Auckland · 100 events
What's On in Auckland — August 2026
Everything we have listed for Auckland in August 2026, the month in progress — one-off shows, markets and festivals alongside the free library and community sessions that run every week.
100 events are listed so far. A month fills up as it approaches, because organisers release dates at very different times, so one several months out will look thin and is worth checking again nearer the time. The places listed underneath are open regardless of what is scheduled.
Takapuna Winter Lights
📍Takapuna
New Zealand International Football Festival Hub
📍Waitematā Station Plaza
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
📍Auckland War Memorial Museum
Ukelele Jam
📍Mt Albert Library
Sunday story time
📍New Lynn War Memorial Library
Sunday Board Game
📍Epsom Community Library
Kōrero Mai te reo: Māori weekly conversation group
📍Albany Village Library
Discover Sharklife at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium
📍SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's
Art Toy Exhibition
📍Lake House Arts Centre
Little Amélie
📍The Civic
Cornwall Park Winter Scavenger Hunt
📍Cornwall Park
High Tea at Auckland Zoo
📍Auckland Zoo
Arco
📍Cnr of Queen Street &, 269-287 Wellesley Street West, Auckland 1010
Lomu
📍The Civic
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
📍SkyCity Theatre
Royal New Zealand Ballet Winter Season
📍Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre
Onehunga Chess Club
📍Onehunga library
Rhymetime - New Lynn
📍New Lynn War Memorial Library
Storytime at Pakuranga Library
📍Pakuranga Community Library
Lego Club - Glen Eden
📍Glen Eden Library
Rhymetime - Ōrewa
📍Ōrewa Library
Pēpē at Waimāhia Clendon Library
📍Waimāhia Clendon Library
Social Gaming
📍Mt Albert Library
Read to a dog
📍Whangaparāoa Library
Coding Club
📍East Coast Bays Library
Babies and Bubbles
📍East Coast Bays Library
Wriggle and Rhyme - Pt Chevalier
📍Pt Chevalier Library
Wriggle and Rhyme - Waitākere
📍Waitākere Central Library
Wriggle and Rhyme
📍Glen Eden
Rhymetime - Birkenhead
📍Birkenhead Library
Chess Club - Epsom
📍Epsom Community Library
Minecraft Club
📍Whangaparāoa Library
Storytime
📍New Lynn
Jump Jiggle Jive - Pakuranga
📍Pakuranga Community Library
Tamariki Time
📍Pt Chevalier Library
Wriggle and Rhyme - Birkenhead
📍Birkenhead Library
Rhymetime - City Centre
📍Central City Library
Code Club - Avondale
📍Avondale Library
Wā Pēpe - Baby Time
📍New Lynn War Memorial Library
Wriggle and Rhyme - Whangaparāoa
📍Whangaparāoa Library
Terrific Tots
📍East Coast Bays Library
Storytime | Wā takinga paki - Ōrewa
📍Ōrewa Library
Wriggle and Rhyme - Pakuranga
📍Pakuranga Community Library
Disney on Ice Presents Magic in the Stars
📍Spark Arena
Wriggle and Rhyme - Central City
📍Central City Library
Chess Club - Warkworth Library
📍Warkworth Library
Wriggle and Rhyme - Franklin and Waiuku
📍Franklin: The Centre
Te Reo Māori Bilingual Storytime
📍Whangaparāoa Library
Storytime - City Centre
📍Central City Library
Tamariki Time - Mt Albert
📍Mt Albert Library
LEGO Club - Mt Albert
📍Mt Albert Library
LEGO and DUPLO Club
📍Helensville Library
Friday Night Board Games
📍Central City Library
Young Gallery Night
📍Auckland Art Gallery
One NZ Warriors v Penrith Panthers
📍Go Media Stadium
Kua Rewa Te Aihikirīmi | Henderson
📍Te Pou Theatre
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!
📍The Civic
The Bays Kids Market
📍St Heliers Community Centre
Winter Sheep Clay Workshop
📍Te Paataka Koorero o Manurewa, 7 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland
NPC Auckland v Wellington Throw-Back Fest
📍Western Springs Stadium
Chelsea F.C Women vs Auckland FC Women
📍Eden Park
Tough Guy & Gal Challenge
📍Kumeu Showgrounds
Folklore and Fairytales
📍Howick Historical Village
PIKIPIKI: music, light and storytelling
📍Q Theatre, 305 Queen Street, Auckland Central
Konstellation 2026 Showcase
📍Ellerslie
KBB Music Festival 2026
📍Holy Trinity Cathedral
Playdate for the Senses
📍Botany Library
Monty Mornings with LEGO® DUPLO® bricks
📍Westfield St Lukes
Auckland Mushroom Festival
📍Karangahape Road (K' Road)
High School Musical JR
📍The PumpHouse Theatre
Create a One-Page Comic with Ant Sang
📍Flat Bush Library
Crafternoon session
📍Glen Eden Library
FAM: Food. Art. Market
📍Karangahape Road
Glen Eden Community Markets
📍Glen Eden Community House
Kua Rewa Te Aihikirīmi | Ellerslie
📍Ellerslie
Everybunny Reads
📍Helensville Library, 49 Commercial Road, Helensville, Auckland
MOTAT LIVE Day: Trams
📍MOTAT, 805 Great North Road, Western Springs
Waiheke Children's Book Festival
📍Artworks Precinct, 2 Korora Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island
Spoken Word: Rangatahi Writing Workshop
📍Ōtara
Autaia
📍Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre
Black Ferns vs Australia 2026
📍Go Media Stadium
Baby Show 2026
📍Auckland Showgrounds
Walk the Line
📍Shed 10
Open Doors
📍301/317 Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Kiri and Lou in Concert
📍Bruce Mason Centre
Sonnie
📍Shed 10
Kids Disco Party Little Ravers
📍Glenfield
More Than Toast - Live Cooking Demo
📍Manurewa Library
Robot Rampage Winter Warfare
📍Onehunga
Peninsula Weavers
📍Whangaparāoa Library
Quiz night
📍East Coast Bays Library
Telling Your Story, Comic Creation Workshop: Toby Morris
📍Rānui Library
Titanic: The Human Story
📍Smith & Caughey’s Building
Japanese Film Screening: The Boy and the Heron
📍Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland City Centre, Auckland
Cirque Alice
📍The Civic
Freemans Bay Market
📍Freeman's Bay Community Hall
Auckland Malaysia Festival
📍38 Hurstmere and part of 40 Anzac Street, Takapuna, Auckland
Kids' Pokémon Trading Card Club
📍Blockhouse Bay Library
Tūpuna Maunga community planting days
📍Epsom
Manu Aute Kite Making Workshop
📍Titirangi
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