05 Oct to 01 Mar
A first survey exhibition of local contemporary artist Kelcy Taratoa.
19 Oct to 08 Mar
An exhibition combining contemporary art and historical objects from the Bay of Plenty region offers insight into Aotearoa New Zealand’s tumultuous past.
09 Nov to 09 Feb
Mr G coming ‘home’ for first solo exhibition
28 Nov to 26 Mar
Dinner in the Domain is a weekly artisan food market held in the idyllic Papamoa Domain. The best of the best that the Bay has to offer.
11 Jan to 25 Jul
Artisan street food, live music and licensed bar, topped off with cult, indie, arthouse, local and classic films -try something different at Cult Cinema Club!
13 Jan to 03 Feb
New to Yoga? This Introduction to Yoga Programme is the perfect way to begin (or reawaken) your yoga practice!
17 Jan to 27 Mar
Nobody cooks on Friday.
24 Jan to 30 Apr
The Treaty180 exhibition at Tauranga City Library commemorates 180 years since Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed at the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840 and then in Tauranga Moana on 10 April 1840.
28 Jan
International award winning Canadian roots musician armed with 5 instruments, 7 records and 2500 concerts in 11 countries behind him. "Majestic songwriting, genuine authenticity, incredible insight" Americana UK
31 Jan
Known for their whimsical and off-kilter approach to song writing as well as their erratic live performances, Poneke based indie/post-alternative/post-post-punk band Oh Sweet Nothings are celebrating the release of their new EP "Emergency Procedures".
01 Feb
Tierra y Mar, combines the strains of traditional flamenco guitar, song and dance direct from Spain to create a truly moving and unique theatre experience.
03 Feb to 24 Feb
A practical guide to learn the fundamental skills needed for drawing, with Nick Eggleston, one of our awesome resident tutors!
03 Feb
In Kate Mead’s longest running and most popular waste minimisation workshop, you’ll be shocked, educated, and entertained.
04 Feb to 18 Feb
Have fun experimenting with a new medium, beginners welcome, learn how you can print from home.
05 Feb
Join Heritage Specialist Abigail Wharne as she talks about Harold Willey Hudson’s experiences on Jarvis Island with New Zealand photographer Henry Winkelmann.
05 Feb
Legendary Australian rockers Cold Chisel head to Tauranga for one NZ show!
06 Feb
Summer family fun at the Races!
06 Feb
Celebrate Waitangi Day at Memorial Pool.
06 Feb
He Iwi Kotahi (One People) Waitangi Day Festival 2020 will take on special significance this year with a day of ceremony and celebration at The Historic Village.
07 Feb to 09 Feb
Fifth stop on the New Zealand Beach Volleyball Tour.
08 Feb
Known as the guy on the internet with his impressions on the daily struggles of life, Kevin Fraser now trots the globe, delivering comedy everywhere visits. Expect a whirlwind as he unearths his frustrations on even the most simplest issues of life.
08 Feb
Speedway – Rolling Thunder.
10 Feb to 06 Apr
Singing and story-time fun at Library.
11 Feb to 13 Feb
Libraries Story fun time for pre-schoolers!
12 Feb to 08 Apr
An inspiring and productive course for all levels of experience over a 9-week block course.
12 Feb to 08 Apr
An inspiring and productive course for all levels of experience over a 9-week block course.
12 Feb to 08 Apr
An inspiring and productive course for all levels of experience over a 9-week block course.
13 Feb to 09 Apr
An inspiring and productive course for all levels of experience over a 9-week block course.
14 Feb to 16 Feb
Created in collaboration with local primary school children, Lookout is an encounter between one adult audience member and one child performer somewhere high up, overlooking Tauranga. Together they look out at their city and imagine its future.
15 Feb
Come and join us again at the Harbourside Netball Centre, Blake Park, Mt Maunganui as the 3x3 Quest Tour returns to the Mount for another year.
15 Feb to 16 Feb
All the fun of the fair!!! The Extravaganza Fair bringing unique shopping, live music, circus & magic shows, kids fun & rides, readers, tiny homes, food, drinks, Lucky Star DJ zone & much more!!! Free entry!
15 Feb
A social night run event comprising of the main half marathon distance 21km, 14km and 7km events run over the flat sealed roads of Mount Maunganui.
18 Feb
Great chance to buy some reasonably priced orchids.
22 Feb
Baypark Speedway.
23 Feb
The Generation Homes Women’s Triathlon is an entry level Women’s only event that encourages participation of Women from 11 years of age and at any level of fitness and ability.
