
The Best Things to Do in Auckland This Weekend
Weekends are precious. Two glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility. Luckily, Auckland's got plenty happening to make sure you don't spend the days indoors binge-watching Netflix and instead discovering new bars, absorbing art and feasting your way through food markets. Here are our picks of the weekend's happenings.
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Arts & Entertainment
Auckland Latin Fiesta
Catch electrifying performances, learn how to salsa and try traditional South American cuisine at this three-day event.
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Arts & Entertainment
Jersey Boys
The jukebox musical tells the story of the legendary American doo-wop band.
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Food & Drink
Auckland Beer Week 2021
It features sea shanty sing-alongs, roaming pub crawls and doughnut pairings.
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Arts & Entertainment
Collective
Nominated for two Oscars, this compelling and confronting Romanian documentary spirals from a tragic fire to corruption in the country's health system.
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Voyagers
This space-set survival-of-the-fittest thriller brings plenty of other movies to mind, but manages to still feel resonant enough.
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Nobody
Bob Odenkirk stars in this 'John Wick'-style action-thriller, sliding into a gleefully OTT film with flair and texture.
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The Father
With remarkable performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman and a purposefully puzzle-like approach, this drama about dementia leaves a lasting imprint.
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Arts & Entertainment
Girls Can't Surf
This Aussie documentary overflows with frank, determined and inspiring women recounting their quests for equality in surfing from the 80s onwards.
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Food & Drink
Schnitty Fest
Ten weeks, ten creative schnitzel variations — and a cheeky $10 Wednesday special if you want to sample them all.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Most Dedicated: An Aoteaora Graffitti Story
The first major public museum display of street art collective TMD Crew.
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O'Neill Aotearoa Surf Film Festival 2021
Celebrating the best of surf culture and our connection with the environment.
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Food & Drink
Saint Alice Free Bluff Oysters
Book in for lunch at this harbourside spot and receive one dozen Bluff oysters for free.
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Travel & Leisure
Swim the Bridge
This ocean swimming experience take place under one of New Zealand’s most recognisable landmarks.
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Arts & Entertainment
Van Gogh Alive
See more than 3000 of the Dutch master's works in this multi-sensory exhibition.
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Chiharu Shiota: The Web of Time
The piece from the Japanese artist leads visitors through winding tunnels into a two-storey high artwork.
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Travel & Leisure
Waterworld Waterpark
Tauranga's giant inflatable floating structure is heading back to Auckland for summer.
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Arts & Entertainment
Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art
The largest exhibition in the 132-year history of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
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Arts & Entertainment
Brickman Awesome: Epic Lego Creations
The exhibition will showcase some of the biggest, fastest and tallest things you can construct out of Lego.
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Weta Workshop Unleashed
The Wellington-based special effects and prop company is bringing its movie magic to Auckland.
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All Blacks Experience
Come face-to-face with a giant haka and match your ball skills against the All Blacks.
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Arts & Entertainment
Happy Place
The "world's most Instagrammable exhibit" is bringing its confetti dome, ball pit and room filled with 40,000 gold flowers to NZ.