Let the White Face Crew give you the skinny on the 70’s and 80’s. Come boogie down as they take you back to the days when hip-hop dance emerged from disco dancing. Join the White Face Crew as they showcase their unique style of physical comedy, with clowning, dance and physical theatre. Can you dig it?!

Afterwards join the White Face Crew team to learn some tricks of the trade to create your own funny routines, with the tools of clowning, comedic timing, and dance.

Performances start at 10am, followed by a workshop at 11am.

Auckland Live Pick & Mix events are free, however bookings are essential. Please book your tickets at https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/auckland-live-pick-and-mix-white-face-crew#tickets-times

Let the White Face Crew give you the skinny on the 70’s and 80’s. Come boogie down as they take you back to the days when hip-hop dance emerged from disco dancing. Join the White Face Crew as they showcase their unique style of physical comedy, with clowning, dance and physical theatre. Can you dig it?!

Afterwards join the White Face Crew team to learn some tricks of the trade to create your own funny routines, with the tools of clowning, comedic timing, and dance.

Performances start at 10am, followed by a workshop at 11am.

Auckland Live Pick & Mix events are free, however bookings are essential. Please book your tickets at https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/auckland-live-pick-and-mix-white-face-crew#tickets-times

Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition opens at 10am on Saturday 13 April at the iconic Eden Park, where in 1981 flour bombs were dropped in protest at the Apartheid regime and the ongoing imprisonment of the future South African president.

The exhibition will provide visitors with a glimpse into the extraordinary personal life of Nelson Mandela. Produced by iEC Exhibitions, Museums Victoria, and TEG Live in full collaboration with The Nelson Mandela Foundation based in South Africa, this brand-new world class exhibition arrives direct from the prestigious Melbourne Museum, exhibiting in Auckland as part of a 5-year worldwide tour.

Expertly curated by a team of Museums Victoria staff headed by iEC Exhibitions’ Samantha Heywood, Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition features over 200 original artefacts, documents, personal items and artworks from The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Nelson Mandela’s private collection. This is the most comprehensive collection ever to be shown outside of South Africa.

Book online, or purchase at box office on the day

The exhibit is open from 10am to 4pm each day until Sunday 4 August 2019*

*Hours may be subject to change due to private events, so please check with the organiser before you go.

Dedicated to exposing discrimination in the art world, in politics and in the film and music industries, the Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous collective of feminist activist artists. Formed as a collective more than 30 years ago, the Guerrilla Girls’ gorilla-mask costumes, bold visual language and frank, humorous messages have rendered them iconic in the history of art and as part of wider social movements. Guerrilla Girls: Reinventing the ‘F’ Word – Feminism! follows the collective’s artistic practice from 1984 until 2016 and explores how they employ bold, fun and provocative poster art to criticise ongoing biases in art and society.

The exhibition is recommended for teenagers aged 13 years plus as there is some mature subject matter relating to oversexualisation of Hollywood and reproductive rights. 

The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Image credits: Guerrilla Girls © George Lange 1990

ThinkLab is the event that lets you experiment, get digital, tinker and think outside the square!  Come along on Wednesdays after school to Ranui Library and work on exciting projects.

Children use real materials, tools, and equipment that encourage creative curiosity through discovery and play.

Best suited for ages eight years and over.

This event takes place during term time only. The event does not run on school or public holidays.

ThinkLab lets you experiment, get digital, be creative and think outside the square!

​Children use real materials, tools, and equipment that encourage creative curiousity through discovery and play at Takapuna Library every Wednesday*.

Suitable for kids aged 8 years and up.

*Note: ThinkLab sessions run during term time only, and are not held during school and public holidays

Storytime is a very popular Thursday session of stories read aloud by librarians and authors. It’s ideal for kids aged 3 to 5 years and also a great opportunity for parents and grandparents to socialise.

Come along to Waitākere Central Library and join in the fun!

Note: This story time does not run on public holiday or in the school holidays.

Teen book club group for anyone who reads from the teen section at Remuera Library.

First Thursday of each month,

Storytime for preschoolers told in Mandarin with music and songs on the first Friday of every month at Highland Park Library.

Note: This story time does not run on public holiday or in the school holidays.

Children’s book club Karapu pukapuka taitamariki for school-aged kids with fun activities and books galore.

Note: This book club does not run on public holiday or in the school holidays.

Preloved & new kids clothing, toys and accessory stalls plus food trucks and face painting.. Great morning out for the whole family!

Celebrate the great big wonderful world of ANIMALIA.  Spend the day exploring, discovering and creating, with exhibitions, workshops and live performances inspired by how animals look, walk, talk, work, rest and play.

A free event for all the family, bring a picnic lunch or visit one of the delicious food trucks.

