# Events & Things To Do In Christchurch on 17th April 2026 - **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Christchurch on 17th April 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out. - **Category**: ## About Discover the best events and activities in Christchurch on 17th April 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out. ## Events in Christchurch - **Event Name**: Jimmy Barnes | Christchurch - **Description**: Jimmy Barnes brings the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour to Aotearoa. Performing the landmark album start to finish along with his classic hits in Christchurch and Auckland next April. ⁠ ⁠⁠ One NZ Presale: Wed 3 Dec, 11am⁠ Westpac Mastercard Presal - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 1052 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/jimmy-barnes-|-christchurch/200029280192228 - **Venue**: Wolfbrook Arena - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy82OGNiZmIwMDkzMWJkYzc3MTMwNTg4OGU2YzdjNGMzZjY2OGQ5N2VlY2I4YWMzZGIxNDlkMDZjYTNmM2YxNjMyLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDQwMC1kY2I4MzIyYi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTkxOTYwMw.avif - **Categories**: performances, workshops, entertainment - **Event Name**: Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour - **Description**: InformationAll Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access ti - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 1 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 pm (13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/jimmy-barnes-working-class-man-40th-anniversary-tour/210006554652165 - **Venue**: Wolfbrook Arena - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy80MTRmZDhkZWJiMWQ5YTI1MjNiNDNlNjNmN2ZhMTcwZmYyODE5ZjU0YzA5NzE5NDI5ZGMwNmZkYTBkZjM4NGM1LXJpbWctdzEwMjQtaDU3Ni1kYzdiODE4Ni1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3Njc5NjE4ODA.avif - **Categories**: Music - **Event Name**: The Arts Centre Outdoor Cinema: Shrek 3 (2007) - **Description**: Outdoor Cinema is back for 2026! Get cosy for a movie under the stars. Bring your favourite people, a picnic blanket or chairs, some treats, then settle in as the night sky sparkles and the story unfolds. Three weekends in April. Two movies each eveni - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 39 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:45 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/the-arts-centre-outdoor-cinema-shrek-3-2007/200029827502322 - **Venue**: 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9hZDY5MDc5ODkzMjkzM2Q5NTQ2MTdjNWRjOGY1NzUwZjMzYjk4NGY4ZWMxMmNlMzg1ZGEyNDEzOTg0MjFhNmUwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzAwYjZiYS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTc3MTkxMw.avif - **Categories**: entertainment, comedy, trips-adventures - **Event Name**: Friday Night Lights - **Description**: There’s nothing quite like a Friday night at Addington Raceway. As the sun sets and the lights come on, the track comes alive with fast-paced harness racing, great food, and a buzzing social atmosphere - the perfect way to kick off your weekend.  Whether - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 10 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/friday-night-lights/200029863727931 - **Venue**: 75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand 8024 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy8yZDU4MmI2YjUzMmRlOTdjMTBmNDE2YTcwMTRmODUyNzI4NmRkNzU3NjQ0MzdlMDUxYWVmMTI4Njk4YzJjMWRiLXJpbWctdzExMjAtaDM2MC1kY2VmZjJmMi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTg5MTc1Nw.avif - **Categories**: sports, festivals - **Event Name**: 25 Years Of Dispatch: Ant TC1 - **Description**: 25 YEARS OF DISPATCH MAKES IT'S WAY TO HIDE 💚 Ant TC1, Co-founder. Curator. Architect of the Dispatch sound. For over two decades, Ant TC1 has helped push drum & bass forward, from early underground beginnings to global stages and legendary labels. - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 63 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 05:00 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/25-years-of-dispatch-ant-tc1/200029854726624 - **Venue**: 172 St