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.
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!
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.
30 Jan to 26 Mar
Come for free cuppa, meet new people and learn about services that make up our wonderful city.
09 Feb to 29 Mar
Soak in the sounds of live music poolside at Mount Hot Pools on Sunday nights.
10 Feb to 06 Apr
Singing and story-time fun at Library.
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.
16 Feb to 01 Mar
Brush up on your bike handling and cycle safety skills.
17 Feb to 02 Mar
Brush up on your bike handling and cycle safety skills.
20 Feb to 05 Mar
Brush up on your bike handling and cycle safety skills.
22 Feb to 22 Aug
The first exhibition to open Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga’s 2020 programme celebrating Mana Moana – Mana Tauranga.
27 Feb to 12 Mar
It's time to step out from behind the desk, get active and show us why your workplace is the 2020 Lunchbreak Battle Champion.
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.
27 Feb
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.
28 Feb to 29 Feb
Round 3 - D1NZ National Drifting Championship
29 Feb
A huge range of local suppliers bringing the best of the Bay's produce to the city.
29 Feb to 01 Mar
Auto show of cars, trucks, bikes and jetskis.
29 Feb
Fix & Fogg are making their way to Tauranga to pop with Real Rad Food.
29 Feb
Indoors at Welcome Bay Hall. Heaps of free parking, great food & coffee, crafts, kids gear, man cave supplies, fresh produce, new & used clothing and homeware. Support locals & grab bargains!
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.
29 Feb
Night Owl Cinema proudly presents The Greatest Showman.
01 Mar
Bringing the best of the Bay's produce to downtown Mount Maunganui.
01 Mar
Fix & Fogg are making their way to Tauranga to pop with Real Rad Food.
01 Mar
Burnout competition at 12:30pm. $2000 cash 1st prize. $400 tyre voucher 2nd prize. $100 fuel voucher 3rd prize.
01 Mar
Car show for the Ford enthusiasts including Ms. Retro best-dressed competition.
01 Mar
Come along to the Tauranga Historical Society's 41st Vintage Garden Party & Fashion Show!
01 Mar
Social doggy fun.
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.
05 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.
05 Mar
You’re invited to learn about the many wonders and marvels of the human brain during Brain Awareness Month.
06 Mar
Need a night away from the kids? Join us at Tauranga Library for wine, nibbles, music, and a little mystery.
07 Mar to 12 Mar
International Beach Volleyball + Living Well Village
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
A huge range of local suppliers bringing the best of the Bay's produce to the city.
07 Mar
A huge range of gourmet street food and food truck vendors, as well as a curated selection of stallholders for you to peruse... you won't be short of things to do.
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
The Youth Sport Forum brings together experts from across the country to share how coaches, parents, administrators and managers can help young people achieve balance and realise their potential in sport and life.
08 Mar
Bringing the best of the Bay's produce to downtown Mount Maunganui.
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!
10 Mar
Video is everywhere so why not get in on the action! Learn the basics and gain the confidence to create effective and engaging videos.
10 Mar to 12 Mar
The NZSO is Setting Up Camp in Tauranga to bring the community, families, children and aspiring musicians a range of events and activities.
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.
12 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.
13 Mar to 14 Mar
Join internationally accredited trainers for these unique workshops which support building cohesion in a diverse society.
13 Mar to 11 Dec
An interesting and unique market that reflects a talented and creatively diverse community with a social and environmental conscience.
14 Mar
Local artist Kutu Mukherjee presents an evening of Indian melodies
14 Mar
A huge range of local suppliers bringing the best of the Bay's produce to the city.
14 Mar to 15 Mar
Tattoo & Art Extravaganza showcases the finest talent in a variety of creative fields from contemporary to traditional art form.
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!
14 Mar
A unique experience dressed all-in-white.
14 Mar
Night Owl Cinema proudly presents Rocketman.
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!
15 Mar
Bringing the best of the Bay's produce to downtown Mount Maunganui.
