Things to do
Friday 18 September
Otago Medical Research Foundation Golf Tournament. From 10am, St Clair Golf Club.
Cocktails and Chemistry. Join us for a night of cocktail-making and chemistry. $85 per person, includes cocktails and tasting plates. 6–8:30pm, Tūhura Otago Museum.
Mads Harrop. Happy hour, food trucks + live music. 5–6:30pm, No.8 Distillery.
Rhythm and Brews. 7pm, Brew Bar.
Gone to Seed. Bittersweet comedy about a gardening club. 7pm, Fire Station Theatre, Mosgiel.
Egenes and Dodd. 7:30pm, Inch Bar.
Reggae Vibes. Featuring Unkle Jimmy, Te Selektah, and DJ Sparky. 9pm, The Crown Hotel.
Saturday 19 September
Otago Farmers Market. Fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, eggs, baked goods, milk, cheese, nuts, honey and artisan products + freshly roasted coffee and delicious breakfast and lunch items. 8am–12:30pm, Dunedin Railway Station.
Raranga (weaving) session. Free, bookings required. 10am–12noon, South Dunedin Community Library.
Valley Fest – Garden Tool Refurb Workshop. Give old tools a new life. Free, registration required. 1.30pm and 3pm, Give to Grow Ōtepoti, 262 North Rd, North East Valley.
Dunedin Death Cafe meeting. Open forum to discuss of death and dying. Pre-registration required. 3pm, The Swan, 23 Bath St.
Gigs, comedy & shows
Amped Music Project Gig #3. Featuring Tiny Pieces of Eight. 1pm. Yours.
Southern Sounds 2026. 2–10pm, Logan Park.
Gone to Seed. Bittersweet comedy about a gardening club. 7pm, Fire Station Theatre, Mosgiel.
DSO 60th Gala. Conducted by James Judd with soloists Michael Houstoun (piano) and Jonathan Lemalu (bass), performing works by Jack Speirs, Smetana, Mozart, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. 7:30-9:30pm, Dunedin Town Hall. Pre-concert talk with Professor Terence Dennis. 6:40–7pm, Dunedin Town Hall.
Stitched. Take an inside look into the private friendships of women. 7:30–8:35pm, New Athenaeum Theatre.
Francisco's Funny Friends. Featuring Reuben Crisp, Caitlin Owen, Harriet Moir, Nicola Brown, Jonathan Falconer, and Chewie. 7:30pm, Te Whare o Rukutia.
Sick of You. With Deaf Racoon and Talking Furniture. 7:20pm, Pioneer Hall. (Pop rock)
The Tommy Gunners 20th Anniversary. 7:30pm, The Crown Hotel. (Punk, hardcore, rock)
Paul S. Allen. 7:30pm, Inch Bar.
Rainmaker. 8pm, No.8 Distillery.
The Broken Heartbreakers – Album Release Tour. 8pm, Hanover Hall. (Country/folk, pop)
Ōtepoti Dunedin Whānau Refuge Fundraiser. Featuring IVY, Minerva, and Ammonita. 9pm, Pearl Diver.
Sunday 20 September
Local Food Pilot. Find out more about local food systems and how you can get involved. 2pm, Dunedin City Library.
Albatross Wildlife Cruise. See the Northern Royal Albatross chicks learning to fly! 4–5:30pm, Port Chalmers or Portobello departures. (Every Sun until end Sept.)
Dunedin Observatory Open Night. Guided telescope viewing of planets, nebulae, star clusters, and distant galaxies. Every Sunday between April–September. 7–9pm, Dunedin Observatory, 1a City Road.
Gigs, comedy & shows
Amped Music Project Gig #3. Featuring Dale Kerrigan. 1pm. Yours.
Gone to Seed. Bittersweet comedy about a gardening club. 2pm, Fire Station Theatre, Mosgiel.
Big Jazz Apple. 4:30pm, Inch Bar.
Peter Madill and Jack McKenzie. 7:30pm, Dunedin Folk Club.
And that’s your weekend round-up. Got an event you’d like to feature? Drop me a line here → [email protected]
Thanks for reading,
Emma
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