Corban Estate Arts Centre is  just a short walk from Henderson train station, and offer limited free parking onsite.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki presents Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, a major exhibition of work by one of New Zealand’s most influential artists.

The exhibition which is FREE for children is open from 10am to 5pm daily from Saturday 4 Mary to Sunday 1 September 2019.

Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys is the culmination of a significant international project that brings together artworks from New Zealand and around the globe to explore the artist’s place in 20th-century art. The exhibition traces Frances Hodgkins’ creative and peripatetic life through France, Morocco and Spain to her final days in England, examining the influence of location on her development as a modernist painter and the notion of travel and journeying as a source of artistic inspiration.

Born in Dunedin, Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947) left for Europe in 1901 and, by the late 1920s, had become an important figure within British Modernism, exhibiting with avant-garde artists such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. With a professional life that spanned almost six decades, the two World Wars, and periods of massive social and cultural change, Hodgkins caught the spirit of a new age. Today, she is celebrated as one of New Zealand’s most successful expatriate artists of the 20th century, and has an ongoing legacy in both Europe and this country.

The exhibition includes more than 150 artworks produced between 1901 and 1946: from early watercolour travel sketches of the French Riviera, Morocco and Venice, through to her first contact with modernism in Paris, and oil paintings from her later life in Britain.

Get the kids started on their cycling journey!

Learning to ride a two-wheeler is one of those big childhood milestones, and being part of that experience as a parent is a thrill.

If you are wondering how to get started, or experiencing a few bumps along the way then check out the free #Learn2Ride sessions.

AT’s team of qualified instructors work alongside parents to get kids riding. Whether starting on a balance bike or making the transition to pedals the team is there to help.

Sessions are weather dependent and run on a drop-in basis. Bring your own bike or try one of AT’s bikes.

Join The Creative Kids Collective in their newest adventure. Kindly supported by the Albert Eden Local Board.

Celebrating junk and what we can do with it. Creative child led, imaginative, open ended play meets the re-cycling and rubbish pile! A recipe for fun!

Kids will need creative solutions in a future climate changed world and part of that is seeing rubbish in entirely different ways.

Weekly FREE Saturday Code Club at Albany Village Library to help Kiwi kids get a jump-start into modern IT and the new Digital Technologies curriculum.  Code Club is offering free basic software training to children in years 5 to 8 years old.

This course will cover the core concepts of computer programming, software design and small-scale Internet of Things projects using Netduino and external sensors.

Kiwi kids now have a chance to create web and mobile apps quickly and offer them to a global market instantly. With a basic understanding of programming, design and a big imagination, the world can be your oyster.

Note: This event does not run on public holidays or during school holidays.

Sneak into a fake Kollywood film shoot and immerse yourself in an imaginary blockbuster-in-the-making: learn a dance move, watch a performance, or have your headshot taken and be discovered by one of the talent scouts.

Created by visionary director Ahi Karunaharan, and featuring culinary treats by Samrudh Akuthota and the sweeping, majestic artwork of Bepen Bhana, Kollywood Extra is an interactive homage to South Indian cinema. Part performance and part live art installation, the audience is invitied to be an observer, an extra, or to step up and take the leading role.

Rain Date: Saturday 11 May, 12pm – 6pm. Please check with the event organisers: http://satellites.co.nz/if you wish to confirm if the event is on due to weather before going.

A variety concert featuring the Manukau Youth Orchestra, Manurewa Youth Symphonic Band, Te Toi Taiohi Orchestra, Manukau Youth Jazz Orchestra and our beginner orchestral students from Hillpark School and Manurewa Central School.

May the Fourth Stardome at celebrate you must.

Enjoy drinks and snacks then head into the planetarium and catch a galactic empire 360-degree show where you’ll fly to galaxies far, far away.

Everyone is welcome, even if you’ve gone to The Dark Side.

Dress up as your favourite Star Wars character and you’ll be in to win Stardome and Star Wars themed prizes.

Shows at 6:30pm, 8pm, 9:30pm and is 50 minutes long.

Bookings essential

A time of music and movement for under 5s followed by playtime for the children and chat time for the adults. A great way to meet new friends.

A music and movement playgroup suitable for children ages 0-4 years old.

Starts at 9:30 on Tuesdays during the school term. There is 30 minutes of music and movement. Followed by play time for the children and chat time for the adults as you watch your child explore, meet other children and have fun.  A morning tea is provided for the adults.

All parents and grandparents are welcome to come.

Grab a free coffee and hang out with other like-minded grownups while Monty the Monkey entertains your under fives with crafts and story time.  Plus your kids can come along and play with thousands of  LEGO® DUPLO® bricks each time, creating and connecting anything their imagination can think of.

