Weekend What's on Guide: Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May 2020
Our pick of the best things to do this weekend for families with kids and teenagers in Auckland, New Zealand
- By: Auckland for Kids
- Published: 18 May 2020
Help support local businesses while having a fun day out this weekend! Before heading out with your family, please check the venue’s website for the most up to date information on how to book online what new procedures they will have place to meet the safety requirements of operating in Alert Level 2.
Parakai Springs hot pools are reopen
Saturday 23 May 2020: 10am to 8pm
Sunday 24 May 2020: 10am to 7pm
Take the kids to enjoy the indoor and outdoor naturally heated hot pools. Kids over 8 years old can enjoy the hydro water slides too. Plus help support a local NZ local business.
Sky Tower is reopen
Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May 2020: 9am to 9pm
Visit Auckland’s beloved icon Sky Tower in the weekend, which is safely welcoming back visitors in Alert Level 2. Plus help support a NZ local business.
Matakana Farmers Market
Saturday 23 May 2020: 8am to 1pm
Take a drive up to Matakana with the family and visit the farmers market next to the river.
Visit an Auckland playground
All weekend
While we can go further than our local neighbourhood, why not take the kids to check out some of Auckland’s playgrounds.
Visit your local library
Take the kids to get some new books out from the library. Please check Auckland Libraries website to find out which 32 libraries of the 55 libraries have reopened and to find out what their weekend opening hours are.
Escape HQ is reopen
Saturday 23 May 2020: 8am to 1pm
Take the family to see if you can escape in time by working together as a team. Plus help support a local NZ local business.
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery
Theo School and NZ Art FREE Exhibition
Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May 2020: 10am to 4:30pm
Visit the Te Uru gallery and see the Theo Schoon and NZ Art exhibition.
Parnell Farmers Market
Saturday 23 May 2020: 8:30am to 12pm
Check out the Parnell Farmer’s market and then go for a stroll afterwards with the kids in the Auckland Domain.
Snowplanet is re-open
Saturday 23 May 2020: 8am to 1pm
Hit the slopes to go skiing or snowboarding indoors with the family at Snowplanet this weekend. Plus help support a local NZ local business.
Visit Rainbow's End
Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 2020: 10am to 5pm
Butterfly Creek is reopen during Alert Level 2 to visit, and has 25% off All Attraction passes until this month. Plus help support a local NZ local business.
Butterfly Creek is reopen
Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 2020: 9:30am to 5pm
Butterfly Creek is reopen during Alert Level 2 to visit, and has 25% off All Attraction passes until this month. Plus help support a local NZ local business.
WEEKEND ONLINE EVENTS
Giselle: RNZB live in your living room
Watch the Royal New Zealand Ballet perform Giselle live in your living room.
Macbeth | Shakespear's Globe
FREE to stream production of Macbeth by Shakespear’s Globe London. Recommended for kids and teens aged 11 years plus.
The Winter's Tale | Shakespear's Globe
FREE to stream production of The Winter’s Tale by Shakespear’s Globe in London.
Royal Albert Home: Opera for Kids
FREE to stream production of Macbeth by Shakespear’s Globe London. Recommended for kids and teens aged 11 years plus.
