Uku Clay Ceramics Awards 2020
Sep 28 - Oct 22
The Biennial National Ceramics Exhibition UKU Clay Hawke’s Bay is hosted by Arts Inc. Heretaunga at the Hastings Community Arts Centre as…
Arts Inc Heretaunga
Threads of Touch: Delicia Sampero
Oct 1 - Oct 26
NO TICKETS REQUIRED: An invisible virus has made us pay attention to each other and the way we interact with the world around us like never…
Multiple Venues
Waiohiki Fire & Clay
Oct 11
NO BOOKING OR TICKETS REQUIRED - Simpy come on in! Wood-fired Kiln 10-26 October The huge wood-fired kiln takes four days to load and will…
Waiohiki Creative Arts Village
Transfigured Night
Oct 12
Inspired by the song Tūtira mai ngā iwi, Transfigured Night is the opening performance of the Festival, staged by Lemi Ponifasio in a…
Opera House - Toitoi
Project Prima Volta: Soundbites
Oct 13 - Oct 16
FREE SHOW - No Tickets or Booking Required (Koha is appreciated): A short and sweet series of recitals from the talented voices of Project…
MTG Century Theatre, Napier
Everyman
Oct 13 - Oct 17
From the expansive hub of London’s National Theatre, to Heretaunga, Hawke’s Bay Youth Theatre transplants this new, energetic, and…
Keirunga Theatre
The Human Voice
Oct 13 - Oct 14
Written in the middle of the last century by two enfants terribles of the French art scene, Poulenc and Cocteau, The Human Voice is an…
Art Deco Masonic Hotel
Stretch: Our Dreams Are Changing
Oct 13
Ahead of a national tour, this concert presents the exclusive premier of Stretch’s highly anticipated second album Our Dreams Are…
Opera House - Toitoi
As the Day Draws In
Oct 14 - Oct 16
This is a unique collaboration by some of our country’s best theatre makers. “As The Day Draws In is a place-based theatre piece that…
St Andrews Hall, Hastings
A Traveller's Guide to Turkish Dogs
Oct 14
A story of two strays. Set on the salty and smoky coast of Turkey, against the backdrop of one of humanity’s oldest and richest oral…
Opera House - Toitoi
Thomas Oliver - The Brightest Light Tour
Oct 15
Hawke’s Bay born and bred Thomas Oliver will bring his new album, 'The Brightest Light' live to the Opera House. The album currently sits…
Opera House - Toitoi
Java Dance: The Metamorphosis Trail
Oct 16 - Oct 18
During lockdown Java Dance Theatre under the leadership of Sacha Copland, became a matchmaker, pairing more than 50 professional dancers…
Hastings Community Arts Centre
Workshop Offering: Intro to Writing - Catherine Robertson
Oct 16
WORKSHOP: Introduction to writing and publishing fiction. Limited to 15 places. Led by Catherine Robertson, who eventually became a #1…
Hastings City Art Gallery
Workshop Offering: Short and Sweet - Mike White
Oct 16
WORKSHOP: Short and sweet - an introduction to the art of short form journalist with Mike White. Limited to 15 places. How do you get your…
Hastings City Art Gallery
Magpies in our Back Yard
Oct 16
Mark Sweet, Catherine Robertson and Cristina Sanders in conversation with Lizzie Russell. Bestselling authors Mark Sweet (The History…
Paisley Stage
Tell Me on a Sunday
Oct 16
Tell Me on a Sunday is an adaptation of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black. Featuring the directing talents of…
CHB Municipal Theatre
How to Get Away With Murder
Oct 16
Nalini Singh, Charity Norman and Cynric Temple Camp in conversation with Lynda Corner. What is it like to be inside the mind of a crime…
Paisley Stage
Ria Hall Manawa Wera: A Conversation Piece
Oct 16
Ria Hall will present a specially curated provocative performance of songs from her critically acclaimed new album, Manawa Wera, and…
Opera House - Toitoi
Towards the Mountain: A Story of Grief and Hope Forty Years on from Erebus
Oct 17
Sarah Myles in conversation with Mike White. When an Air New Zealand sightseeing plane crashed into the lower slopes of Mount Erebus in…
Havelock North Function Centre
Project Prima Volta: Scena Edit
Oct 17
Scena Edit is a full-length film featuring current and former PPV students, each reflecting on their engagement with opera and its impact…
MTG Century Theatre, Napier
Urban Awakening
Oct 17 - Oct 25
NO Tickets Required! For two weeks the heart of Hastings will be abuzz with the Arts. We invite you to discover the treasure of our urban…
Hastings Festival District
Running for Redemption
Oct 17
Steve Gurney and Matt Calman in conversation with Louise Ward. Steve Gurney, nine times winner of the Coast to Coast, sits down with…
Havelock North Function Centre
Before Karma Gets Us
Oct 17
Fast paced calamity, dark magic and arcane mysteries await as Mikael Klinkler and his assistants head to Hawke’s Bay to revive their…
MTG Century Theatre, Napier
Born to be Wild
Oct 17
Mary-anne Scott and Adele Broadbent in conversation with Gareth Ward. Whales, wild pigs and kingfish, not to mention teenagers! Adele…
Napier War Memorial Centre
Night of the Dragons
Oct 17
James Russell and Gareth Ward. Paddy and Flynn live on an island with no cell phones and no internet. They have grand explorations and…
Lovecraft Game Store
Nuit Blanche - Art After Dark
Oct 17
