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.
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Matariki Navigators
An immersive multi-sensory experience at the Stardome in which contemporary Māori musicians guide...
Matariki Night Markets
Bring your whānau, bring your friends and experience Matariki in the heart of the city.
He waiata mā Waitā
Join Hinekoia Tomlinson from Waiata Mai Vocal Coaching for a whānau-friendly, fun and inclusive w...
Matariki arts, reading and music celebration
Join us for a special community afternoon celebrating Matariki through storytelling, creativity a...
Matariki Black Out Poetry Workshop
This Matariki black-out poetry / collage workshop is themed around remembering those we have lost.
Matariki kākahu workshop
In this workshop, you are invited to create a cloth feather and share your story through art or a...
Matariki Moments
Join us for a day of creativity, connection, and celebration as we come together to honour Matariki.
Matariki Planting at Te Kōtuitanga
As we plant along the awa, we reflect on Matariki as a time of renewal.