Arts & Culture

Mundi Trio are heading to town this week, bringing with them a blend of Brazilian and African drums, an array of flutes and voice, dancing, electric guitar and bass.

This week is a big one for local wineries as they host Roam Central 2025, an unforgettable weekend celebrating the best of Central Otago’s wine and food, set among Central’s stunning landscapes.

Wellfest is returning to Kawarau Falls this weekend, offering a space to celebrate community, creativity, connection and all aspects of well-being. It will showcase local wellness practitioners and artisans, while equipping you with tools for a healthier life through interactive workshops.

Twilight Opera in the Garden is returning for its fifth year, featuring a superb programme. On Sunday, performers will deliver a mix of the most musical favourites of classic opera and big voice standouts from modern shows, often described as popera. There’ll be something for everyone at this year’s show.

The Wānaka Festival of Colour will return this year for the 11th time. The bi-annual festival will be hitting the streets from 29 March – 6 April, celebrating all things arts and culture.

Queenstown's renowned producer and director Margaret O’Hanlon has curated Canvas to Composition, a showcase of local musical artists taking place at the end of this month.

Icehouse frontman Iva Davies' wild transition from a highly trained classical oboe musician to the world of rock and punk has seen him grace the stage with artists they admire, including David Bowie and Cold Chisel.

US Band Everclear were a goliath in the 1990s with hits like Father of Mine, Santa Monica and Wonderful, and this summer they're teaming up with some of Australia's finest rockers on the Summer Concert Series.

Kinross’ wine garden is filled with sweet sound on Sundays throughout summer – and part of autumn. Musicians perform weekly from 3pm at the picturesque winery. It’s a family-friendly environment with a play area and sandpit, as well as a snack menu full of pizzas, platters and small bites.

Te Atamira has curated a fun-filled arts and crafts programme for the kids during the summer school holidays. Kicking off on 19 December with the Christmas programme, it’ll continue in the New Year from 8 January.

Following on the success of First Thursdays in Queenstown (now in its fourth year), Arrowtown Creative Art Society (ACAC) felt that a similar event in Arrowtown would offer art enthusiasts and Christmas shoppers a chance to enjoy the wide diversity of art showcased in the nine galleries now operating in the historic village.

The end of year is fast approaching and ‘tis the season of events. One of which is A Very Beer-y Christmas: Comedy Night at Searchlight Brewery at the end of the month. Santa’s in the mood for some belly laughs and craft beer.

Summer is (mostly) on its way and market season is upon us. We’re lucky to live in a town full of creative and talented people, offering artisan wares.

For almost three years, First Thursdays Quarterly has been connecting our community to creativity across six exhibition spaces in Queenstown’s town centre.

Comedian Pax Assadi will come to Queenstown to perform his latest show, Secrets, this week.

“Weird as f*ck” is one way Pip Adam’s latest book, Audition, has been described. It’s all about a spaceship that is hurtling towards the event horizon that holds three giants.

Kate Evans is a Kiwi whose fascination with the quintessential New Zealand fruit, the feijoa, has grown over the years, especially in her time living overseas.

Preservation of collections for museums is crucial. One way this can be achieved is through digitising the archives.

There’s a new market in town and its focus is on supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Queenstown Youth Market runs around once a month and is organised by MyFundAction Youth Development Centre (MYDC).