Museum

NZ Maritime Museum, Corner Quay and Hobson Streets, Viaduct Harbour
Monday 1 to Friday 5 October 2018: 10am to 2:30pm
Monday 8 to Friday 12 October 2018: 10am to 2:30pm
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Cost: $5 per child.

Crown Lynn afternoon tea

New Lynn War Memorial Library, 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn, Auckland
Saturday 6 October 2018: 1pm to 3pm

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Cost: FREE

Occupations of the past at Howick Historical Village

Howick Historical Village, Bells Road, Pakuranga, Auckland
Monday 1 to Friday 5 October 2018: 10am to 3pm
Monday 8 to Friday 12 October 2018: 10am to 3pm

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Cost: Under 5’s are FREE; Children $8; Adults $16

Ports of Auckland heritage tugboat sailings

Venue disclosed upon booking
Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday 29 September to Sunday 14 October 2018: 12:30pm and 2:30pm sailings

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Cost: Infants FREE; Children $5; Adults $15

NZ Traditional Boatbuilding School Open Day

NZ Traditional Boatbuilding School, Unit 2, 17 Totara Road, Te Atatu Peninusula
Saturday 6 to Monday 8 October 2018: 10am to 2pm

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Cost: FREE, Koha appreciated

Open Day on the Green: Early years of the Auckland Bowling Club

Auckland Bowling Club, 100 Stanley Street, Parnell, Auckland
Saturday 6 and Saturday 13 October 2018: 10am to 4pm

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Cost: FREE

MOTAT: From the old country to our country

MOTAT, 805 Great North Road, Western Springs
Saturday 29 to Sunday 14 October 2018: 10am to 5pm

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Home Front: Experiences of WW1 in Papakura

Papakura Museum, 209 Great South Road, Papakura
Saturday 29 September to Sunday 14 October 2018

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Cost: FREE

People of Epsom

Epsom Library, 195 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland
Saturday 29 September to Saturday 13 October 2018: 9:30am to 5:30pm

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Cost: FREE

Legends of the West: Visual stories of memorable Westies

Mill Cottage, 17 Sel Peacock Drive, Henderson, Auckland
Saturday 29 September, Saturday 6  October and Saturday 13 October 2018: 11am to 3pm

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Cost: FREE