Events for $20 or less in Christchurch: what’s on?

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Music

  Oct 31 · 4 PM

  Doubtful Sounds

  A Rolling Stone · Christchurch Central

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Oct 31 · 8 PM

  A Haunted Night At Hotel Emily w/ The Norwesters And Wild East

  Wunderbar · Lyttelton

  • Music
  • Halloween

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Oct 31 · 8 PM

  Bloodfest - Halloween!

  Bloodfest

  Embankment Tavern · Woolston

  • Music
  • Halloween

  $20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Apr 26

  Jason Greig: Blood is Thicker

  Jason Greig

  Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Oct 31

  NEW WORKS: Emma Camden, Zara Dolan, Kara Burrowes

  Emma Camden · Zara Dolan · Kara Burrowes

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Exhibitions

  until Nov 21

  Tuku Iho

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Dec 13

  Archive Lounge: Inside The Group

  Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Mar 7

  Kā Whakatauraki: The Promises

  Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Dec 18

  One Wall

  CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Nov 8

  Scented Translations

  Jen Alexandra · Jo Burzynska · Steven Junil Park

  CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Jun 27

  Shona Rapira Davies: Ko te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa

  Shona Rapira Davies

  Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Jan 31

  Spinster, Married, Widow

  Tūranga · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until May 30

  Timeless: Treasures from the Historical Collection

  Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Nov 26

  WHAIAO

  Tūranga · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Music

  Nov 1 · 12:15 PM

  Sounds of Salaam: Music from Distant Lands

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 1

  Clube do Choro

  Space Academy · Christchurch Central

  • Music
  • Choro
  • Brazilian music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• 

  Nov 3 · 7 PM

  2 Fast, 2 Funny

  Good Times Comedy Club · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• 

  until Nov 7

  Wonder

  Little Andromeda · Christchurch Central

  • Theatre

  $20–$25

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 6, 2026

• 

  Nov 6 · 9 PM

  Scared Scriptless

  The Court Theatre · Christchurch Central

  • Theatre

  $20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Exhibitions

  until Apr 26

  Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  Canterbury Museum Pop-Up · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, November 9, 2026

• 

  Nov 9 · 6 PM

  Arts Centre Chamber Series: The American Experimentalists

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Music

  $10–$20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Nov 11

  Guy Williams: Rich People Are Stealing From You

  Guy Williams

  Little Andromeda · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $20–$35

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• 

  Nov 10 · 1:10 PM

  Tristan Dunlop Violin and Piano Recital

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Music
  • Piano
  • Recital

  $5–$15

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 10 · 7 PM

  2 Fast, 2 Funny

  Good Times Comedy Club · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• 

  Nov 11 · 2 PM

  Heritage Highlights: Stories behind the stories with Gavin Bishop

  Tūranga · Christchurch Central

  • Literature

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  until Nov 22

  The Canterbury Potters Association 53rd Annual Exhibition

  Canterbury Museum Pop-Up · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• 

  Nov 12 · 7 PM

  Ale House Rock in Altiora

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Music
  • House
  • Rock

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 13, 2026

• 

  until Nov 15

  The Muka Print Youth Exhibition

  Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū · Christchurch Central

  • Exhibitions

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 13 · 7 PM

  Maria Williams: Lezzie McGuire

  Maria Williams

  Little Andromeda · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $20–$28

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Nov 13 · 8 PM

  A Damn Good Comedy Show

  Good Times Comedy Club · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $15

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 13 · 8:30 PM

  Zach Mandeville: Storytellers

  Zach Mandeville

  Little Andromeda · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $5–$10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Music

  Nov 14 · 8 PM

  Lunar Intruder - Finale

  Lunar Intruder

  A Rolling Stone · Christchurch Central

  • Music

  $15

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 14 · 8 PM

  Punk Vs Metal Fundraiser

  The Camel Tony's · Crisis · Raleigh's 2.0 · Valley of The Dogs

  Churchills · Sydenham

  • Music
  • Hardcore punk
  • Metal
  • Punk

  $15–$20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 14 · 8:30 PM

  Step Brothers (Comedy and Magic): Volume Two

  Little Andromeda · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Music

  Nov 17 · 1:10 PM

  Caleb and Ethan Waines Piano Recital

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Music
  • Piano
  • Recital

  $5–$15

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Nov 17 · 7 PM

  2 Fast, 2 Funny

  Good Times Comedy Club · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Theatre

  Nov 20 · 6:30 PM

  WHAIAO presents: Folk Tales Performance

  Tūranga · Christchurch Central

  • Theatre

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• 

  Nov 20 · 7 PM

  Sophie Stone: WINZ Princess

  Sophie Stone

  Little Andromeda · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $10–$15

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  Nov 20 · 9 PM

  Scared Scriptless

  The Court Theatre · Christchurch Central

  • Theatre

  $20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Music

  Nov 21 · 11 AM

  CSO Music Trails

  Tūranga · Christchurch Central

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Go dancing

  Nov 21 · 8:30 PM

  Back to the 80s Disco

  A Rolling Stone · Christchurch Central

  • Go dancing
  • Dance
  • Disco

  $14.50

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 22, 2026

• Circus and cabaret

  Nov 22 · 2 PM

  Messy Magic Adventure

  Isaac Theatre Royal · Christchurch Central

  • Circus and cabaret

  $14.99

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

• Music

  Nov 24 · 1:10 PM

  Christine Jeon and Matthew Seinafo: Cello and Piano

  Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre · Christchurch Central

  • Music
  • Piano

  $5–$15

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Nov 24 · 7 PM

  2 Fast, 2 Funny

  Good Times Comedy Club · Christchurch Central

  • Comedy

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 27, 2026

• Theatre

  Nov 27 · 9 PM

  Scared Scriptless

  The Court Theatre · Christchurch Central

  • Theatre

  $20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 29, 2026

• Music

  Nov 29

  Clube do Choro

  Space Academy · Christchurch Central

  • Music
  • Choro
  • Brazilian music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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