He takunetaka | What's On
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Downtime Activities - D&D live game
Sunday, 31st May 2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Welcome to Downtime Activities: Campaign 1 Session 2.Gasworks Museum, 20 Braemar Street, Dunedin
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Friends of the library talk series: Adventures in Astronomy
Wednesday, 3rd June 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Ian Griffin completed his PhD in Astronomy at University College London, and then spent over twenty years leading cultural institutions…Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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In conversation with Colm Tóibín
Wednesday, 3rd June 2026 9:00 PM
Join Booker Prize-shortlisted author Colm Tóibín live as he explores the stories, places and questions behind his compelling new release,…Online event
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Mystery in the Library: Deadly in Dunedin
Thursday, 4th June 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join five fascinating Otago storytellers for a thrilling evening of criminally good conversation.Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Poetry Circle
Friday, 5th June 2026 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Get together with fellow poetry lovers to sit and share poems and chat about them.2nd Floor | Dunedin City Library, Moray Place
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Artist Talk with Nick Austin
Saturday, 6th June 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A floor talk with Nick Austin and DPAG Curator Lucy Hammonds on the opening weekend of Austin’s exhibition What Did People Do All Day?, part…Dunedin Public Art Gallery
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Regent Theatre Music & Entertainment Sale
Saturday, 6th June 2026 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The highly anticipated Regent Theatre Music & Entertainment Sale returns to the main stage of the Regent Theatre (17 The…Main stage of the Regent Theatre (17 The Octagon)
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Storytime & Creative Fun with Author Sonya McArthur
Sunday, 7th June 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a fun session with Sonya McArthur, author of the illustrated children’s book Tales of Curiosity! She will…Storypit | Ground Floor | City Library
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Reading Allowed: Storytime for all ages
Wednesday, 10th June 2026 5:30 PM
Relax, unwind, and listen as our readers read aloud to you from a range of classic and contemporary literature.Storypit | Ground Floor | City Library
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Writers Workshops
Wednesday, 10th June 2026 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free monthly workshops by and for local writers. No experience necessary. Limited spaces. Please RSVP to librarian@dunedinathenaeum. org.Athenaeum Library & Mechanics Institute
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Octagon Poetry Collective's monthly reading
Wednesday, 10th June 2026 7:00 PM
Featured guests for this month are Jilly O'Brien and Te Awhirēinga Heperi with Jackson as MC.New Athenaeum Theatre in The Octagon, Dunedin
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Dunedin Writers' Workshop
Wednesday, 10th June 2026 5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
A friendly group with meetings held on the second Wednesday of each month, February to December.Dunningham Suite, 4th Floor, Dunedin City Library