Upcoming community events
Use the filter dates below to sort Eventfinda.co.nz events scheduled to happen across the Kāpiti Coast. Note: these are community events, not Council initiatives.
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SAT 11 JUL 11:00 A.M.
Matariki is a wonderful time for tamariki and whānau to connect with nature, reflect on the year gone by and celebrate together.
Ngā Manu has some fun activities planned for Matariki:
• Friday 10 July: Matariki...
SAT 11 JUL 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Barry Barclay's Ngati is of historical and cultural significance in Aotearoa New Zealand as it is the first feature film written and directed by Māori.
The film is set in 1948 in a small town on the east coast of New...
SAT 11 JUL 5:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Spend your Saturday afternoons immersed in creativity, learning the timeless craft of jewellery-making in our warm, welcoming studio.
Special Introductory Price!
This short course is the perfect introduction for...
SUN 12 JUL 8:45 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.
School Holiday Steam
Steam Trains between Paekakariki & Porirua | 12th July 2026
Break the School Holiday Boredom!
Join Steam Incorporated this School Holidays, as we invite you onboard our heritage train for a...
SUN 12 JUL 9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
ART EXHIBITION brings together two superb artists in an intriguing presentation of contemporary ceramics and arresting abstract paintings. The works of both artists - ceramics from Diane Greenwood and paintings by Jude...
SUN 12 JUL 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
‘I don’t draw or paint, so much as play’ says Kāpiti artist Tim Roberts. Art and poetry have helped to ease his symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
SUN 12 JUL 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
A rare opportunity to see one of New Zealand’s most distinctive painters famous for his visionary landscapes. Free entry. The gallery is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm.
image: Brent Wong, Snowstorm...
SUN 12 JUL 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Shigemitsu Ohashi from Osaka, Japan, presents ceramic works made during his time as summer Resident Artist, The Kilns at Te Horo. Entry is free. The gallery is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm.
Image: Shigemitsu Ohashi...
SUN 12 JUL 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Nau Mai Haere Mai, meet you at the Market.
Discover a vibrant outdoor market nestled on State Highway One in Ōtaki, just across from New World. Join us to greet our regular stallholders and special guests from the...
SUN 12 JUL 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
The Heat Pumps will be on so why not enjoy a Sunday outing on the Kapiti Coast with your family and friends by visiting this great, friendly community market, where you will discover handmade treasures and local...
SUN 12 JUL 10:15 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.
School Holiday Steam
Steam Trains between Paekakariki & Porirua | 12th July 2026
Break the School Holiday Boredom!
Join Steam Incorporated this School Holidays, as we invite you onboard our heritage train for a...
SUN 12 JUL 10:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Bring your children and grandchildren down to Toi MAHARA between 10:30am–4pm every day in the school holidays and make art together to celebrate Matariki!
Free, all ages. Nau mai, haere mai!
SUN 12 JUL 11:00 A.M.
Matariki is a wonderful time for tamariki and whānau to connect with nature, reflect on the year gone by and celebrate together.
Ngā Manu has some fun activities planned for Matariki:
• Friday 10 July: Matariki...
SUN 12 JUL 11:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
School Holiday Steam
Steam Trains between Paekakariki & Porirua | 12th July 2026
Break the School Holiday Boredom!
Join Steam Incorporated this School Holidays, as we invite you onboard our heritage train for a...
SUN 12 JUL 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
When curious Alice falls down the rabbit hole, she lands in the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland, where nothing makes sense and everything is wonderfully silly!
She meets the White Rabbit, the cheeky Khandallah Cat, and...
SUN 12 JUL 1:45 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.
School Holiday Steam
Steam Trains between Paekakariki & Porirua | 12th July 2026
Break the School Holiday Boredom!
Join Steam Incorporated this School Holidays, as we invite you onboard our heritage train for a...
SUN 12 JUL 2:30 P.M. - 4:15 P.M.
"JAZZ IS BACK!" CONCERT IN PAEKAKARIKI
"Kapiti concert audiences are mad about jazz - from Monk (Theolonius) to Funk and Jump", says Mary Gow. She is the organiser of the Mulled Wine Concert series and has presented...
SUN 12 JUL 3:15 P.M. - 4:45 P.M.
School Holiday Steam
Steam Trains between Paekakariki & Porirua | 12th July 2026
Break the School Holiday Boredom!
Join Steam Incorporated this School Holidays, as we invite you onboard our heritage train for a...
MON 13 JUL 9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
ART EXHIBITION brings together two superb artists in an intriguing presentation of contemporary ceramics and arresting abstract paintings. The works of both artists - ceramics from Diane Greenwood and paintings by Jude...
TUE 14 JUL 9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
ART EXHIBITION brings together two superb artists in an intriguing presentation of contemporary ceramics and arresting abstract paintings. The works of both artists - ceramics from Diane Greenwood and paintings by Jude...
