The Best Virtual Events to Hit Up If Cabin Fever Is Starting to Set In

Get 'out of the house' with live opera, gallery tours and couch choirs.
Concrete Playground
Published on March 19, 2020
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    Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art Virtual Tour

    Virtually walk through this major exhibition exploring contemporary Māori art.

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    Bombay Sapphire: The Creativity Lab

    Wed, 10 Feb - Sat, 20 Feb 2021

    Online

    Unleash your inner artist at one of these at-home gin experiences.

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    Rhythm and Vines Live Stream

    Tue, 29 Dec - Thu, 31 Dec 2020

    Online

    Watch the three-day music and camping festival from your living room.

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    Visitors

    Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 31 Dec 2020

    Online

    This new Darkfield Radio production begins with a dead couple inviting themselves into your house.

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    Documentary Edge Festival Features On-Demand

    Wed, 12 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug 2020

    Online

    This collection of documentaries will be available on-demand until Auckland comes out of lockdown.

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    Documentary Edge Festival 2020

    Fri, 12 Jun - Sun, 5 Jul 2020

    Online

    This year's festival focuses on ongoing challenges, from crusading journalists to unstable politicians and UFO cults.

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    'James and the Giant Peach' with Taika and Friends

    Fri, 15 May - Sat, 6 Jun 2020

    Online

    Listen to the filmmaker read through the Roald Dahl classic — with help from Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Meryl Streep and more.

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    Livestrung Venue Fundraiser

    Sun, 24 May, 2020

    Online

    A two-hour live-streamed fundraiser for Aotearoa's beloved live music venues.

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    The 2000s Virtual Quiz

    Sat, 16 May, 2020

    Online

    Test your knowledge on all that was great and horrible about the first decade of the millennium.

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    Together Today

    Thu, 14 May, 2020

    Online

    A one-night-only online shopping experience.

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    Keep Cooking and Carry On

    Fri, 1 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2020

    Online

    Culinary legend Jamie Oliver is helping you level up your cooking game — for free.

  • Event

    NZ Art Show Online

    Fri, 1 May - Thu, 31 Dec 2020

    Online

    The country's largest sale of affordable and original Kiwi art is heading online.

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    Chekhov's The Seagull

    Multiple single dates

    Online

    The Russian dramatist's first major play gets the online treatment.

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    Beer & Charcuterie Matching

    Sat, 9 May - Sun, 10 May 2020

    Online

    Learn the ins-and-outs of cured meat and beer at these online tasting sessions.

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    BubbleFest

    Sat, 16 May, 2020

    Online

    Six hours of beer-fuelled shenanigans and brewer talks.

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    Royal New Zealand Ballet: Romeo & Juliet

    Fri, 1 May - Sun, 3 May 2020

    Online

    The national company is offering free broadcasts of Shakespeare's classic love story.

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    Virtual Art Fair

    Thu, 30 Apr - Sun, 17 May 2020

    Online

    Auckland's huge annual art showcase is moving online for 2020.

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    We Are One: A Global Film Festival

    Fri, 29 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2020

    Online

    Twenty of the world's best film fests are joining forces to curate a free ten-day online festival via YouTube.

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    Hot Dub at Home

    Multiple single dates

    Online

    Dance your way through the decades with this virtual biweekly party.

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    We Love the 90s Quiz Night

    Sat, 25 Apr, 2020

    Online

    Put your 90s-loving brain to the test at this virtual trivia night.

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    Royal New Zealand Ballet: ANZAC Salute

    Sat, 25 Apr, 2020

    Online

    The national company is broadcasting two moving pieces to commemorate ANZAC Day.

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    Yotam Ottolenghi: Keep Cooking Simple

    Sun, 26 Apr, 2020

    Online

    Watch the game-changing chef talk about the joys of simple (and super-tasty) food at this Sydney Opera House live-stream.

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    Breaking Glass — Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks

    Sat, 25 Apr, 2020

    Online

    A free online world-premiere of a four-part opera inspired by mythology, Sylvia Plath and rare birds.

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    The Virtual 'Star Wars' Quiz Night

    Mon, 4 May, 2020

    Online

    Two and a half hours of unadulterated 'Star Wars' trivia.

  • Event

    Nonna Live

    Wed, 1 Apr 2020 - Thu, 1 Jan 1970

    Online

    Learn how to make your own homemade pasta from scratch in an online class led by an 84-year-old Italian nonna.

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    Nigella Lawson: A Celebration of Home Cooking

    Sun, 19 Apr, 2020

    Online

    Watch the culinary legend talk about the joys of home cooking at this Sydney Opera House live-stream.

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    Retrosweat VHS Workout Club

    Sat, 28 Mar - Sat, 30 May 2020

    Online

    Shannon Dooley's beloved 80s-themed workouts are making their way to your living room.

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    Better Living, Everyone 2020

    Fri, 17 Apr - Sat, 18 Apr 2020

    Online

    An online music festival from the team behind Ōtautahi's cassette label.