27 Feb
ACG Tauranga offers a truly world-class education right here in the Bay of Plenty. We warmly welcome you and the whole family to our Open Day.
28 Feb to 29 Feb
Round 3 - D1NZ National Drifting Championship
29 Feb
Get ready for Tauranga's biggest and most vibrant festival of love and join the Holi fun and colour chase: immerse yourself in a pool of colours, dance and frolic with your friends and rejuvenate your body and soul!
29 Feb
Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals will return to New Zealand early next year for a five-date tour.
01 Mar
Car show for the Ford enthusiasts including Ms. Retro best-dressed competition.
04 Mar
Deciphering love – looking over the shoulders of Captain Crapp and Dottie Gellibrand as they live, love and struggle in mid 19th Century Omokoroa.
07 Mar
Whether a competitive off road Mountain Goat runner or someone just looking for a challenge with breath-taking scenery, the Foundation Clinic Mauao Half Marathon appeals to all.
07 Mar
Relay For Life is an inspiring community event that gives everyone a chance to celebrate cancer survivors and carers; remember loved ones lost to cancer; and fight back by raising awareness and funds to support the work of Cancer Society.
07 Mar
Baypark Speedway - Demolition Derby
08 Mar
A exciting celebration of diversity, fun and music in a concert for your friends and family. Just make sure you're absolutely fabulous!
11 Mar
To mark the 250th anniversary of his birth, the NZSO presents a unique concert guiding you through the music of Beethoven, his influences and composers he subsequently inspired.
12 Mar
NZSO brings J S Bach’s masterpiece 'Goldberg Variations' to Tauranga audiences. First written for harpsichord, it opens with a beautifully tranquil and ornamented Aria followed by 30 intricate and distinct variations performed on a variety of instruments.
13 Mar to 14 Mar
Join internationally accredited trainers for these unique workshops which support building cohesion in a diverse society.
14 Mar
Local artist Kutu Mukherjee presents an evening of Indian melodies
14 Mar
The Bay's Biggest Water Fight to keep you cool this summer!
14 Mar
Get your green on and celebrate all that's Irish at the Races!
15 Mar
The original New York and Las Vegas hit Menopause The Musical® returns to New Zealand in 2020! See what 11+ million women (and brave men) have been laughing about for 17 years. It’s the Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change!
15 Mar
Set against the beautiful backdrop of Mount Maunganui, the Marra Sprint Triathlon returns for the 33rd year. This is an event for the entire family!
18 Mar
Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s. Featuring the thrilling Caroline Borole & amazing live band & dancers - a fabulous fun night out!
20 Mar
The Soweto Gospel Choir are bringing their Freedom tour to New Zealand in 2020 in honor of the father of their rainbow nation, Nelson Mandela, and South Africa’s struggle for freedom.
21 Mar
Floyd Live returns to Baycourt following their sold out show in 2018! Bringing their distinctive "Floyd" sound, captured by the experienced and seasoned 8-piece band's emotive and soulful musicianship, Pink Floyd lovers won't want to miss this show!
21 Mar
A free, family-friendly event where kids can get involved in discovering what makes Tauranga Moana so amazing.
21 Mar
Baypark Speedway – Bay of Plenty Championships
22 Mar
Who’s your hero? Walking to honour, remember and celebrate the hero’s in our life.
25 Mar to 26 Mar
Freshly-knighted theatre legend Sir Roger Hall returns to Tauranga with Auckland Theatre Company. ‘Winding Up’ showcases Hall in classic form, demonstrating his inimitable wit and knowing insight, while comic legends Alison Quigan and Mark Hadlow.
26 Mar
The bad news: the amount of waste Kiwi’s send to landfills has increased by over 20% in the last three years. The good news: we can change this – and it’s easy!
28 Mar to 29 Mar
A high energy event which brings together physically disabled athletes, across multiple sporting codes, to compete over one weekend. With 'have a go' sports available to try, there will be something for everyone. Come and check it out.
01 Apr
180 years ago, on 10 April 1840, one of the signings of the Treaty of Waitangi took place in Tauranga Moana.
04 Apr
Join us and showcase what you do!
05 Apr
The ability to “Pay What You Want”. A New Zealand first! Half Marathon, 15km, 10km, 5km, Matua Mile options available!
08 Apr to 09 Apr
The National Youth Jazz Competition showcases the very best emerging jazz players from New Zealand secondary schools.
