Things to do
Friday 7 August
Enabling Love & Friendship Coffee Club. Free. 1–2:30pm, Perc Plaza Cafe.
Winter Warmer Market. Live music, food trucks and stalls. $5 adults, children free. Bookings essential. 6–10pm, Tūhura Otago Museum.
Gigs, comedy & shows
Rhythm and Brews. 7pm, Brew Bar.
The Wild Chitokakas + Dougie And The Moon Rocks. 9pm, The Crown Hotel. (Alternative, DJ, reggae/dub)
Saturday 8 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.
Social Knitting Saturdays. Bring your own project or browse our pattern library. Beginners welcome. 10am–12pm, Stitch Kitchen, 474 Princes Street.
Romance Book Club. Discussing The Heart You Kept by T.L. Swan. Free, registration required. 2–3:30pm, The Ink Pot, 19 St Andrew Street.
NZIFF Whānau Mārama Sneak Peak. Preview the programme for the 2026 Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival, running 14–30 August. 2pm, Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Gigs, comedy & shows
The Reluctant Dragon. By City Choir Dunedin. A dramatic family musical. 4pm and 7:30pm, OBHS Auditorium, 2 Arthur Street.
Ronnie Stash And The Resistance Plus Skin Thief. 8:30pm, Dunedin Musicians Club. (Alternative, metal, dub, rock)
The Daze Send-off. 8:30pm, Pearl Diver. (Rock)
Francisca Griffin And The Bus Shelter Boys. 9pm, The Crown Hotel. (Alternative, punk, hardcore)
Sunday 9 August
Otago v Canterbury. 2:05pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Snowdrop Day. Celebrate the gardens springing to life. Garden tours, plant sales, live music, kids competitions. 9am–5pm, Larnach Castle.
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
And The Saints Go Marching On. Marking the 125th anniversary of St Kilda Brass. 2-5pm, King's and Queens’s Performing Arts Centre.
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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