Matariki Festival 2026
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Matariki Week One Highlights
Prepare for a world of Matariki wonder from 11 – 22 July with Matariki Festival.
Tūrama lights up Queen Street : 11 July to 20 August
Tūrama, an award-winning series of light installations celebrating Matariki, is set to light up Queen Street for a second year.
Matariki ki te Manawa 2023 – city centre highlights
From 11 to 22 July, Matariki Festival will fill Tāmaki Makaurau with learning experiences, lighting splendour, storytelling, kōrero, music, art and much more.
Matariki Week Two Highlights
As we celebrate our world, our people and our home this Matariki season, there are plenty of Matariki Festival events for whānau to enjoy.
Kua tū anō te Taiopenga mō Matariki ki Tāmaki Makaurau i te tau 2023
Matariki Festival returns to Tāmaki Makaurau for 2023.
Aucklanders share their Matariki celebrations
Matariki Festival ki Tāmaki Makaurau is on its way, so get amongst the action happening in your community and take the time to reflect, celebrate and look to the future.
Tūrama: Te Wehenga and Kawau Tikitiki
Come to Queen Street from 11 July to 20 August and marvel at this lighting spectacle: Tūrama.
Tūrama: Kāhu Kōrako and Manu Korokī
Good news! Tūrama is back for Matariki ki te Manawa 2023, in partnership with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Events99 Results
Raranga Exhibition
Lake House Arts will present Hei Āpōpō (‘see you tomorrow’) as the flagship exhibition of our Mat...
Tūhono
These installations will reflect the unique identity, creativity and presence of Ngāti Whātua Ōrā...
Toi ki Te Pāka 2026
This kaupapa is designed to elevate the mana of tauira and the mana of the iwi.
He Tumu Mātāwaka
An exploration of the social and cultural footprint of urban Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Mako and Matariki
Join us for a playful and light-hearted Matariki celebration for tamariki and whānau, centred on...
The Sandman
As part of our Matariki celebrations, enjoy a captivating live sand art performance by Marcus Win...
Matariki Herenga Waka - A Gathering of Many Voices
This exhibition positions The Poi Room as a contemporary herenga waka: a place where Māori artist...
Constellations
Set under the stars of Matariki, this Aotearoa adaptation by Nī Dekkers-Reihana reimagines Nick P...