Join Westfield Albany on  Tuesdays for fun from 10am  to 12pm located on the ground level next to Baby City!

If you’re kids are 7 to 13 years old, LOVE books, want to hang out with other readers AND want to get first pick of the brand new books that have arrived at the library, then they are welcome to come along to the after school book club at Pukekohe Library.

Please note this event isn’t held during school and public holidays

SKOOB is a group for kids aged 7 years and up who love reading and sharing their thoughts about what they read with others. Children will get the chance to check out the newest books and take part in a fun activity.

SKOOB is on the first Tuesday of every month, except for public holidays and during school holidays.

Grab a free coffee and hang out with other like-minded grownups while Monty the Monkey entertains your under fives with crafts and story time.  Plus your kids can come along and play with thousands of  LEGO® DUPLO® bricks each time, creating and connecting anything their imagination can think of.

Join Westfield St Lukes for fun from 9:30am to Noon  located on the Food Court, Level 1

Learning to ride a two-wheeler is one of those big childhood milestones, and being part of that experience as a parent is a thrill.

If you are wondering how to get started, or experiencing a few bumps along the way then check out the free #Learn2Ride sessions.

AT’s team of qualified instructors work alongside parents to get kids riding. Whether starting on a balance bike or making the transition to pedals the team is there to help.

Sessions are weather dependent and run on a drop-in basis. Bring your own bike or try one of AT’s bikes.

Inspired by artist Sena Park’s residency in Mongolia, come and explore the current sculptural installation and then create your own responsive 3D dreamscape of Mongolia.

About Saturday Gallery Club
Drop in between 10.30am and 12pm to create art inspired by the latest exhibitions in the gallery. We will be presenting fun and free art-making sessions for kids on the second Saturday of each month, exploring a different art topic and set of techniques each time.

All art materials are provided. Although there is no need to book, participation is limited by space. Art activities are designed for children aged four years and over, and run for around 30 minutes. These sessions are family friendly so adults can join in too—children just need to be accompanied by an adult.

For more info contact info@ceac.org.nz (09) 8384455

Join the APO and artist Elise McCann for a scrumdiddlyumptious musical adventure inspired by the fantastical imagination of Roald Dahl.

Dahl is one of the world’s most popular authors. His stories have entertained generations of children combining fun, fear and a sprinkling of naughtiness.

Grab your golden ticket for this magical family concert. Elise McCann (2016 Helpmann Award Winner, Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical) and the APO will perform music from Matilda the Musical, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, original compositions of Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes and more.

Conductor David Kay
Featuring Elise McCann
Musical arrangements and direction Stephen Amos
Dahlesque is presented by Bayleys

Performance times are 11am and 2pm.

Steel ‘n’ Wheels 2019 promises plenty of action to keep you revved up with lots of adrenalin pumping attractions and great entertainment for the whole family.

Four hours packed with a variety of exciting displays, mean machines, live music and markets. Something for everyone; vintage and classic cars, hot rods, trucks, tractors, military, bikes and more! The NZ Freestyle FMX bikes will be back with more outlandish stunts, the World War II Re-enactment display and battle, the V8 Bottle-O chainsaw and Harley chainsaw racing, Dragster fire ups, the Cackle fest and Fire Service displays, to name a few. Entertainment this year features one of the top Elvis impersonators with ‘The Elvis NZ Band’, local rock band ‘Mind Over Matter’, rock ‘n’ roll & country from ‘Roger and the Ramjets’, ‘Franklin Rockers’ rock ‘n’ roll dancers and other performers, plus lots of kids carnival activities and the huge food and craft market.

Bring the family for a fun filled day. Entry is by way of a gold coin per person to support the continuation of this great community event.

This event goes ahead rain or shine.

Mums, grandmas, aunties. They make the world go around! Show them how much they mean to you this Mother’s Day by treating them to an exciting trip to Stardome. Mother’s can sit back and relax in the reclining seats, gaze up at the 360-degree theatre dome and be wowed by the Universe (and you, for being so thoughtful!)

Free entry for mum is across all shows – so whether she is happy to enjoy a preschool show with the littlies or explore the night sky later at night with the older kids, there is sure to be something mum will enjoy!

Sunday 12 May. All show times.

• 1pm – Tycho to the Moon
• 2pm – Tilt
• 3pm – Dinosaurs at Dusk
• 4pm – Tales of a Time Traveler
• 7pm – Dream to Fly
• 8pm – The Autumn Night Sky

Bookings Essential.

AYO presents Butterfly Lovers free  concert. at the Auckland Town Hall.

Cornwall Park is not just a park, it is also a fully working farm as well! This exhibition will highlight the daily life on Cornwall Park farm from the farmers and their hardworking farm dogs to the sheep and cattle that roam the paddocks.

