EVENTS
Portuguese Language Week: Children's Cultural Morning with Gisela de Castro
Portuguese Language Week: Children's Cultural Morning with Gisela de Castro

Portuguese Language Week: Children's Cultural Morning with Gisela de Castro

Sat
7 Nov
2026
Celebrate Brazilian Culture and Portuguese Language Week! Join us for fun workshops and a storytelling session in Portuguese. Children will create their own books and build traditional Brazilian percussion shakers. The activities conclude with a mini-Carnaval performance featuring musicians Ed Rizzi and Paulo Brayner. Timetable as follows: 10-10.40am Portuguese storytime 11-11.40am Bookmaking workshop 12noon Shakers workshop 12:30-1pm Mini Carnaval Children must be accompanied by an adult. No bookings required.
Location

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library & Community Hub

Event Dates

November 7, 2026

at

10:00 am

Exhibition

Graham Crow In Conversation

Join exhibiting artist Graham Crow and guest curator Ellie Smith for an in-depth conversation, in the Glaussius Gallery. This discussion will explore All Squared, 2026, a new suite of works where the artist explores the possibilities of the square through shifting monochromatic tones, light and texture and how this exhibition reflects his broader interest in challenging the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Make a day of it and discover more of Graham Crow’s practice in Tauranga City Centre. Just across the road from the gallery, Crow will exhibiting at 117 Willow Street from 19 November to 3 December 2026.

27 Nov

Concert

A very Kulios Christmas!

Bring your family, friends and loved ones together for a heartwarming afternoon of live Christmas carols and favourite singalong melodies. Enjoy the beautiful music of the Kulios String Quartet in the warm and welcoming setting of Holy Trinity Tauranga. It’s a wonderful opportunity to share the joy of Christmas music and begin the festive season together. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance.

12 Dec

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12 Dec

Festival

Embassy of Peru - LASFF Tauranga Opening Night

Celebrate the Opening Night of LASFF - Tauranga! Join us for a special evening of Latin American and Spanish cinema as the Embassy of Peru in New Zealand proudly presents the Tauranga opening night of the 24th Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LASFF). Come along and enjoy a special screening of A World for Julius (Un mundo para Julius), a Peruvian film that offers audiences an opportunity to discover Peruvian cinema and explore Peru's culture and stories through the art of film.

25 Nov

Exhibition

New Zealand’s Most Creative Chain Reaction Attempt

Celebrity inventor and YouTube star Joseph Herscher is coming to Tauranga, and creative teams from across New Zealand are invited to help make history! STEM Wana Trust will host an ambitious New Zealand Chain Reaction attempt at Masonic Park, bringing together 24 teams to design, build and connect an incredible chain reaction during one incredible day. Known for his wildly inventive machines on YouTube’s Joseph’s Machines, Joseph Herscher will guide teams as they use everyday objects, simple machines and plenty of imagination to create a spectacular sequence of cause and effect.

18 Jan

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