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    The New Zealand Dance Company – Virtual Classes

    Mon, 30 Mar - Fri, 8 May 2020

    Online

    Learn the building blocks of dance.

  • Event

    Shakespeare's Globe On Screen

    Mon, 6 Apr - Sun, 28 Jun 2020

    Online

    Watch six of the Bard's plays performed at London's historic Globe Theatre.

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    Black Pineapple At Home Live

    Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

    Online

    Learn how to make refreshing cocktails from common household ingredients.

  • Event

    Fleabag for Charity

    Fri, 10 Apr - Sun, 31 May 2020

    Online

    Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s hit one-woman show heads online for charity.

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    From Our House to Yours

    Wed, 1 Apr - Wed, 17 Jun 2020

    Online

    Watch highlights — and never-before-seen footage — from the Sydney Opera House's 47-year history from your couch.

  • Event

    Shut Up & Dance

    Multiple single dates

    Online

    Wellington's best-known dance crew is taking its liberating movement classes online.

  • Event

    Iranian Women Short Film Night

    Tue, 7 Apr - Thu, 9 Apr 2020

    Online

    This virtual film festival will feature seven shorts by top Iranian filmmakers.

  • Event

    Isolation Trivia: 'Tiger King' Edition

    Sat, 11 Apr, 2020

    Online

    You've binged the Netflix series — now put your knowledge to the test.

  • Event

    Live-Stream: Sea Life Melbourne

    Sat, 4 Apr 2020, Wed, 8 Apr 2020 and Fri, 10 Apr 2020 

    Online

    The Melbourne aquarium is live streaming its sea creatures for all to see.

  • Event

    The Shows Must Go On

    Sun, 5 Apr, 2020

    Online

    Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals for free on this new dedicated YouTube channel.

  • Event

    Goodnight with Dolly

    Fri, 3 Apr, 2020

    Online

    The much-loved country singer is swapping her bedazzled jackets for pyjamas and her guitar for bedtime stories.

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    Royal New Zealand Ballet: Hansel & Gretel

    Fri, 3 Apr - Sun, 5 Apr 2020

    Online

    The national company is offering free broadcasts of the classic fairytale.

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    Southward Distilling Co Gin Tasting

    Fri, 3 Apr and Fri, 10 Apr 2020 

    Online

    Level up your lockdown with gin tasting in your living room.

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    Silent Disco Glow-in-the-Dark Home Edition

    Sat, 4 Apr, 2020

    Online

    This living room silent disco will feature jokes, positive affirmations and narration from Darth Vader.

  • Event

    Hospobaby

    A series of kid-friendly cooking tutorials from one of Auckland's best chefs.

  • Event

    'Friends' Virtual Quiz

    Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

    Online

    No one told you that watching endless television reruns could turn out this way.

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    Te Papa: Online Jigsaw Puzzles

    Mon, 30 Mar - Sun, 31 May 2020

    Online

    New Zealand's national museum has turned some of its collection into online jigsaw puzzles.

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    Paintvine Online

    Mon, 17 Aug - Thu, 27 Aug 2020

    Online

    The group painting classes are heading online and into your living room.

  • Event

    National Theatre at Home

    Multiple single dates

    Online

    The UK's National Theatre is streaming a selection of its hit productions, with a new show available each week.

  • Event

    Quar Eye: Cooking Lessons in Quarantine

    Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

    Online

    'Queer Eye' food expert Antoni Porowski is hosting leftovers-inspired cooking tutorials while in lockdown.

  • Event

    Courtney Barnett and Lucius & Friends

    Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

    Online

    Performing live from their lounge rooms, they'll be joined by Sheryl Crow, Sharon Van Etten, Fred Armisen and more.

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    NGV Channel

    Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

    Online

    The Melbourne art gallery is launching virtual tours of all its current blockbuster exhibitions.

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    MSO Online

    Mon, 16 Mar - Mon, 13 Apr 2020

    Online

    While Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is suspending all concerts with audiences for a month, it's now hosting an online concert series.

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    Nightly Met Opera Streams

    Tue, 17 Mar - Sun, 10 May 2020

    Online

    Stream a different opera from the famous NY institution every night.

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    Room 2 Radio

    Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

    Online

    Cut some serious shapes in your bedroom with this virtual dance party.

  • Event

    Massimo Bottura's Kitchen Quarantine

    Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

    Online

    Catch nightly online cooking tutorials from one of the world's top chefs — while he's in lockdown.

  • Event

    Virtual Cinematheque

    Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

    Online

    ACMI and Melbourne Cinémathèque are hosting a weekly online movie night.

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    Head On Photo Festival 2020

    Fri, 1 May - Sun, 17 May 2020

    Online

    The internationally acclaimed photography festival is going fully digital for the first time.

  • Event

    Couch Choir

    Tue, 17 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar 2020

    Online

    Pub Choir's communal singing events are affected by the mass-gatherings ban, so it's bringing the sing-along into your home.

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    Enchanted Worlds: Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Art of Edo Japan

    Virtually walk through this major exhibition on Japan's Edo period at Auckland Art Gallery.

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