What to do in Hamilton, New Zealand in November 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Other

  until Feb 7

  Fossil Finds

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 11

  Robin White: At Home With Us

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 11

  Robin White: Tuituia | Something is Happening Here

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until May 30

  Collections Unseen

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Feb 6

  Whakahokia!

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 7

  Hautāmiro: Bound by the Winds

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 7

  Ripoi Anamata, Ripoi Inamata

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 7

  The Art of Advocacy Exhibition

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Other

  4:30 PM

  TEDx Tamahere Youth

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7 PM

  CATS - Young Actors Edition

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  The Bleak Midwinter: Album Tour

  Abstract Fish Lungs · Static · Afterlight

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Metal

  $20 Tickets ↗

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Theatre

  1:30 PM

  CATS - Young Actors Edition

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

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• Dance

  2 PM

  Becoming

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Dance
  • Theatre

  $32 Tickets ↗

• Other

  2 PM

  He Kōrero Mātātoka: Fossils Tour

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  Free

• Music

  10 PM

  Taking Back Saturday: Emo & Pop Punk Night - Hamilton

  The Bank · Hamilton CBD

  • Music
  • Emo
  • Pop
  • Pop punk

• Music

  —Time not announced

  High Altar

  High Altar · Mooring

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Electronic
  • Experimental
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Theatre

  1:30 PM

  CATS - Young Actors Edition

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Bob McNeill

  Hamilton Motorcycle Club · Hamilton West

  • Music
  • Folk

  $20 Tickets ↗

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Donal Gunning & The Bucks: No Other Option Album Tour

  Dónal Gunning & The Bucks

  Biddy Mulligan's · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Folk
  • Rock

  Free Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Eigenface Tour

  Eigenface · Michaela Tempers · Big Sigh

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Electronic
  • Indie
  • Pop

  $15–$20 Tickets ↗

• Music

  10 PM

  Kritikal

  The Back Bar · Hamilton Central

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Silcrow And Skitch Hiker Mini Tour - Hamilton w/ Tusk -

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Silcrow and Skitch Hiker Mini Tour

  Silcrow · Skitch Hiker · Tusk

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Metal
  • Rock

  $20 Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Courtney Barnett: Creature of Habit

  Courtney Barnett

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Indie
  • Rock

  Tickets ↗

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Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  9-to-5: The Musical

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $17–$32 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Not The Church...but Damn Close

  Not The Church...but Damn Close · Shannon Booth

  Nivara Lounge · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Rock

  $10 Tickets ↗

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  9-to-5: The Musical

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $17–$32 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Shaun Kirk (AUS) -

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  9-to-5: The Musical

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $17–$32 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Bomb 6a: Songs in the Quiet

  Bomb 6a · Wildhorse

  Fergus Bar & Kitchen · Rototuna North

  • Music
  • Pop
  • Rock

  $25–$30 Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ballyturk

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  $15 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Aldous Harding: Train on the Island

  Aldous Harding · Womb

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Folk
  • Indie

  Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  —Time not announced

  Open Late at the Museum

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ballyturk

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  $15 Tickets ↗

Friday, November 27, 2026

• Music

  6:15 PM

  True Sounds: A Charity Fundraiser

  Thief of Baghdad · Honeycomb · Robert Freeman Trio · Exotic Minds · TRIA · Smokey Dayz

  Biddy Mulligan's · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Blues
  • Hip-hop
  • Rock

  $5 Tickets ↗

• Other

  7 PM

  Meteor End of Year Quiz Night Fundraiser

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  $80 Tickets ↗

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• Music

  7:30 PM

  The Recently Deceived’s Final Friday Funstravaganza -

  Nivara Lounge · Hamilton Central

  • Music

• Dance

  7:30 PM

  The Sleeping Beauty (Royal New Zealand Ballet)

  Royal New Zealand Ballet

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Dance
  • Ballet

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Swallow the Rat w/ Burrow _ Bastard Sun -

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music

• Music

  until Dec 12

  Disenchanted!

  Riverlea Theatre · Hillcrest

  • Music
  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, November 28, 2026

• Dance

  1:30 PM

  The Sleeping Beauty (Royal New Zealand Ballet)

  Royal New Zealand Ballet

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Dance
  • Ballet

  Tickets ↗

• Other

  2 PM

  He Kōrero Mātātoka: Fossils Tour

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  Free

• Music

  7 PM

  Retro Valley - NZ Tour November 2026 -

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Rog's Last Dance

  The Morning Rumble · Jon Toogood

  Claudelands · Claudelands

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 29, 2026

• Dance

  1:30 PM

  The Sleeping Beauty (Royal New Zealand Ballet)

  Royal New Zealand Ballet

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Dance
  • Ballet

  Tickets ↗

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