Events in Wellington in October 2026
Everything on in Wellington, 23–31 Oct.
Photo: russellstreet · CC BY-SA 2.0Today23
Friday, 23 October
14 events
23OctEvent · FriInfinite Information Session - Wellington10:00 AM · Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna WaioraFree
23OctEvent · FriWORKROOM SALE11:00 AM · Room 8, 37 Courtenay Pl, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
23OctWorkshops & Talks · FriAuthor Talk Lloyd Jones in Conversation with Claire Mabey12:30 PM · 65 Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
23OctEvent · FriFuture Disco4:00 PM · 6 Park Road, Wellington, New Zealand 6022
23OctEvent · FriPistang Pilipino sa Wellington 20265:00 PM · Wellington ASB Sports Centre
23OctEvent · FriFRIDAY PINASIGLA5:00 PM · Wellington Indian Cultural Centre
23OctEvent · FriSimply Weekend 20267:00 PM · Wellington College, 15 Dufferin Street
23OctEvent · FriSymbiotic Metalfest 20267:00 PM · Valhalla
23OctEvent · Fri23/10 - 10th Annual Halloween Party7:00 PM · Vinyl Bar
23OctConcerts & Music · FriMidge Ure - Wellington (MeowNUI) - Catalogue The Hits Tour8:00 PM · 92 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
23OctEvent · FriGroove Council Carlotta Kindekel II8:00 PM · Meow
23OctEvent · FriBOG Moon with Goars (TBA)8:00 PM · Moon Bar
23OctEvent · FriminiSLACK San Fran8:00 PM · San Fran
23OctEvent · FriSpring WeZouk Weekender with Patrick & Kazel8:00 PM · Thistle Hall Community Venue
Tomorrow24
Saturday, 24 October
37 events24OctEvent · SatParade of Filipino Festivals8:00 AM · Ākau Tangi Sports Centre
24OctConcerts & Music · SatCity to Sea Tour9:00 AM · Te Wharewaka o Poneke
24OctEvent · SatMini-Wellycon 20269:00 AM · Te Papa Museum,Wellington, Oceania Room
24OctEvent · SatKa Mua Ka Muri - Te Motu Kairangi9:30 AM · Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, 65 Victoria Street
24OctConferences & Expos · SatWELLY-X - Comic & Pop Culture Expo10:00 AM · Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre
24OctEvent · SatSouth Asian Languages Storytime10:00 AM · Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, 65 Victoria St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
24OctFood & Drink · SatWoof Market10:00 AM · Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre
24OctStartups · SatPōneke Ngeru Rescue - Fundraising Market10:00 AM · Island Bay Presbyterian Church
24OctWorkshops & Talks · SatPortrait Photography Workshop10:00 AM · Botanic Garden Wellington
24OctEvent · SatWellington YoYo Club10:00 AM · Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre
24OctEvent · SatNewtown in photographs and story10:00 AM · 24/7 Gallery 247 Riddiford St, Wellington
24OctEvent · SatPapawai Stream Planting Day10:00 AM · Prince of Wales Park
24OctWorkshops & Talks · SatCommunity Movement Creation Workshop10:00 AM · Te Whaea—National Dance & Drama Centre
24OctEvent · SatWellington Cathedral and James Thomas Bell Tower Open Days10:00 AM · 2 Hill St, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
24OctWorkshops & Talks · SatDcouvrez la Nouvelle-Caldonie - Workshop & Tasting10:30 AM · Alliance Française Welington - French Cultural CentreNZD 33
24OctEvent · SatIn Conversation Jamie Metzger & Leilani A Sio11:00 AM · 3 Jervois Quay, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
24OctConcerts & Music · SatCirca Theatre Behind the Scenes Tour11:00 AM · 1 Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
24OctEvent · SatJump Rope Jam Saturday11:00 AM · Public Toilets Waitangi Park Play Area
24OctWorkshops & Talks · SatUpside Down Inversion Workshop with Kathleen Kuehn11:30 AM · Level 2, 15 Johnston Street (Wellington CBD), Wellington, New Zealand 6011
24OctEvent · SatWellington Waterfront Public Sculpture Walk12:00 PM · Wellington Waterfront
24OctEvent · SatErskine Chapel Open Day12:00 PM · 31 Avon St, Island Bay, Wellington 6023, New Zealand
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatWellington: A Documentary Film: The Phenomenon of Healing1:00 PM · Quaker HallFree
24OctEvent · SatWalk Wellingtons Heritage Thorndon Guided Walk1:15 PM · Old St. Paul's, Wellington
24OctEvent · SatForest giants, fragrant herbs and birdsong - Guided Walk1:30 PM · 101 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6012
24OctEvent · SatHYP1 WELLINGTON LABOUR WEEKEND2:00 PM · Wellington City
