What's on in Christchurch

Ages 6–12

Kiwi Noughts and Crosses

Monday 13 July - Friday 17 July 2026 · 14:00 – 17:00

Ready to play? Challenge a mate to a custom-made game of Kiwi Noughts and Crosses!This is an unsupervised activity....

Linwood Library at Eastgate

Ages 6–12

Tech Time Play

Monday 6 July - Friday 17 July 2026 · 14:30 – 16:30

Come along these school holidays for a Tech Time Play session on Auahatanga | Creativity floor. Each holiday w...

Tūranga

Ages 6–12

Step into a Book: Green Screen Experience - 5-12 years

Friday, 17 July 2026 · 14:30 – 16:30

Visit our fun green‑screen photo booth and pose with a book you love. We’ll help you appear right inside the pages along...

South Colombo Library

Ages 6–12

Swoop into a Story

Friday, 17 July 2026 · 14:30 – 15:30

Let your next chapter take flight with a 3D bookmark! Free, no booking required.

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre

Ages 6–12

Matatiki Board Game Club

Friday 19 June - Friday 14 August 2026 · 15:00 – 16:30

New to board games? A seasoned strategist? Somewhere in between? Come along, meet new people, and enjoy the selection of...

Matatiki Hornby Centre - Pool & Customer Services

Free

Ages 6–12

Afterschool Activity Zone

Friday 19 June - Friday 14 August 2026 · 15:30 – 16:30

Come and have fun at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library for Fantastic Friday Fun Every Friday during term time Join us for a...

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre

Ages 6–12

Mobile Discovery Wall

Monday 6 July - Friday 31 July 2026 · All day

The Discovery Wall at Tūranga has a smaller, mobile 'sibling'. Local heritage comes to life with this unique interactive...

Upper Riccarton Community and School Library

Ages 6–12

Exhibition: Tuakiri Investigates: Did they really do that? - Cantabrians' quest for world records

Saturday 4 July - Friday 14 August 2026 · All day

A Tuakiri Investigates pop up exhibition.Cantabrians have always embraced a challenge. The 1970s and 1980s were peak dec...

Tūranga

Free

Ages 6–12

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Exhibition

Monday 15 June - Sunday 26 July 2026 · All day

Every library holds taonga - some nestled safely away, others passed through countless hands.Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu b...

Tūranga

Ages 6–12

Kiwi Noughts and Crosses

Monday 6 July - Saturday 18 July 2026 · All day

Ready to play? Challenge a mate to a custom-made game of Kiwi Noughts and Crosses!This is an unsupervised activity....

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre

Free

Ages 0–12

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu

Monday 15 June - Sunday 26 July 2026 · All day

Every library holds taonga - some nestled safely away, others passed through countless hands.Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu b...

Tūranga

Ages 6–12

Swoop into a Story

Monday 13 July - Sunday 19 July 2026 · All day

Let your next chapter take flight with a 3D bookmark! This is an unsupervised activity.Free, no booking required.

The Library at Te Hapua: Halswell Centre

Ages 6–12

Swoop into a Story

Thursday 16 July - Sunday 19 July 2026 · All day

Let your next chapter take flight with a 3D bookmark! This is an unsupervised activity.Free, no booking required.

Matatiki Hornby Centre - Pool & Customer Services

12

Ages 0–5

Toddler Time

Daily 9:00am–10:00am (1 Jan - ongoing) · 09:00 – 10:00

Access to the entire park - exclusively for Toddlers!! A special time reserved for children under the age of 5 and paren...

Launch Pad Trampoline Park

Ages 6–12

Did they really do that? - Cantabrians' quest for world records

Saturday 4 July - Friday 14 August 2026 · 09:00 – 20:00

A Tuakiri Investigates pop up exhibition.!  Cantabrians have always embraced a challenge. The 1970s and 1980s...

Tūranga