Events
Just awful
Brace yourself, dear reader / For the worst poem you’re ever gonna read-a / In celebration of the / Anti-Slam
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Till death do us part
The most macabre matrimony is set to take place at Old St Paul’s this 28th of September. Witness the union of two of Wellington’s most lascivious lovers in Wedlock: A Drag Affair.
Building blocks
Imagination incarnate, LEGO® are the building blocks of creativity. Come play at the Wellington Brick Show in Lower Hutt’s Walter Nash Stadium from the 14th to the 15th of September.
Drawing the world
Illustrations leap off the page and come to life at the Picture Me Festival. Catch workshops, events, talks, and exhibitions across Wellington between the 11th and 19th of September.
The lioness of literature
We caught up with Katherine Mansfield House and Garden director Cherie Jacobson about Lioness of Literature: Talking Books with Emily Perkins, a fundraising event for the iconic Category 1 Historic Place and writer’s museum.
Poetic brush strokes
For Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day on the 24th of August, four of Wellington’s queer poets converge at Te Auaha to present some of their work and chat about their love of letters.
Murderous mayhem
On a dark and stormy night, something is afoot in the town of Ravenswood Bluff. Solve the mystery before the town devolves into madness with a round of the bluffing game Blood on the Clocktower on the 29th of June at Thistle Hall.
A musical rite of passage
Come and cheer on the young musicians shredding it at the Smokefreerockquest Wellington Regional Final on the 8th of June at Sacred Heart College from 7pm.
DIY supremacy
Hold your breath and head to The Fringe Bar on the 1st of June to see who will be crowned the 10th Great DIY BurlesKiwi.
Pearl in a Whirl
This Featherston Booktown, author Catherine Robertson and illustrator Fifi Colston will join forces to chat about Pearl in a Whirl, the true story of one fluffy cat’s wild, windy week during Cyclone Gabrielle.
You have been warned
Horror authors Michael Botur and Denver Grenell will present a spooky soirée of chilling tales and dark poetry in Featherston this month. Warning: there may be blood…
Where sun, sea, and sound collides
Come live it up with Breaking Beats at This Is Living, a new outdoor music festival in Petone featuring more than 25 artists and headlined by the best of the best.