A weekend guide to the best midwinter events and all the things to do in the city, from theatre shows to a documentary festival, Zoo happenings, Karangahape Rd’s restaurant month and more. Congratulations to anyone who is arriving at this midwinter/mid-school holiday weekend and isn’t crippled by cold and flu season, but instead is well enough to venture out and enjoy Tāmaki Makaurau. We’ve curated a selection of the best events happening this weekend and into next week, plus a lovely little winter festival to travel north for at the end of the month.
1) Morning Melodies — Takapuna Start your week off on a musical note with Auckland Live’s Morning Melodies . The monthly Monday-morning concert at Bruce Mason Centre is on next Monday, with this month’s performers coming from the National Youth Theatre. Cast members range in age from 7 to 21 and they’ll be singing some of their favourite musical theatre bops.
Morning Melodies has been entertaining Aucklanders for 23 years, and that is a pretty spectacular achievement. Each concert includes a cup of tea, a biscuit and the chance to catch up with friends and other music appreciators beforehand. It’s a lovely way to kick off the second week of the school holiday, especially if a week at home with your kids has you begging for a reminder that kids can be quite lovely sometimes, particularly when they’re singing and dancing.
If you can make time to attend future concerts, upcoming performers include Society Jazzme.