Asaph Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy8yZjQyMWQ1MGE5ZjMzODVmMGQwYWVmNmJjNTg1Njc0MWNlZTRlYmY1MDUwMGQwZGE4ZWU3ODZkZTc5NDE2OTEzLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDQ4MC1kYzFkMTIxOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTY5NjkwNQ.avif - **Categories**: bingo, artificial-intelligence - **Event Name**: Catnap Cinema: Flow - **Description**: "Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences." A small popcorn is included in the ticket price. Hot and col - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 24 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/catnap-cinema-flow/200029916336514 - **Venue**: Catnap Cafe - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy8xMDNmYWM4NTA4OGY4MWE5ZTYwZjM5ZTAxYTM5YzdiY2Y2YWM2Y2RkNTNkNDkyZmUxYTIwZGE4YjRhNWNiY2JlLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kYzE2MzAzMi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTc3MTk1Mw.avif - **Categories**: entertainment - **Event Name**: Powder Chutes w/ The Boondocks - Christchurch - **Description**: For a long time now we’ve been wanting to do some shows with The Boondocks… So we’re stoked to announce that The Boonies are joining Pow Chu for our first tour of 2026. Boom! And (drum roll) for the Christchurch / Ōtautahi show on 17 April at Dark Room i - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 27 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/powder-chutes-w-the-boondocks-christchurch/200029745829527 - **Venue**: darkroom - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy81N2Q0Y2U1YmIxNWIzZjJmNzE0OWI1YTkwYjQ0M2ExZDI0YzE1NjlmNzY1ZjgzY2M3YzM4MDk1NGYyOWFhMDM3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA0MDEwMi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTc4NzQ2Mw.avif - **Event Name**: The Great Meat Giveaway - **Description**: We’re giving away $2,000 worth of prizes, including the coveted Weber Baby Q – your chance to snag the ultimate BBQ setup! Raffle tickets: $5 each or 3 for $12 – grab yours from 4PM and get in on the action. From 4PM: Kick back with live music and enjoy - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 194 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/the-great-meat-giveaway/200029859473130 - **Venue**: The Palms, 18 Marshlands Road, Christchurch, New Zealand 8061 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy8zNjBmOGI2ODhjYjJjN2FkYTYwZTFlNzE5MjAwN2E1YjkxNTM2MThkZTVkZGU3Nzc5ZDAxZTI1NDZkNjNkYWU3LXJpbWctdzY0MC1oMzYwLWRjYzliMjc2LWdtaXI_dj0xNzc1NDE5NDEz.avif - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment - **Event Name**: The Centre Circle World Cup Dinner - **Description**: Just a quick update - our World Cup Long Lunch is now becoming a World Cup Dinner. With the end-of-year rush and so many events happening at once, we’ve decided to reschedule our event into the football season. It gives us a better date, better atmospher - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 32 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:30 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 11:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/the-centre-circle-world-cup-dinner/200029518278511 - **Venue**: Chateau on the Park - Christchurch, a DoubleTree by Hilton (Christchurch, New Zealand) - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9mZDIxZmZhOTNlOGMzNGJmMWFkMmMzNDlhMzE2YzA3YTY2MWRjY2VkMmRmNWM1ZDU1ZTRmZjA2MmMwYWRmOTU4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzAxM2RlYi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTkxOTc2Ng.avif - **Categories**: football, sports - **Event Name**: Riverlution Film Nights - **Description**: Join us for our inaugural Screening Series at Riverlution Café, as we take advantage of the longer nights to bring you an outdoor film experience not to be missed! Featuring films from home and abroad, this series aims to inspire hope, encourage community - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/riverlution-film-nights/200029910186735 - **Venue**: Riverlution - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy9lMTJhYmQyODllYzFmMzY1YzQxOWE1YTEzZmI2NWEzNDU2MDk1ODYxYjlhZDg4OWQ2YTQzZmI2NTc1MjA1YTg5LXJpbWctdzg1MS1oMzE1LWRjNDQ2MjQ5LWdtaXI_dj0xNzc1NjkwNDkz.avif - **Categories**: Entertainment - **Event Name**: Purple Rain - The Artist Known As Prince Tribute - **Description**: A tribute to the Artist known as