24OctEvent · SatFORTUNES Pres SORCHALULA feat. Samuel (LIVE)3:00 PM · 80 Willis St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
24OctConcerts & Music · SatComfy Concert & CD launch - The Chamber Pot Pourri & friends4:00 PM · The Long Hall, Maida Vale Road, Roseneath, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
24OctEvent · SatSIGLA - Cultural Night and Ms. Philippines-NZ 20266:00 PM · Indian Hall, 48 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, NZ
24OctEvent · SatSAMBA DA DEMOCRACIA7:00 PM · The Cambridge Hotel
24OctConcerts & Music · SatOrchestra Wellington - 5 Revelations7:30 PM · Michael Fowler Centre
24OctEvent · SatGet Rhythm The Johnny Cash & June Carter Show7:30 PM · The Opera House Wellington
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatWellington Regional Poetry Slam Finals7:30 PM · National Library WellingtonNZD 22
24OctEvent · SatAtomic 24 October8:00 PM · San Fran
24OctConcerts & Music · SatLuna and the Aether - The Metanoia Album Tour - WLG8:00 PM · Moon Bar
24OctEvent · SatMach II at JJ Murphy10:00 PM · 119 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
24OctEvent · SatBVRBWYRE ALL NIGHT LONG10:00 PM · 38 Dixon Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
24OctConcerts & Music · SatSip and Sing NZ Tour - WELLINGTON11:00 PM · Wellington, New Zealand
Sunday25
Sunday, 25 October
18 events
25OctFood & Drink · SunWaterfront Walk, Beachside Coffee, Dogs & Sunday Markets8:00 AM · Harbourside Market
25OctTheatre & Arts · SunWellington Opera House Heritage Tours10:00 AM · 113/111 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington
25OctWorkshops & Talks · SunSOLD OUT Talk Unfolding Thorndon in the Thomas Ward Map11:00 AM · Katherine Mansfield House & Garden
25OctEvent · SunOld Government Buildings Summer Sunday tours11:00 AM · Old Government Buildings, WellingtonFree
25OctEvent · SunCommunity Sunday Roast at the Tav - Supporting DCM12:00 PM · 172 Cuba Street Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
25OctEvent · SunThe Fabulous Carmen Rupe Tea Toasties and Trade (seated event)1:00 PM · Wellington City Libraries
25OctEvent · SunWellington Diwali Festival of Lights 20262:00 PM · TSB Bank Arena
25OctEvent · SunSit N' Knit2:00 PM · Johnsonville Library
25OctEvent · SunCurfew club Day time party3:00 PM · Saint Diablo
25OctEvent · SunThe Fly (1958) | Tea Time Talkies3:00 PM · 5 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand 6022
25OctTheatre & Arts · SunCelebrate 50 years of Kiran Shah + Free screening of 'STATES OF MIND'4:30 PM · The Roxy CinemaFree
25OctEvent · SunRanbow Dagon Club- BOARDGAMES SESSION (6PM-9PM)6:00 PM · Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna Waiora
25OctEvent · SunOvO (Italy) at Valhalla Wellington with Wince and Dreamweb7:30 PM · Valhalla
25OctTheatre & Arts · SunSpank 2026 - New Zealands wildest fetish dance & play party8:00 PM · Eva Pub - WellingtonNZD 28
25OctEvent · SunEvent Horizon Roxy Retro8:15 PM · 5 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand 6022
25OctEvent · SunChurch of Bass Sunday Service9:00 PM · Saint Diablo
25OctBusiness · SunBuddy B2B w KOHARTIST9:00 PM · Afters.NZ
25OctEvent · SunFRISKY HALLOWEEN (WGN)10:00 PM · 35 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Monday26
Monday, 26 October
4 events
26OctBusiness · MonWellington Professional Toastmasters: Communicate with Confidence5:30 PM · St Peter's Church Garden Room
26OctEvent · MonThe Acacia Strain in Wellington7:00 PM · TSB Auditorium - Shed 6
26OctEvent · MonTawa Toastmasters meeting7:00 PM · Tawa Community Centre
26OctConcerts & Music · MonLorna Shore New Zealand Tour 20267:30 PM · Shed 6
Tuesday27
Tuesday, 27 October
6 events
27OctTech & AI · Tue0x28 Wellington Meetup with a crash course on web security headers5:30 PM · level 13/18 Willis Street
27OctEvent · TueDeath & the Afterlife6:00 PM · Bhakti Lounge WellingtonNZD 11
27OctTheatre & Arts · TueContrast Film Festival 20266:00 PM · Block 10Free
27OctBusiness · TueMC Skills Masterclass6:00 PM · Cavern Club
27OctTheatre & Arts · TueSpeaking skills for work and play - Wellington Toastmasters Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay6:50 PM · Cockburn Street Chapel
27OctConcerts & Music · TueLa Dispute - No One Was Driving The Car Aotearoa tour - Wellington8:00 PM · Meow
Wednesday28
Wednesday, 28 October
9 events
28OctTech & AI · WedAI in Aotearoa: from adoption to accountable governance5:00 PM · Deloitte Wellington
