World of Cultures

Welcome to World of Cultures, a multicultural festival celebrating the vibrancy of Tāmaki Makaurau and its people. Explore more than 70 free or low-cost activities and events across the region.

Don’t miss some of our bigger one-day events, including CultureFest (14 April), Play Festival (6 April), FootballFest (13 April) and Celebrating Cultures (23 March). Enjoy food, dance, art, games, discussion, football, music and more! Follow our Facebook page to get the latest updates and festival highlights.

Harmony in dance - A celebration of multicultural New Zealand

Date: Saturday 30 March 2024
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Venue: Northcote Centre, 34 College Road, Northcote

Onehunga Community hub activities

Date: Monday 25 March 2024
Time: 12:00 pm-12:00 pm
Venue: Onehunga Community Centre and Library, 83 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1061

NZ Baiyun Beijing Opera Society

Date: Sunday 24 March 2024
Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Venue: Albany Village Library, 30 Kell Drive, Albany

Celebrating Cultures

Date: Saturday 23 March 2024
Time: 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Barry Curtis Park, 141 Chapel Road, Flatbush

Culture of clay decorations

Date: Saturday 23 March 2024
Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Venue: Te Toi Uku Crown Lynn and Clayworks Museum, 8 Ambrico Place, New Lynn, Auckland 0600

Dragon Bonsai Day

Date: Saturday 23 March 2024
Time: 9:30 am-8:00 pm
Venue: Mt Eden War Memorial, 489 Dominion Road, Mt Eden

Movie screening: Prey (2022)

Date: Saturday 23 March 2024
Time: 2:00 pm-3:40 pm
Venue: New Lynn Library, 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn, Auckland 0600

Nowruz celebration

Date: Saturday 23 March 2024
Time: 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Venue: Ellen Melville Centre and Freyberg Square, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland City Centre

This is Us: Race Unity Day

Date: Saturday 23 March 2024
Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Venue: Te Whare Roto o Toi - Lake House Arts, 37 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna, Auckland