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What's On in Auckland — May 2026
Pictured: KidsCan Glow Run · Eden Park
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This is what was on in Auckland in May 2026. The listings are kept because people look back for something they missed, and because a good many of them run again — the weekly library and community sessions repeat all year.
For what is on now, the current month and the weekend ahead are linked below, and the places underneath are open whatever the date.
1 May – 7 May
Fri 1 May
Fri 1 May
Fri 1 May
Sat 2 May
Sat 2 May
Sat 2 May
Sat 2 May
Sat 2 May
Sat 2 May
Sun 3 May
Wed 6 May8 May – 14 May
Fri 8 MaySat 9 May$18–$30
The Auckland Travel Show
Sat 9 May
Sat 9 May
Sat 9 May
Sat 9 May
Sun 10 May$10–$18
Palettes & Perfume
Sun 10 May$30–$78
Mother’s Day Sailing
Sun 10 May
Sun 10 May
Thu 14 May$5–$25
Hutchwilco Boat Show
Thu 14 May15 May – 21 May
Fri 15 May
Sat 16 May
Sat 16 May
Sat 16 MaySat 16 MaySun 17 May$10–$12
Dinosaurs of Antarctica
Tue 19 May
Thu 21 May22 May – 28 May
Sat 23 May$10–$19
Sports Tech at MOTAT
Sat 23 MaySat 23 May
Sat 23 May
Sat 23 May
Sun 24 May
Sun 24 May
Sun 24 May$33–$75
High Tea at Auckland Zoo
Sun 24 May29 May – 31 May
Sat 30 May
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Sun 31 MaySun 31 MayFree
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