NO BOOKING OR TICKETS REQUIRED - Simpy head to Napier! For one night only Napier’s arts quarter will come alive to play host to Nuit…
Napier Arts Precinct
Soaked Oats
Oct 17
Hailing from Dunedin, Soaked Oats have played festivals in the UK, toured Australasia and the US and created a collection of sweet, summery…
The Cabana, Napier
Puppy Zen + How to Walk a Dog
Oct 18
Mark Vette and Mike White in conversation with Louise Ward. Aotearoa is home to more than half a million registered dogs; that’s a lot…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Threads of Touch: Furnware Ambassador Programme
Oct 18
Friends, whanau and the general public are warmly invited to join the Furnware Ambassadors in a sharing of their stories, ideas and…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Bella: My Life in Food
Oct 18
Annabel Langbein in conversation with Lizzie Russell. For the first time, Annabel,Langbein, New Zealand’s most popular cookbook author,…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Native Son
Oct 18
Witi Ihimaera in conversation with Marty Smith. Among many firsts, Witi Ihimaera is the first Māori writer to publish both a book of…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Kā Huru Manu: Projects from the Ngāi Tahu Archive
Oct 18
Sir Tipene O’Regan, Takerei Norton and Helen Brown. Understanding the past can be fundamental in creating a blueprint for the future.…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Gitbox Rebellion Guitar Ensemble
Oct 18
Gitbox Rebellion is an innovative and exciting multi-member guitar ensemble that performs intricate and clever original compositions as…
The Blyth Performing Arts Centre (Iona College)
Floating Islands: Pacific Echoes
Oct 18
An evening of narratives and live soundscapes. Aotearoa’s most important writer Witi Ihimaera takes to the stage showcasing his…
Opera House - Toitoi
The Revolutionary Arts Ensemble
Oct 18
Not since Pandora’s Box was opened, will you have heard such a bouffage of cacophony pour forth from this succulent septet of senescent…
St Andrews Hall, Hastings
Project Prima Volta: Soundbites
Oct 19 - Oct 22
FREE SHOW - No Tickets or Booking Required (Koha is appreciated): A short and sweet series of recitals from the talented voices of Project…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Shel We?
Oct 19
Inspired by the works of renowned American writer Shel Silverstein, Shel We? is an invitation. An enchanting, playfully intriguing, and…
Opera House - Toitoi
Pecha Kucha
Oct 20
DOOR SALES ONLY: Pecha Kucha is the fun, fast-paced speaking format that’s brought communities together the world over and highlighted…
MTG Century Theatre, Napier
Two Hearts
Oct 20
After dazzling New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, Laura Daniel (Seven Sharp, Funny Girls, Jono & Ben, 7 Days, Dancing With…
Opera House - Toitoi
Black Lover
Oct 21
Award-winning playwright, Zimbabwean Stanley Makuwe brings us a gripping drama about war, politics and colonialism. Black Lover brings to…
Opera House - Toitoi
Ecology in Fifths
Oct 22 - Oct 23
Inspired by H Guthrie Smith’s (1921) Tūtira: The Story of an NZ Sheep Station, Ecology in Fifths unravels the NZ myth of a ‘clean…
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
Tell Me on a Sunday
Oct 22 - Oct 24
Tell Me on a Sunday is an adaptation of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black. Featuring the directing talents of…
The Urban Winery
The Ghost of Freddie Cesar - Troy Kingi and The Clutch
Oct 22
The Ghost of Freddie Cesar is the fourth instalment in multi-award-winning musician/actor Troy Kingi’s aspirational 1O 1O 1O Series, to…
Opera House - Toitoi
The Perfect Gift
Oct 23
After sell-out shows with the White Face Crew’s Double Derelicts and La vie dans une marionette in previous Festivals, Justin Haiu…
Opera House - Toitoi
Talanoa MAU
Oct 23
We are living in a time of multiple crises – health crisis, economic crisis, racial crisis and the climate crisis; the depletion of…
Ōtātara Outdoor Learning Centre
The F Word: Songs of Feminism in Country Music - Tami Neilson
Oct 23
From Dolly to The (Dixie) Chicks, THE F WORD is the journey of feminism through song from the first #1 hit for a female country artist in…
Opera House - Toitoi
Billy Lids Creative Festival for Kids
Oct 24
The festival is delighted to support The Drama Workshop and include the inaugural Billy Lids Creative Festival for Kids in our programme. A…
Keirunga Theatre
Hawke's Bay Art Trail
Oct 24 - Oct 25
NO TICKETS REQUIRED: Join the Hawke’s Bay Art Trail, a weekend of art indulgence, offering a rare glimpse into the studio spaces of the…
Multiple Venues
Tūtira mai ngā iwi
Oct 24
Tūtira mai ngā iwi is a special concert for the community of Te Matau a Maui. We welcome you to join us for a night filled with waiata,…
Opera House - Toitoi
Ecology in Fifths - in Tutira
Oct 25
Inspired by H Guthrie Smith’s (1921) Tūtira: The Story of an NZ Sheep Station, Ecology in Fifths unravels the NZ myth of a ‘clean…
Guthrie Smith Arboretum
Interfusions - NZ Trio
Oct 25
NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence. After a two year period of transition,…
