What to do in Tauranga this weekend

26 events from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Toi Tauranga Art Gallery, Baycourt Community & Arts Centre, The Historic Village.

Friday, October 23, 2026

Visual arts
until Oct 25

Whatu Aho Rua (Emily Parr and Arielle Walker)

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 25

Private View

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 22

Māturuturu Trick (Heidi Brickell)

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

I Will Meet You in the Garden (Jess Dare)

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 14

All Squared (Graham Crow)

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 9

Edward Bullmore: TWENTY

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 18

Toe Feiloa’i Afea? (Etanah Lalau-Talapa)

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Music
6 PM

Machine de Cirque

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
- Music
- Circus
$63.50–$295 Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Filament

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts
Free
Music
7:30 PM

Li’l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine

Li’l Chuck

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
- Music
$42.50 Tickets
Music
8:30 PM

Park Flyers | You're A Real Brick Mini-Tour

Park Flyers · Velouria

Blackbird Records
- Music
- Emo
- Hardcore
- Punk
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

LOUIS BAKER

Totara Street · Mount Maunganui
- Music
- Soul
Tickets
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Saturday, October 24, 2026

Visual arts
until Nov 21

Creature Feature - Fringe Ceramic Group Show

The Historic Village · Tauranga South
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 14

Penumbra - Fringe Group Exhibition

The Historic Village · Tauranga South
- Visual arts
Free
Music
10 AM

Tauranga Fringe Fest 2026

The Historic Village · Tauranga South
- Music
- Theatre
$20 Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 21

Worn Multimedia Jewellery Exhibition – A Tauranga Fringe Festival Show

The Historic Village · Tauranga South
- Visual arts
Free
Music
11 AM

Opus Pocket Orchestra

Te Ao Mārama – Tauranga Library & Community Hub · Tauranga CBD
- Music
Free
Literature
1:30 PM

Lines and Lyrics - Greerton

Te Ao Mārama – Greerton Library & Community Hub · Greerton
- Literature
Free
Music
1:30 PM

Opus Pocket Orchestra

Te Ao Mārama – Pāpāmoa Library & Community Hub · Pāpāmoa Beach
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
3 PM

Machine de Cirque

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
- Music
- Circus
$63.50–$295 Tickets
Other
6 PM

Extra Lives

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
$27.12–$42.50 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Spiral Out Tool Tribute

Totara Street · Mount Maunganui
- Music
- Metal
Tickets
Visual arts
until Mar 28

The Muse Looks Back: An Exploration of Female Portraiture

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery · Tauranga CBD
- Visual arts

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Music
1 PM

Machine de Cirque

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
- Music
- Circus
$63.50–$295 Tickets
Music
2:30 PM

Paris in the Rain

Baycourt Community & Arts Centre · Tauranga CBD
- Music
- Theatre
$58.38 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Flamingo Pier | TOTARA ST

Flamingo Pier

Totara Street · Mount Maunganui
- Music
- Dance
- Electronic
Tickets

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