What to do in Hamilton, New Zealand in October 2026

Friday, October 23, 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 Oct 25

  MEMEX

  Artspost Galleries & Shop · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 29

  Chapters: A Life of Bookstores

  Hamilton Central Library · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts
  • Literature

  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

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Lover and The Collection

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  $20–$30 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Datura: Hamilton Stoner Rock Legends Live

  Datura · Demons of Noon · The Death Spell

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Doom
  • Metal
  • Rock

  Tickets ↗

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  12:30 PM

  Hispano Latino Spring Festival

  Hamilton Gardens · Hamilton East

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Latin music

  Free

• Music

  7:20 PM

  The Interference Pt. 2: Tria Celebrates Nivara Lounge

  TRIA · Phantom And The Menace · Messenjah · Kincaid · Wintyrqueen · Maako · Everlasting Bonfire

  Nivara Lounge · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Blues
  • Metal
  • Reggae

  $25 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Lover and The Collection

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Theatre

  $20–$30 Tickets ↗

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Other

  6 PM

  Open Late: He Rā Maumahara

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  Free

• Visual arts

  —Time not announced

  Open Late at the Museum

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Visual arts

  Free

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  OvO (Italy) NZ Tour

  OvO

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Experimental
  • Metal

  Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Stretch to Mould

  Nivara Lounge · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Rock

  $13.25–$15 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Halloween Hardcore: Night 1

  Martial Law · Run It Straight · Heavy Step · Lipstink · Kuwake

  Mesoverse · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Hardcore
  • Metal
  • Punk

  $10–$25 Tickets ↗

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Home Brew Presents 'Last Week'

  Home Brew

  BNZ Theatre · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Hip-hop

  $80 Tickets ↗

• Cabaret

  7 PM

  Miss Cadaver

  The Meteor · Hamilton Central

  • Cabaret

  $25 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Dumpweed: Blink-182 Tribute Halloween Show

  Dumpweed · The Openers

  Last Place · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Pop punk

  $30–$35 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Silent Disco at the Museum: After Dark!

  Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Nights out
  • Disco

  $50–$60 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Halloween Hardcore: Night 2

  Snakeway · Home Invasion · Submit to the Ocean · Compulsive Brain Torsion · Kamikaze

  Mesoverse · Hamilton Central

  • Music
  • Hardcore
  • Metal
  • Punk

  $10–$25 Tickets ↗

Everything on in Hamilton, New Zealand