16 Mar
Join us for a special Chinese/English storytime where you will learn Chinese words and hear stories in a fun and interactive environment.
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!
19 Mar
A city welcome for international students by Education Tauranga
19 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.
20 Mar
The Soweto Gospel Choir are bringing their Freedom tour to New Zealand in 2020 in honour 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 huge range of local suppliers bringing the best of the Bay's produce to the city.
21 Mar
A huge range of gourmet street food and food truck vendors, as well as a curated selection of stallholders for you to peruse... you won't be short of things to do
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
Bringing the best of the Bay's produce to downtown Mount Maunganui.
22 Mar
The Tauranga Multicultural Festival is a celebration that promotes social cohesion through a celebration of cultures.
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
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.
26 Mar
One Night. One Show. Top Designers. Help fund research into a Breast Cancer Cure. Featuring Trelise Cooper - COOP - Zambesi - Storm - Ruby - Liam - Augustine - Moochi - Kathryn Wilson.
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
Dance Avenue presents 'Wonderland', a new dance production that brings to life the much-loved classic tale Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. A show not to be missed.
28 Mar
A huge range of local suppliers bringing the best of the Bay's produce to the city.
28 Mar to 29 Mar
Over 40 quality exhibits, loads of information and live performances by Ray Woolf.
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.
29 Mar
Bringing the best of the Bay's produce to downtown Mount Maunganui.
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
Generation Homes Sand to Surf is back again at Mt Maunganui so take on one (or more!) ocean swimming challenges!
04 Apr
A huge range of gourmet street food and food truck vendors, as well as a curated selection of stallholders for you to peruse... you won't be short of things to do.
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.
11 Apr
A huge range of gourmet street food and food truck vendors, as well as a curated selection of stallholders for you to peruse... you won't be short of things to do
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.
13 Apr
That's right, the pools have gone to the dogs!
18 Apr
A huge range of gourmet street food and food truck vendors, as well as a curated selection of stallholders for you to peruse... you won't be short of things to do.
18 Apr
Night Owl Cinema proudly presents Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
22 Apr
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich presents some of Beethoven’s most iconic works in the 250th anniversary of his birth. Diedre Irons joins the Orchestra as soloist for Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.
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.
01 May to 03 May
TCSC Productions presents 'The Power of SIlence', a new theatrical production combining elements of contemporary dance and circus.
01 May to 03 May
Over 250 exhibitors showcasing everything you need to build your dream in the Bay of Plenty.
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.
17 May
Tricia & Stewart Macpherson bring to you YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - a unique new musical revue celebrating four of the most iconic singing groups of the 70’s THE CARPENTERS, ABBA, THE MAMAS AND PAPAS, and 5th DIMENSION! Two hours show non-stop hits.
31 May
A Half Marathon, 10km and 5km run or walk that's great value, fun and friendly and is now entering it's 34th year.
02 Jun to 03 Jun
Captivating tamariki throughout NZ, this giant scale glow-in-the-dark puppet extravaganza is back with an ALL NEW SHOW for Matariki 2020 - this time they're going under the sea!
03 Jun
Photographs and documents relating to the early European settlement of Katikati.
06 Jun to 07 Jun
Tauranga's Premier LEGO Fan Display.
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, colourful, 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.
02 Jul
Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero has won six Grammys for his recordings as Music Director of the Nashville Symphony. Maestro Guerrero visits New Zealand to conduct a programme awash in musical landscapes.
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 Sep
The New Zealand String Quartet celebrates the 250th birthday Beethoven with a concert of the master composer's charismatic and distinctive works.
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.
22 Oct
The NZSO celebrates Beethoven’s anniversary year with a programme placing his achievements in the context of contemporaries Haydn and Mozart - the main pillars of the First Viennese School. They are the par excellence of quintessential Classical style.
14 Nov
THE BOSS is a three-hour full production that brings alive the timeless music of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. 'The Boss' is tuned to perfection and features the entire 'Born In The USA' album PLUS other Springsteen hits.
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!