Our pick of the BEST weekend events and fun activities for families with kids and/or teenagers on Saturday 14 August 2021 and Sunday 15 August 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Enjoy these winter weekend events in Auckland with your family:

• Sports activities: FREE Glen Innes Easy Ride, FREE Manurewa Tennis Club Open Day and FREE Kids Learn to Ride in Northcote

• Live performances: Dakota of the White Flats at Q Theatre live performance for tweens & teens, KBB Music Festival at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, The Firebird with Paquita Royal New Zealand Ballet, School of Rock at Selwyn College Theatre, Auckland Town Hall FREE Organ Concert and Wyrd Sisters at Artworks Community Theatre in Waiheke

• Community Events: East Coast Bays Fire Station Public Open Day and Native Plant Sale at Ecohub in New Lynn

• Art activities: Kids’ Art club at Pah Homestead and MAGS Art Show

• Exhibitions: Sea Monsters at Auckland Museum in Parnell,  Love|Science at MOTAT and Matariki at Huia Lodge in Cornwall Park.

• FREE Library events for kids: Kid’s Book Club at Blockhouse Bay Library, Family Rhymetime at Titirangi Library, Family Fun Wriggle & Rhyme at Papakura Library; Fun Family Crafts at Panmure Library, LEGO Hangout at Glenfield Library; LEGO Free Play at Glen Eden Library, Titirangi Library ECO Day; Russian Language, Storytime and Code Club Aotearoa at Albany Village Library, Saturday Minecraft Session at Papakura Library.

• Markets: General Collective Market at the Auckland Showgrounds, Fairies and Superheroes Market and Waiau Pa Central Market

• and more fun kid-friendly events.