Current Events
UH Music Festival: TNT! The Jazz Gala Concert
29 May 2026 | 8.00pm
Tickets from $25.00
An explosive mix of reo Māori and Big Band Jazz, the 19-piece Capital City Big Band teams up with songstress Lisa Tomlins to play jazz hits from the big band era with traditional waiata Māori show band classics.
UH Music Festival: Sean Kelly and the Super 8s
30 May 2026 | 8.00pm
Tickets from $20.00
Irish folk music and stories, with old movies. Enjoy live Irish music played to the backdrop of Super 8 movies taken in Ireland, with Sean Kelly on vocals, whistles, bodhran and guitar, Jono Lonie on fiddle and mandolin and Maree Limpus on cello.
UH Music Festival: The Warratahs
31 May 2026 | 8.00pm
Tickets from $40.00
One of Aotearoa’s most iconic bands, The Warratahs hit the stage with their signature home grown country roots-driven sound. Don’t miss this legendary band who were inducted into the NZ Music Hall of fame last year.
UH Music Festival: Mainly Acoustic Music Club
2 Jun 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $15.00 at the door
Mainly Acoustic Music Club presents a double bill featuring the Jazz/Americana of Carter Parker Trio and a Blues and Boogie session with Boogie queen Cindy Muggeridge and top Harmonica Ace Neil Billington.
5 Jun 2026 | 8.00pm
Tickets from $20.00
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks… or can you? Prepare for a wild, laugh-out-loud ride where biting satire meets theatrical wizardry. This gloriously funny solo tour de force follows a man hilariously losing face - and everything else - in his desperate (and ridiculous) quest to stay relevant.
13 Jun 2026 | Various Times
Tickets from $5.00
Come and support, local dancers share their talent on stage in our Troupes competition.
Classical Expressions: Jian Liu
18 Jun 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $35.00
This programme explores how composers from different times and cultures paint their worlds in sound.
As an internationally celebrated concert pianist, Dr. Jian Liu has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.
Hilarious Comedy Hypnosis Show
25 June 2026 | 7.00pm
Tickets from $50.00
As seen on Seven Sharp (TVNZ) and going viral on TikTok, Comedy Hypnotist Haiming Jiang brings his hit Comedy Hypnosis Show to Upper Hutt!
Matariki Mashup: Roller Derby Bout
27 Jun 2026 | 5.30pm
Entry from $5.00
Roller Derby is a fast past, hard hitting, action packed full contact sport played on Roller Skates.
Little Landscapes
8 and 9 July 2026 | 10.00am - 2.00pm
Free entry. No bookings required
A fun, hands-on watercolour workshop for kids inspired by the art of Nugent Welch.
14 Jul 2026 | 1.00pm
Entry by donation
Strings, performed by students from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music.
Classical Expressions: The Elouan Quartet with Bridget Douglas
16 Jul 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $35.00
“Mata-Au” This programme moves between the rich Romantic lyricism of Amy Beach and Arther Foote, the contemporary fluidity of Salina Fisher’s Mata-Au (inspired by the Clutha River), and the rhythmic energy of Alberto Ginastera’s folk-infused Impresiones de la Puna.
Talk and Tour with Darcy Nicholas
26 Jul 2026 | 4.00pm
Hear insights from Darcy Nicholas about his work spanning more than six decades.
26 Jul 2026 | 8.00pm
Tickets from $25.00
A psychedelic exotic jazz band featuring vibraphone, tuba, harmonica, pan flute and more – all brought to life against a stunning backdrop of hand-drawn animations.
Tā Moko Demonstration
8 Aug 2026 | 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Oho Mai artist and tā moko tattooist Stephen Thorpe gives a live tā moko demonstration.
11 Aug 2026 | 1.00pm
Entry by donation
Strings, performed by students from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music.
15 Aug 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $25.00
Renowned for his electrifying live shows, Ash Grunwald has inspired a generation to hit the road in an old van to ‘surf by day jam by night’.
Part troubadour, part storyteller-Ash has been selling out shows all over the world!
GOMIL: Grumpy Old Man in Lycra
1 Sep and 2 Sep 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $35.00
A hilarious live theatre show starring acting legend Mark Hadlow
Classical Expressions: Dolfin-Lin Duo
3 Sep 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $35.00
Hungarian cellist Balázs Dolfin and Chinese-New Zealand pianist Tony Chen Lin share a deep musical rapport rooted in diverse cultural traditions.
8 Sep 2026 | 1.00pm
Entry by donation
Strings, performed by students from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music.
Kai and kōrero
20 Sep 2026 | 4.00pm
A guided talk though the Ōrongomai Tū Tonu exhibition followed by kai and korero.
Poi Making: Tradition in Motion
1 and 8 Oct 2026 | 10.00am - 2.00pm
Free entry. No bookings required
Create your very own poi to take home.
6 Oct 2026 | 1.00pm
Entry by donation
Strings, performed by students from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music.
Classical Expressions: Aroha String Quartet
8 Oct 2026 | 7.30pm
Tickets from $35.00
Around the World in 90 Minutes; buckle up and travel around the globe with the Aroha String Quartet, with stopovers to sample the music of seven different countries on five continents - Europe, Asia, South America, North America and Zealandia.
Wind and Wonder
14 and 21 Jan 2027 | 10.00am - 2.00pm
Free entry. No bookings required
A chime making workshop.
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