Things to do
Friday 28 August
Rhythm and Brews. 7pm, Brew Bar.
To the Moon! New Material Night. 7pm, Moons.
The Dinner Party. 7:30pm, Globe Theatre.
Radio One 91FM Presents: Bring The Noise 2026 Finals. 8pm, UBar.
Dance Happy Doom Crew Presents: Dankfest 2026. 8:30pm, The Crown Hotel. (DJ, electronic)
Saturday 29 August
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.
Fruit Tree Pruning and Training Workshop. Join us as we work with apples, pears and stone fruit. Tools will be available to share, BYO sharp tools if you have them. $25. 1–4pm, Silverstream School, Mosgiel.
Dunedin Food Truck Market. Family friendly, multiple food vendors, free entry. 4–7:30pm, Dunedin Railway Station, Anzac Ave.
Otago v Waikato. 5:05pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Gigs, comedy & shows
Sunny Side Up at Toitū. Gospel, folk and world music. 12:30–1:30pm, Toitū Otago Settler Museum.
A Taste of Scotland. Bagpiper welcome, haggis ceremony, Scottish dinner, whisky tasting. 6:30–10:30pm, Larnach Castle.
Mel Parsons – Castle Hill Album Release Tour. 7:30pm, Glenroy Auditorium. (Country/folk)
The Dinner Party. 7:30pm, Globe Theatre.
Sam Charlesworth, Emma Papworth, and Luc + Lily. 7:30pm, Inch Bar.
Hannah Everingham Big Surprise Album Tour. 9pm, Pearl Diver. (Acoustic/solo)
Dance Happy Doom Crew Presents: Dankfest 2026. 8:30pm, The Crown Hotel. (DJ, electronic)
Sunday 30 August
Monthly Metta Meetup. Free Metta mediation, followed by a potluck lunch. 11am–12pm, Sargood Centre.
Sacred Sound and Stillness. 90-minute session of deep relaxation, conscious breath, and healing sound frequencies. 1:30–3pm, Dunedin Spiritualist Church, 36 Rankeilor Street.
William Mathew Hodgkins Memorial Lecture 2026. With Professor Deidre Brown, award-winning author, art historian and specialist on Māori architecture. Free. 2pm, Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Josephine Mini Bal. Free folkdance session, suitable for all dance levels. 2–3:30pm, Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.
Dungeon and Dragons live game. Improvised event with a relaxed casual vibe. 6–9pm, Dunedin Gasworks Museum, 20 Braemar Street.
Mediumship Evening. Explore connection, reflection and comfort through messages and intuitive readings. 6-8pm, Dunedin Spiritualist Church, 36 Rankeilor Street.
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
The Dinner Party. 2pm, Globe Theatre.
Simon O’Neill Recital. International tenor Simon O’Neill and Terence Dennis. 3pm, Hanover Hall.
Toccata. City organist David Burchell puts Norma the Town Hall organ through her paces with a selection of organ showpieces by Bach, Whitlock, Schmidt, Muschel and Charles-Marie Widor's famous Toccata. Cash koha. 3–4:20pm, Dunedin Town Hall.
Big Jazz Apple. 4:30pm, Inch Bar.
The Klezmer Sisters. 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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