28OctTech & AI · WedWellington Cryptocurrency NZ Meetup5:00 PM · J J Murphy & Co
28OctEvent · WedTe Aro Toastmasters Club Meeting5:30 PM · Anvil House
28OctEvent · WedLaunch: Capital Times, Agenda Magazine and W5 on Wellington City Recollect5:30 PM · Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, 65 Victoria St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
28OctWorkshops & Talks · WedTe Aro Raranga - Kōnae (2-Corner Kete) Weaving Workshop5:30 PM · Dixon Street, Wellington
28OctBusiness · WedFinancial Governance Workshop - Wellington6:00 PM · West Plaza Hotel - Meeting Room OneFree
28OctWorkshops & Talks · WedF*ck the Small Talk: Wellington #7 🌈6:00 PM · Wellington, New Zealand
28OctEvent · WedAn Evening with Wellington's Ghosts7:30 PM · The Thistle Inn
28OctEvent · WedAccomplice7:30 PM · Gryphon Theatre
Thursday29
Thursday, 29 October
8 events
29OctEvent · ThuCapital Breakfast Toastmasters @ The Terrace7:00 AM · St Andrew's On The Terrace
29OctBusiness · ThuPM Wellington - Empower Her Networking - Confident Content Creation5:30 PM · Le Ciel BakeryNZD 22
29OctEvent · ThuWired to thrive Regulate & Rise6:00 PM · Bhakti Lounge WellingtonNZD 11
29OctNetworking & Meetups · ThuWELLINGTON Singles Mixer For Ages 24-44 by Cheeky Events New Zealand7:00 PM · The Arborist Rooftop BarNZD 44
29OctTheatre & Arts · ThuRoyal New Zealand Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty7:30 PM · St James Theatre Wellington
29OctEvent · ThuThe Fright Crawl Wellington Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 Thursday October 297:30 PM · The Welsh Dragon BarNZD 7
29OctEvent · ThuNoise Drone Repeat LXXXIII8:00 PM · Valhalla
29OctEvent · ThuOnly The New Stuff: Game Show Edition8:00 PM · The Fringe Bar
Friday30
Friday, 30 October
23 events30OctBusiness · FriAELERT Masterclass Integrity Ethics and Professionalism9:00 AM · Te Iho (Bowen House)AUD 500
30OctFood & Drink · FriWellington Outlet Market Days10:00 AM · Nood Outlet Wellington (Shop 1.11, 2-10 Semple Street, Porirua, New Zealand)
30OctEvent · FriHands on Assists with Kathleen Kuehn4:30 PM · Level 2, 15 Johnston Street (Wellington CBD), Wellington, New Zealand 6011
30OctFood & Drink · FriFood Truck Friday - Truck or Treat5:00 PM · Raroa Terrace, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 5028
30OctEvent · FriPAYPA Annual Hui 20265:00 PM · Circa Theatre
30OctEvent · FriTop 10 Chardonnay - Wellington6:00 PM · Regional WinesNZD 81
30OctEvent · FriToi Marsden Gala Evening6:30 PM · Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
30OctEvent · FriHaunted House6:30 PM · Karori Park Cafe, Wellington, New Zealand
30OctEvent · FriSleeping Village - FOUR Album Release Show7:00 PM · San Fran
30OctEvent · FriINDUNA - FAVOURITE COLOURS (RELEASE SHOW)7:00 PM · Moon Bar
30OctEvent · FriOld school Friday night cruise7:00 PM · Evans Bay Marina
30OctTheatre & Arts · FriSpooky Town - Playful Improvised Scenes and Stories with the Wellington Improvisation Troupe7:00 PM · 97 Ghuznee St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
30OctTheatre & Arts · FriSomatic Ecstatic (Dance)7:30 PM · Yoga Corner
30OctEvent · FriThe Ambassadors Of Swing7:30 PM · 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
30OctEvent · FriGreg Johnson 60 - Wellington - Old St Pauls8:00 PM · Old St. Paul's, Wellington
30OctEvent · FriLads Lads Lads - Spooky Boys A Halloween Drag King Show8:00 PM · The Fringe Bar
30OctEvent · FriBlood Guts & Glory8:00 PM · 154 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
30OctEvent · FriTape Night with Donna van Talgon George D Angus Indigogue Browne8:00 PM · 272 Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6001
30OctTheatre & Arts · FriScarehorn! A spooky comedy carnival8:00 PM · Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna Waiora
30OctEvent · FriGET ACTIVE - Halloween Dress Up10:00 PM · Eva Pub - WellingtonNZD 22
30OctEvent · FriBackroom Audio "Freaky Friday"10:00 PM · 38 Dixon Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
30OctEvent · FriHell Horno (Halloween party)10:00 PM · El Horno Wellington
30OctStartups · FriTwisted Frequency Bass Taster Fundraiser11:00 PM · San Fran
Saturday31
Saturday, 31 October
1 event31OctEvent · SatNational Taekwondo Championship7:00 AM · Ākau Tangi Sports Centre
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