Matariki ki te Manawa15 Jun - 21 Jul 2026

City Centre locations

Presented by Auckland Live

Welcome to the annual programme that invigorates and brings life and energy to the city centre of Tāmaki Makaurau.

With light installations that tell stories of place and space, activations for people of all ages, live music to dance to or to chill out to, innovative Augmented Reality sculptures, there is something for everyone in the heart of the city.

From Silo Park to Te Tōangaroa, up Queen Street, Elliott St, Vulcan Lane, Aotea Square, Myers Park and the new train stations of Te Waihorotiu and Te Karanga a Hape, we encourage you to bring your family, stay for the day and enjoy a sensory experience like no other that celebrates this unique time of the year.

We invite you to look up, look around...where light, art and music weave a thousand stories across the city centre.

Mānawatia a Matariki.

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Nau mai ki te hōtaka mō tēnei tau e whakahihiko ana, e whakaora ana i te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau.

He puninga toi rama e whakaatu ana i ngā kōrero o te wāhi, he kaupapa whakahohe mō ngā reanga katoa, he puoro mataora hei kanikani, hei okioki hoki, he tārai auaha ao niko, ā, he kaupapa maha mō te katoa i te pokapū o te tāone.

Mai i Silo Park ki Te Tōangaroa, piki ake ki Queen Street, Elliott St, Vulcan Lane, Aotea – Te Papa Tū Wātea, Myers Park me ngā teihana tereina hou o Te Waihorotiu me Te Karanga a Hape, tēnā, toro mai me tō whānau, noho mai mō te rā kia wheako ā-tairongo i tēnei kaupapa motuhake e whakanui ana i tēnei wāhanga whakahirahira o te tau.

Tēnā, titiro whakarunga, titiro noa…he aho, he toi, he puoro e whakakotahi ai ngā tini kōrero i roto i te pokapū o te tāone.

Mānawatia a Matariki.

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Matariki Festival

Matariki Festival is proudly presented by iwi manaaki Ngāti Tamaoho in collaboration with Ngā Taiopenga o Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Council Events.

Celebrate with events and experiences across Tāmaki Makaurau and in your neighbourhood.

Whakanuia mā roto i ngā kaupapa me ngā wheako i Tāmaki Makaurau, i tō wāhi noho hoki.

Events happening during Matariki ki te Manawa

Partner Events and Experiences

Enjoy the unique experience that Matariki ki te Manawa has to offer while visiting the city centre this Matariki season. With a myriad of events happening across the city centre presented by our fabulous partners; Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland Town Hall with Auckland Philharmonia and Waiata Anthems, SkyCity, Shed 10 and Takutai Square at Britomart, come and hang out for a day, catch an event in the evening and enjoy a new energy in the heart of the city. Check out the events below or click here to download our partner events schedule.

Mangōpare by Arama Tamariki-Enua and Angus Muir
Britomart, Takutai Square
Fri 26 June – Thu 16 July, 5.30pm – 10pm
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AHIKĀ-Matariki Ahikā | Ngāti Whātua Ahikā
Q Theatre, Rangatira, 305 Queen Street, Auckland City Centre
Mon 29 June, 6pm
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Matariki Make Days | Memory Stones
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Every Sunday in July, 10am – 2pm
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Constellations
Presented by Silo Theatre with support from Q Theatre
Q Theatre, Loft, 305 Queen Street, Auckland City Centre
Thu 2 – Sun 19 Jul
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Matariki Night Markets
presented by SkyCity
SkyCity Auckland: Atrium & Plaza Cnr Victoria and Federal Street
Fri 3 Jul, Sat 4 Jul, Fri 10 Jul, Sat 11 Jul, 4pm–10pm
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The Stars of Matariki | Ngā Whetū o Matariki
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Sat 4 – Sun 19 July, 10am – 5pm
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He Waiata mā Waitā
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Sat 4 July, sessions at 11am & 1pm, Sat 4 July, Sessions at 11am & 1pm
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Under the Matariki Stars
Central City Library, 42-44 Lorne Street, Auckland City Centre
Sat 4 – Sun 19 July, Mon-Fri: 9am – 5pm, and Sat-Sun: 10am – 5pm
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Matariki projections and lighting on the Sky Tower
presented by SkyCity
Sky Tower, Cnr Victoria and Federal Street
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The Whetū of Matariki
Central City Library
42-44 Lorne Street, Auckland city centre
Sat 4 – Sun 19 July Mon-Fri: 9am – 5pm, Sat-Sun: 10am – 5pm
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Matariki Herenga Waka-July Holiday Programme
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Mon 6 – Thu 9 July and Mon 13 – Fri 17 Jul, 10am – 2:30pm
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Toi Ngākau–Raranga
Central City Library, 42-44 Lorne Street, Auckland city centre
Fri 7 July 5pm & Fri 24 July 2pm
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Te Karanga-a-Hape–Matariki 2026
Karangahape Road, Auckland city centre
Thu 9 July, 6.30am – 10.00pm
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Waiata Anthems in Concert
Auckland Town Hall
Thurs 9 July, 7:30pm
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Kapa haka performance by Te Kapunga, Te Haikura a Kiwa
Britomart, Takutai Square
Thu 9 July, 5.30pm
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Matariki Ahunga Nui 2026
Presented by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Fri 10 July, 10 am – 5pm
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Kāhui Whetū Make Days
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Fri 10 – Sun 12 Jul, 10am – 2pm
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Matariki Sunrise Yoga
presented by SkyCity
Sky Tower: Main Observation Deck, Cnr Victoria and Federal Street
Fri 10 Jul & Sat 11 Jul, 7am
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Matariki Kōrero
Te Wharekura, 117 Quay Street, Auckland city centre
Sat 11 July, 11am – 12pm, Sat 18 July, 11am – 12pm
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Kapa haka performance by Te Kapunga, Te Haikura a Kiwa
Britomart, Takutai Square
Tue 14 July, 12 – 2pm

Ngā Pātai mō Matariki
Central City Library, 42-44 Lorne Street, Auckland city centre
Wed 15 July, 1 – 2pm
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Matariki for Tamariki
Presented by The New Zealand Dance Company
Britomart, Takutai Square
Wed 15 July, 12.15pm
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Kapa haka performance by Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
Britomart, Takutai Square
Thu 16 July, 12pm - 2pm
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Herenga Waka: where we come from
Presented by Maraki Productions and Basement Theatre
Basement Theatre, 323 Queen Street, Auckland city centre
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Manahua–A Weavers’ Collective
New Zealand Maritime Museum
Sat 18 July, 10:30am – 3pm
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Celestial Matariki Market
Ellen Melville Centre
2 Freyberg Place, Auckland city centre
Sat 18 July, 12 – 4pm
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