Arts, creative and cultural events in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty.
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Quilts for Hitachi 2019
Quilts for Hitachi Project 2019 - exhibition 15th February 2019 (in Hitachi, Japan)
Entries close 22nd February 2019
Rising Stars Competition 2019 (BOP Symphonia) - Entries close 22nd February 2019
13th & 14th April
Caravan Live Painting - Calling Out For Entries!
Saturday 13th April
Wearable Extravaganza: Futuristic! - Call-out for Entries
Installation date - Sunday 23rd June
Yarn-Bombing 2019: Artist Call-Out
Third Sunday of the month
Katikati Folk Club Jam sessions - Third Sunday of the month
First Sunday of the month
Katikati Folk Blackboard sessions, Open Mic - First Sunday of the month
10th November 2018 - 24th February 2019
Colourfield: An Installation by Emma Prill - 10th November 2018 - 24th February 2019
10th December - 31st January
I am Santos - An Exhibition - 10th December 2018 - 31st January 2019
11th - 24th January 2019
100% Summer - 11th - 24th January 2019
15th - 20th January 2019
Alice in Wonderland - 16th Ave Theatre - 15th - 20th January 2019
Friday 18th January
Wellington Sea Shanty Society at Our Place - 18th January 2019
Event
Tauranga Musical Theatre: 'The Little Mermaid Jr' - 18th - 26th January 2019
Saturday 19th January
Marlin's Dreaming - Tauranga w/ Nicholas Franchise - 19th January 2019
Saturday 19th January
Gecko - Live at the Jam Factory, Tauranga - 19th January 2019
Launches 20th January 2019
Before I Die Wall (Tauranga) - launches 20th January 2019
Sunday 20th January
Healing Harps: Music Therapy Presentation - 20th January 2019
Sunday 20th January
MY BABY Mounaiki release tour / Totara St, Mt Maunganui - 20th January 2019
Mondays starting 21 Jan
Te Roopu Raranga group meetings - Mondays starting 21 Jan
21st January - 3rd February
A Myriad of Circles: Exhibition by Birgitt Shannon - 21st January - 3rd February 2019
23rd January 2019
Lonely Heartstring Band & The Maes Live in Tauranga! - 23rd January 2019
23rd January - 11th February
Te hā o Waitaiki: An Exhibition - 23rd January - 11th February 2019
23rd January - 11th February
Waitangi: An Exhibition - 23rd January - 11th February 2019
Friday 25th January
Good Vibes Festival - Mount Maunganui - 25th January 2019
Saturday 26th January
Live Music at the Lettuce Inn #6 - 26th January 2019
Sunday 27th January
Deadbeat Mt Maunganui - 27th January 2019
27th & 28th January
Auditions (Tauranga Musical Theatre): Spring Awakening - 27th & 28th January 2019
Tuesday 29th January
January Poetry Club - Read Between The Wines - 29th January 2019
Event
Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Red Hot Chilli Peppers tribute - 26th January 2019
Friday 1st February
MAKO ROAD - Local Safari Tour // Mount Maunganui - 1st February 2019
1st - 6th February 2019
Sculpture & Art Retreat 2019 - Thames - 1st-6th February 2019
Saturday 2nd February
Rhythm & Raga - 2nd February 2019
Wednesday 6th February
Paul Ubana Jones live at the Jam Factory - 6th February 2019
Friday 8th February
Maeve Gilchrist - Live at the Jam Factory - 8th February 2019
Saturday 9th February
Cult Cinema Club - Quadrophenia - 9th February 2019
Thursday 14th February
Chisholm, Dyne and Meehan Live at the Jam Factory - 14th February 2019
Friday 15th February
Hiboux Migrations - North Island Tour - 15th February 2019
Friday 15th February
Bonnie Strides & Sam Loveridge - Live at the Jam Factory - 15th February 2019
16th February - 12th March
Exhibition: Antimatter 2019 - 16th February - 12th March 2019
Wednesday 20th February
Classical Journey - NZSO - 20th February 2019
Friday 22nd February
Sarah Spicer & the Blue Riders Live at the Jam Factory - 22nd February 2019
Tuesday 26th February
On The Road with Michèle A’Court & Jeremy Elwood - 26th February 2019
Saturday 2nd March
The Extravaganza Fair - 2nd March 2019
Saturday 9th March
Mount Maunganui Summer Soiree - 9th March 2019
Saturday 9th March
Cult Cinema Club - Frida - 9th March 2019
Thursday 14th March
Daniel Champagne // The Station - 14th March 2019
Saturday 16th March
20th Tauranga Multicultural Festival - 16th March 2019
Tuesday 19th March
Leaving Jackson - The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show - 19th March 2019
Thursday 21st March
Alien Weaponry | Totara Street, Tauranga - 21st March 2019
Friday 22nd March
Hot Potato Band - Totara Street, Tauranga - 22nd March 2019
Saturday 30th March
Aro 'Manu' album release tour - 30th March 2019
Friday 5th April
Sumo Jazz In Concert - 5th April 2019
12th - 14th April
Indigenous space: Tattoo & Art Extravaganza - 12th - 14th April 2019
13th & 14th April
Tattoo & Art Extravaganza - 13th & 14th April 2019
13th - 14th April
Creative Village @ Tattoo & Art Extravaganza - 13th - 14th April 2019
Thursday 18th April
Secret Island Sextet - 18th April 2019
Friday 19th April
Allana Goldsmith –Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald & Sarah Vaughan - 19th April 2019
19th & 20th April
Jazz In the Clipper Lounge - 19th & 20th April 2019
Saturday 20th April
Hurricane Party: Swing into Soul - 20th April 2019
Saturday 20th April
Bella Kalolo - A Tribute to Aretha: Queen of Soul - 20th April 2019
20th - 21st April
Downtown Tauranga Carnival - Easter Weekend (20th - 21st April 2019)
Sunday 21st April
Hollie Smith: A Special Night of Jazz - 21st April 2019
Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th June
Royal NZ Ballet: Black Swan, White Swan - 15th - 16th June 2019