Come and listen to these musically talented Combos and Big Bands strut their stuff for trophies, prizes and awards.
08 Apr to 12 Apr
The 58th National Jazz Festival presents a fantastic programme of events in Tauranga this Easter from 8 to 12 April 2020, showcasing performances from some of the best jazz musicians in Australasia.
09 Apr
The world-famous New Zealand Army Band is back to entertain and impress with their dynamic Big Band.
Boasting top class vocal and instrumental soloists, the band delivers innovative and exciting musical performances. A concert not to be missed!
10 Apr
Ben Wilcock & The Jelly Rolls are joined by one of NZ’s finest musicians, saxophonist Roger Manins in a one-off performance. Playing original material from both Manins and The Jelly Rolls’ catalogue, as well as unique interpretations of jazz standards.
10 Apr
Festival favourites Shirazz are joined by organist Scott Harrison in a celebration of the hottest trad jazz and Wurlitzer magic.
They will present a programme of New Orleans favourites alongside originals that show off the best of the band and the organ.
11 Apr
Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Kevin Field is joined by one of New Zealand’s greatest expatriate vocalists Bex Peterson for a very special one-off concert featuring originals, standards and jazzy interpretations of iconic kiwi pop tunes.
11 Apr
The James Morrison Quartet is one of the world’s most in demand jazz groups. Featuring multi-instrumentalist James Morrison, with his two sons, William and Harry with drummer Patrick Danao.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear swinging jazz from the best.
12 Apr
Japanese-born flute and sax player Miho Wada performs a unique blend of world jazz, fusing her distinctive pan-pacific flavour with Afro-Cuban flute, Japanese pop and irresistibly dance-happy grooves.
Charming, quirky and upbeat!
12 Apr
The BOP Symphonia will jazz it up with Joplin, Gershwin and Ellington.
Featuring piano soloist Soomin Kim and conductor Justus Rozemond. Hear a dazzling selection of jazz influenced orchestral music.
25 Apr to 27 Apr
All the fun of the fair!!! The Extravaganza Fair bringing unique shopping, live music, circus & magic shows, kids fun & rides, readers, tiny homes, food, drinks, Lucky Star DJ zone & much more!!! Free entry!
27 Apr to 28 Apr
The Ten Tenors perform a unique combination of classical & contemporary music featuring ten-part harmonies. Globally acclaimed, critics praise their ability to “ignite hearts” with their effortless charm and “magnificent vocals”.
29 Apr
NZ pianist & audience favourite John Chen returns to Tauranga to perform a passionate and virtuosic programme consisting of Mazurkas and Polonaises by Chopin, plus the last and least frequently performed of Schumanns’ three piano sonatas.
06 May
Springs in the City - The locations, history and potential solutions to restore the springs in Tauranga city centre with guest speaker Joe McAuley.
13 May
Chopper cordially invites the world to shut up. Welcome The Silencer. Amongst the noise, hysteria, angst, snowflakes and trolls, who'll give us a bit of bloody shush? Chopper's here to machete through the jungle of bull. R15+ contains strong language
14 May to 15 May
Moscow Ballet La Classique return to Baycourt with ballet's most loved fairytale, Sleeping Beauty. Enjoy artistic ballet mastery at its finest & go on a mystical journey to the fairytale world of princess aurora the Sleeping Beauty.
03 Jun
Photographs and documents relating to the early European settlement of Katikati.
06 Jun to 07 Jun
NZ's largest pop culture celebration returns to Tauranga for another huge event!
22 Jun
World of Musicals brings the very best, colorful, inspiring and memorable musical classics to life, all performed by an internationally star-studded cast presenting the audience with nightly entertainment at the highest level.
27 Jun to 28 Jun
Four celestial ballets, by inspirational and internationally renowned choreographers, capture the spirit and power of Venus Rising – brightest of stars, herald of the dusk and of the dawn. Presented by the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
11 Aug
For over 40 years Johnny Cash & June Carter's love story played out through some of the greatest songs ever written & enthralled audiences around the world. This 2 hour live concert will have you singing, laughing and crying for more.
02 Oct
So no one told you life was gonna be this way, nor did they tell you about the hilarious new musical that lovingly lampoons one of TV’s all-time greatest shows in the hit New York and Las Vegas show Friends! The Musical Parody.
21 Nov
By popular demand, the world’s premier live ABBA tribute returns to Baycourt! This full-scale concert production featuring energetic musical performances, live band, replica costumes and more gives fans a chance to re-live the ABBA concert experience!