Tīrama Mai is back in 2022! It is running from Friday 24 June to 3 July 2022 daily from 5pm to 11pm. This is a free event in Cathedral square which will be dazzling with various light displays. A map below shows the location of all the different displays (source: CCC) More information is available […]
Open Christchurch is back for 2022 where members of the public are invited to explore our city through different activities. Fourty one buildings will be open to experience, most of which will be free. There are also four guided walks but at the time of writing this they are all booked out! 😥 Some of […]
Such are the times that many of our customary Christmas events around the city are being cancelled or postponed this year 🙁 We thought it would be useful to do a roundup of what events are cancelled and what are still on or postponed. Some popular summertime events have also been included Name Date Status […]
This year the santa parade has been cancelled, however instead the organisation behind the parade are holding an event called Santa’s Mega Grotto! This will be held at QEII park and run for ten days on December 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 21, & 22. According to the official website here, Santa […]
The night noodle markets are back for 2020! Running from 6th to 15th Feb this year, everyone will have lots of time to go down and check it out. Often events in Christchurch don’t run for long enough so everyone visits at the same time and it turns into chaos to find a park, get […]
On Friday the 28th July, Cathedral Square is being transformed into a winter wonderland! The usual Friday night food trucks will be there plus some arts and crafts stalls and live bands and DJ’s. A 7ft Christmas tree will be up to mark Mid Winter Xmas. The event starts at 5pm and admission is free! […]
Details have been released for the America’s Cup victory parade in Christchurch! It will be on Wednesday the 12th July. “The parade will start at 12 noon at the corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets (next to the Bus Interchange). It will head north along Colombo Street before turning left into Hereford Street and right […]
ANZAC weekend is upon us again Christchurch and as the same as last year, the main public dawn service will be held in Cramner Square. Everyone is to gather at 6am for a 6.15am start. See the CCC webpage for more information. Other services will also be happening throughout the day: Location Time Akaroa RSA Service, War […]
It’s that time of year again! Things are starting to feel festive around the city, which means lots of things are happening. Along with too many Christmas carols being played around shops (and by colleagues in the workplace I’m sure), the Seaward family have opened their annual Christmas light display 🙂 Always something to look […]
The Black Caps schedule for the 16-17 season has been released and there are some games at Hagley Oval included!