10 Of The Best Things To Do In Auckland This Weekend

This weekend's a doozy with a heckin' great lot of things to do. From seriously good kai to a tipsy wander through Ponsonby, a totally casual-not-casual 12-hour overnight fitness event (but for a really, really good cause), your last chance to make your vote official and what, I suspect, is the first of many niche ways to get on top of the Silly Season before it threatens to drags you under. All this, and more. 

Here are 10 of the best things to do in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this weekend. 

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• What’s On This Friday
• What’s On This Saturday
• What’s On This Sunday
• Things To Do All Weekend

What’s On In Tāmaki Makaurau This Friday

Feast On Some Of Tāmaki Makaurau’s Favourite Street Food

If you’re in need of a feed this Friday, you’ll do well to hightail it to Te Atatū South Community Centre where you’ll find all manner of fare from the likes of Hash’n’Smash, Baja Tacos, Little Sabrina’s Kitchen, Akemi’s Gyoza, Sweet As Crepes and Delissa drinks. Venture indoors and you’ll add the 5th annual Te Atatu Record Fair to your lineup along with a free ReCreators kids’ craft workshop and the opportunity to have any small household items repaired at the Repair Cafe. 

The Details

Where: Te Atatū Community Centre, 595 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula
When: Friday 6 November 2026
Cost: Entry is free
Find out more here. 

Trace A Silhouette

Swap your screen for a pencil this Friday lunchtime and try your hand at drop-in drawing. The sessions are a great way to shake off any work day tensions by flexing your creativity. Sessions run for 60 minutes, are guided by visual artist and teacher Heyes Johnson, and kick off at 11.15am and 12.30pm. Drawing materials are provided thanks to Gordon Harris: The Art & Graphic Store. These sessions are hella popular so it’s best to arrive as early as possible to secure your spot. 

The Details

Where: Auckland Art Gallery,
When: Friday 6 November 2026
Cost: Entry is free
Find out more here. 

What’s On In Tāmaki Makaurau This Saturday

Wine Crawl Along Ponsonby 

In quite possibly the most Ponsonby-coded event to ever exist, Urban Wine Walk is a self-guided tour as neighbourhood bars transform into your very own urban cellar door. Pitstops include Bedford Soda & Liquor, Chapel Bar & Bistro, Freeman & Grey, Hoppers Garden Bar, INCA, Jacuzzi, Longroom, Matchbox, and The Broken Lantern. 

The Details

Where: Collect your merch to kick things off at Longroom between 11am and 1pm (114 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby)
When: Saturday 7 November 2026
Cost: $79 
Find out more here.  

Vote For The Future You Want To Live In

This Saturday is election day which means it’s the last day to flex your right to vote and have your say about who you want to be running the country. Find your nearest voting location (get help doing that in the link below) and get that vote in between 9am and 7pm to make sure it counts. 

The Details

Where: varies
When: Saturday 7 November 2026
Cost: free
Find out more here. 

Slay Your Christmas Gift List Early 

You’ll be wanting to reinforce the ol’ Christmas stockings this year because chances are they’ll be destined to be stuffed with all manner of Crown Lynn ceramics and studio pottery if you make a stop at the Crown Lynn Collector’s Market this weekend. Near both a voting spot and jewel-in-the-crown cafe, Wisefox, all signs point to this one making it to your final weekend edit. 

The Details

Where: Te Toi Uku - Crown Lynn & Clayworks Museum, 45 Totora Ave, New Lynn
When: Saturday 7 November 2026
Cost: $2 gold coin entry
Find out more here. 

Show Your Support For Men’s Health

Roping your mates into a 12-hour overnight erg relay might not sound like your idea of a good time. Then again, neither is battling cancer. So it’s apt that LSKD’s The Long Hard Night isn’t going to be easy. Team tickets have already sold out but if you’re keen to make a night of it and show your support for the competitors going all through the night trying to rack up as many kms as possible across the bike, rower, ski erg and treadmill, you can still grab a spectator ticket with all funds raised being donated to Movember to help change men’s health for the better. 

The Details

Where: Eden Park, 42 Reimers Avenue, Mount Eden
When: Saturday 7 November 2026
Cost: up to you 
Find out more here. 

Take A Moment To Rebalance Before Diving Into Silly Season 

If everything’s been feeling a bit hectic lately, Ostara Gatherings might just feel like a breath of fresh air. Held at the stunning Kenkō Studio and hosted by Jess Pearson and Iris Bellve, over the two hours you’ll be guided through astrology, meditation, sound healing, journaling, oracle cards and hands-on or hands-above reiki. It’s a beautiful way of making space for yourself, or as a mindful catch up with a friend. 

The Details

Where: Kenkō Studios, 40 Saint Benedicts Street, Eden Terrace
When: Saturday 7 November 2026
Cost: $55
Find out more here.

What’s On In Tāmaki Makaurau This Sunday

Set Yourself Up For A Very Smooth Sunday

If you’re yet to find New York-inspired cocktail bar, Caretaker, no shade but, like, you ought to right that wrong, stat. And this Sunday’s the perfect moment. Shimmy on over for a total change of pace, unwinding with a cocktail mixed to match your mood, while being practically serenaded with live jazz by Jungle Bird. 

The Details

Where: 40 Customs Street, Downstairs/8 Rouakai Lane, Britomart
When: Sunday 8 November 2026
Cost: Entry is free
Find out more here.

The Best Things To Do All Weekend

Dine Out For An Extra Good Cause 

Dineaid is back which means you just scored an extra reason to support local and treat yourself with to a dinner out. More than 60 venues around the motu have enrolled this year, with the aim of raising $100,000 for City Mission Food Banks. To show your support book a Dineaid restaurant and add a $3 donation (or more) to your bill at the end of the night. 

The Details

Where: Multiple locations
When: 1 November - 31 December 2026
Cost: $3 on top of your bill
Find a restaurant here. 

Set The Scene For What’s To Come

New Year’s Resolutions tend to polarise people–we love to make them just as much as we love to hate them–but if you’re starting to wonder what you might like to set your mind to in the new year, Georgina Hoby Scutt’s latest exhibition, The Afterlight - A Renaissance, could be a good place to start. Centered on renewal, transformation and emerging from the darkness into something new, the collection of linen and canvas works seem to signal looking forward with a sense of unburdening and optimism. 

The Details

Where: Turua Gallery, 10a Turua Street, St Heliers, and online
When: 6-18 November 2026
Cost: Entry is free
Find out more here.

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