The exhibition is from Monday 13th May till Sunday 2nd June.

Huia Lodge Discovery Hub is open daily 10 am – 4 pm.

Free event.

Come and see a different character each session, along with a variety of activities including story-telling, games, bubbles, balloon twisting and parachute & mat activities for everyone to enjoy.

Toddler Tuesdays takes place at 10:30am outside Farmers (ground floor)\ at NorthWest Shopping Centre.

Forty-one children with and without disabilities will share the limelight in Auckland this May in New Zealand’s first ever fully-inclusive children’s musical, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Junior.

Based on the rip-roaring DreamWorks animated motion picture, and featuring the movie’s original music and lyrics, this fully inclusive production is being presented by New Zealand’s leading professional, inclusive performance company, Touch Compass, at The Rose Centre, Belmont.

The cast includes children aged 6 to 18, almost half of whom have some kind of disability or learning difference – including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Spina Bifida. Performers who require full-time support will be accompanied by support actors on stage – in costume.

Madagascar tells the story of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, the hilarious, plotting penguins as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Junior and its delightful cast will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It”.

The show will also be fully accessible, including Deaf signing by a young interpreter who is Deaf herself, hence, rather than interpreting what’s on stage, will be learning the entire script word for word. While this does happen from time to time overseas, it is very unique in New Zealand.

There will also be a special relaxed show for young theatre-goers with autism and sensory sensitivities and one show will be audio described for those who are blind or have low vision. Both these shows also include a touch tour beforehand.

Bookings are essential

New Zealand Baby Expo is coming to Auckland for another fantastic show! Discover all you need to know for you, your pregnancy or young child.

Gain expert, up-to-date advice from our diverse range of exhibitors and experiment with products and services to find what best suits your needs.

A Complimentary Creche, Extra Wide Aisles, Baby Change and Mother Rooms are provided onsite to ensure you have everything you need to visit in comfort.

A huge range of products and services will be on show, along with seminars, demos and workshops. Exclusive offers, activities and competitions are also provided so this show is not to be missed!

Enter into a device free, relaxed space at te uru to tune back into your imaginative self and enjoy the processes of making inspired art.

There will be a series of 3 different media for you to explore in your own unique way including: print making, painting and collage bringing together a large-scale, mixed media artwork to take home.

Discover new techniques and methods to enhance your artistic skills in a supportive, creative environment surrounded by a tranquil bush backdrop.

Suitable for children aged 8 to 15 years old.

Bookings essential: (09) 817 8087 x 201 or email info@teuru.org.nz

Celebrate NZ Family Music during NZ Music Month. 

Three of NZ’s most dynamic family acts all under the one roof for one epic show. Levity Beet, Mr Roberelli, Captain Festus McBoyle’s Travellin’ Variety Show. 

Kiwi Kids Music Disco with Lee from 95 BFM Kids Show.

The lovely Ethel will face painting, five bucks a face.

Other members of The Kiwi Kids Music Collective will be onsite for meet/greet and signing opportunity’s. Merchandise will be available. Cash sales only. 

Hot food and full bar onsite 

Drop in anytime between 11am and 3pm to have fun building and creating with the Highland Park Library Lego collection on the last Sunday of every month.

For teens aged 13 – 18 years old who want to meet new people, share their favourite books with other people their age and get book recommendations based on their interests, this is the place for them!

The Teen Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of every month, at 4pm – 5pm

Please note this event isn’t held during school and public holidays

Wlld Dreamer Productins presents Meera.

Meera is a celebration of tender love and smouldering passion, a unique love story which brings together hopeless romanticism, devotion and betrayal in an exploding culmination of colour and fantasy which is primed to take Auckland by storm.

It showcases human emotions at their best and worst creating a cauldron of passion and treason. A whirlwind of love and betrayal which tugs at the heart strings and celebrates the triumph of goodness and tenderness of selfless love and sacrifice. This eternal love story set amidst the backdrop of mystical India brings to life images of beautiful Indian traditions, the pomp and splendor of the monarchy and epitomises a divine and ethereal love. A confluence between a theatrical and musical, Artistic Director Aarti Bajaj has conceived a truly unique cultural melting pot where dance styles like jazz, pole, Indian classical, ballet, contemporary and aerial will be tempered with larger than life characters and soulful music which will twinge everyone’s heart.

This 16th century epic poetic story which will be adorned with the modern fabric of intelligent cinematography and latest technology is well set to become an epic stage show which will set ASB Waterfront Theatre on fire.

Recommended for ages 5 years plus.

Duration 110 minutes and a 20 minute interval.

Bookings are essential.