85 Park Road, Grafton, map
Saturday 17 March 2018: 9:30am to 4:00pm
fmhs-50years-events.blogs.auckland.ac.nz

What better way to celebrate the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences’ 50th anniversary than to share it with everyone who has helped or been helped by them in some way over the last half century?Join in the free festivities with live entertainment, children’s activities, games, campus tours, medical wonders, MED Talks, wacky science, robots and a range of food offerings on site to satisfy your appetite throughout the day. Bookings are essential here.

Cost: FREE 

SKYCITYLive, Corner Victoria and Federal Streets, Auckland
Saturday 17 March 2018: 1:00pm to 10:00pm

A street festival with a difference, paradise will come to Auckland for this one day event featuring a food market, kids zone, entertainment and fashion show.The entertainment line-up includes; Ardijah, Brotherhood, Ministry of Tone, Soul Central and more… The Vodafone Warriors will also be there to meet fans from approx 8pm following their first home game of the season.

Cost: FREE entry. Donations accepted for the Red Cross Pacific Disaster Fund to assist those affected by Pacific disasters like Cyclone Gita.

Smales Farm, 74 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, Auckland
Saturday 17 March 2018: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
www.smalesfarm.co.nz
Facebook event page: Smales Farm

Starting with activities for the kids (and kids at heart) to enjoy from 3pm, then sit back and relax from 5pm enjoying the movie thor: Ragnarok (PG13)

Cost: FREE event

Nixon Skatepark, Kingsland, Auckland 
Saturday 17 March 2018: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Out and About Auckland

Grab your skateboard and your mates for a chance to win prizes. Divisions: U 13s, U 17s, Girls Open

Cost: FREE entry

This is a fabulous event for the little “Thomas” fans (and the family too!). Join Thomas & Friends to enjoy train rides and take part in many Thomas-themed activities, most of which are free when you purchase tickets for the 12km steam train ride. Thomas the Tank Engine will be offering rides in his trucks. His friends Rusty and Bulgy will be there. Bulgy will be taking passengers on trips around the beautiful local countryside. And of course Sir Topham Hatt, the Fat Controller will be in charge for the day. Face painting, storytelling, bouncy castle and other fun activities will be available free with your GVR Train Ticket.

Steam Train Ride Ticket – Babies and toddlers under 2 years old are FREE; Children $10; Adults $25

Thomas Ride Ticket – Babies and toddlers under 2 years old are FREE; Children & Adults $5 each

Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Auckland Arts Festival Event

Bruce Mason Centre, 1 The Promenade, Takapuna Beach, Auckland
Saturday 17 March 2018: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday 18 March 2018: 1:00pm and 5:00pm
www.aucklandfestival.co.nz

Following on from their much-loved Dinosaur Zoo, the team at Erth have built an aquarium and filled it with prehistoric marine reptiles. Either from the safety of their seats, or right up close to the action, families and their children are invited to interact with these majestic aquatic creatures and learn about some of nature’s greatest mysteries along the way.Boasting beautiful puppetry, inflatable environments and an immersive underwater atmosphere, this live-theatre performance is at once an enchanting and educational journey into the world of dinosaurs, natural history and the science of palaeontology.

Recommended for ages 5 years plus.

Tickets: Child $19; Aduilt $25; Family $78

Sainsbury Horrocks Gallery, Auckland Museum, Auckland
Saturday 17 March to Sunday 13 May 2018
www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/let-me-be-myself

Imagine spending years in hiding because of prejudice and hate. Developed by Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the international exhibition Let Me Be Myself – The Life Story of Anne Frank explores how life was for Anne Frank and her family, and looks at the events surrounding the Holocaust and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany. Auckland Museum is the first to host this exhibition in New Zealand as part of a three-year tour supported by The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.

Cost: FREE for Aucklanders

The Haier Big Hoot Auckland 2018 Public Art Trail

Various public locations around Auckland 
Saturday 17 March to Sunday 6 May 2018
www.thebighoot.co.nz

Super-sized owl sculptures will descend on Auckland for the Haier Big Hoot art trail. Over 100 owls will roost in parks, public spaces, malls and libraries, turning Auckland into a virtual aviary. There are 47 giant owls (1.65m) that have been individually designed by Kiwi and International artists.  Joining the giant owls are 60 owlets (90cm) – many designed by Auckland school students. The giant owls at the end for the trail will be auctioned off to fundraise for Child Cancer Foundation.Find them all using the trail map within the Big Hoot 2018 app – available to download from the App Store or Google Play from 01 March, and collect rewards as you go.

Cost: FREE