Prince. Brought to you for the first time by Cee Bayley and friends, Shannon Cooper Garland, and Margaret Pickering. This fantastic show highlights the work of Prince over his many years in the music business, and includes - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/purple-rain-the-artist-known-as-prince-tribute/200029849000712 - **Venue**: A Rolling Stone - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8xMGVlNWFlMjIyZTVkNTQ4ZTU4ZDBhMDE5MDIyOTNmMWYxM2FlMGE2ZDM3MTE2ZWFhMWU0YzRhZGQxOTFjMDhhLXJpbWctdzg1MS1oMzE1LWRjZmVmZWZlLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc1NzM2MjM2.avif - **Categories**: Art - **Event Name**: Book (Fight) Club - **Description**: It's back by public demand It's a book club. It's a fight club. It's a book fight club. "...this show is too clever and too funny to stick to the rules." - Theatreview 8 books are welcomed into the literati ThunderDome to fight to the death for our e - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 13 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/book-fight-club/200029813435501 - **Venue**: 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy8zNjYxODYzZTAwNzZkZjgzOGUyNDdjMDdmZGNkMzYwZDQzMmVjNjdmMzFlMDRkZjkzYTZkMjAxMmZlODk2Njc3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyNy1kYzE1MDQwNC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NDIxMjM2Nw.avif - **Categories**: festivals, comedy, art, literary-art - **Event Name**: Harvest Party - **Description**: Come and celebrate The Real Halloween with seasonally-appropriate readings from local authors. Scorpio Books will be open late for this special event. Inspired by The Food Farm’s practice of celebrating Halloween in late April, the equivalent of late Oct - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 58 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/harvest-party/200029868734012 - **Venue**: Scorpio Books - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9iNmViYWY0MGViMTYwOGQ0N2MwNjc3ZTI1MmUzNmQzZDlkY2VkMWFmYTFmNTMyMmExMzA1NDEyNWI5YjE0MDQ4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kY2YwZGFhOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTM0NzUyMw.avif - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops - **Event Name**: LIBBIANSKI. SLUR. CRISIS. SPT @ Churchills Tavern - **Description**: Libbianski are back - with a hell of a racket at the end of the year, they return to the South Island for a trio of shows across Christchuch and Dunedin. Featuring some great local acts, come check it out - LIBBIANSKI - Having taken 2025 to rethink th - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 01:45 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/libbianski-slur-crisis-spt-churchills-tavern/200029848410722 - **Venue**: Christchurch City, Christchurch - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy83MDI0YTU4YjQ3ZjIxNTljMTRiMjRhZmIzODVjYmUwY2ZmZWQyMzg0YjA0ZjM0ZDAyYTQxMzc0NTQxYjA0OTlhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDE2MDAtZGNmMmYyZjItZ21pcj92PTE3NzQyMzM0NDA.avif - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment - **Event Name**: Coffee and Cars on Cranford - **Description**: Cool Cruising presents the monthly Coffee and Cars on Cranford meet up! Cruise in and park up at our sponsors, Joe's Garage on Cranford St. A good place to have coffee and breakfast, or just wander around and perve at all the cars. All types of cars welco - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 82 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/coffee-and-cars-on-cranford/200029919028107 - **Venue**: Joe's Garage (Cranford St) - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy83Yzk5ZTA1NDU4NTNmZjhmYTFmYzI5OTZjYTUzODE4YTVhOGZjZjU4YWVkMTA3ZTdlZDRkZjM5NjQwMzBmNTY2LXJpbWctdzEwMjQtaDE1MzYtZGM0YTJmMmEtZ21pcj92PTE3NzU4MDgyNDc.avif - **Categories**: Meetups - **Event Name**: High Altar - **Description**: HIGH ALTAR are an intense crackle of spectral sounds; a potent audio tool built on a bare-bones structure of rhythm section components and added electronic timbre which alights a crooked path trailing sonic vortices with oscillatory behavior. In short - d - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 28 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 01:00 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/high-altar/200029905641036 - **Venue**: Space Academy - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy9jYjRhYjVkMmI4NmJjOTJhZThiMzEyYjE3ZDEwY2RiNDM1YjVlZmQ4YTdmMTM4YWU5ZWVlMjM3MDJhMDk4YTkzLXJpbWctdzcwMi1oOTkyLWRjMzIyYjFhLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc1NTkwNzc1.avif - **Categories**: music, entertainment - **Event Name**: Tie Dye T-shirt Workshop - **Description**: ALL TIE DYE T-SHIRT SESSIONS ARE NOW SOLD OUT Catch the vibes these April school holidays with retro themed craft activities! Get creative these school holidays with a fun tie-dye t-shirt workshop at The Palms. Kids can design and create their own col - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 30 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 12:30 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 04:15 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/tie-dye-t-shirt-workshop/200029885683532 - **Venue**: Cnr New Brighton & Marshland RD, Christchurch, New Zealand 8061 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy8yMTMzYmJjZTAyZDQzNzczZmE4ZDhmNGRkOTVkMzIwYzZjMWU1NTliNDBhNTQ3OTUwZDExMTNhOGU4Mzc0OTM1LXJpbWctdzExNzAtaDUwNC1kY2MyYTk4Zi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTg2OTc5MQ.avif - **Categories**: workshops, holiday, kids - **Event Name**: An Hour of Smith & Allan - **Description**: Step into a world created just for you (on just this night!) by two of the 03's favourite sons. Dripping with roguish charm and artful make-believe, Dan Allan (The Odyssey, Murder on the Orient Express) and Trubie-Dylan Smith (Every Brilliant Thing, Feeli - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 64 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/an-hour-of-smith-and-allan/200029880771015 - **Venue**: Little Andromeda - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvMTk2MDEwMWY0OWYwOTU5Y2I1OWVjY2QzNGE3NTI3ZTMwMDI5NWJmZjEzOGM0ZDNkOGRhNzYzM2E5OWNiZGI1NC1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg0NDQtZGMxODA5MDYtZ21pcj92PTE3NzQ5NTgxNzQ.avif - **Categories**: art, theatre - **Event Name**: Emerge Teaching Pavilion Design Competition Prize-giving - **Description**: Join in celebrating the participants and winning designs for Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi's future teaching pavilion!About this EventNZIA Canterbury & Climate Action Campus Ōtautahi invite you to celebrate the parti - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 05:30 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/emerge-teaching-pavilion-design-competition-prize-giving/100001985554010495 - **Venue**: 65 Cambridge Terrace - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy8yZDZmNDU1ZWNkNWVlMGI5ODU0YTlkYjEwNTY5NzExZjExNmZhYjhlZjYyNTZmYmU3MTk3ZGIxZTIyZmY4MzE0LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzJkZDU5YS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzQyMjMxNzk.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: contests - **Event Name**: Hired Guns Live at the Cashmere Club (Free) - **Description**: 🎸 Always dynamic and high-energy, their brand of rock and pop covers sends a hard week packing! From Ōtautahi Christchurch, Hired Guns are a tight 3-piece rock outfit featuring Chris Baker (vocals/bass), Jared Williams (guitars), and Neil Pollock (drums). - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 12:30 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/hired-guns-live-at-the-cashmere-club-free/200029932399959 - **Venue**: 88 Hunter Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy8xNTQ2OGU5MDU3MjY5NTkyMjRjZjI2N2FjMGEzMmExNzhhMjgzMDkwOThlMjNkYjczZjgyMDQ2NmJiY2QwZjE0LXJpbWctdzY4Ni1oNjU4LWRjMzAyYzJkLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc1OTk3NjU4.avif - **Event Name**: Canterbury/Tasman Adult Development Day - **Description**: Our Adult Lifeguard Development Day is back for another year! We are looking to engage our growing group of adult lifeguards across the Canterbury and Tasman regions, who miss out on attending never development opportunities such as Intermediate Lifegua - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 11 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:30 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/canterbury-tasman-adult-development-day/200029593666835 - **Venue**: Taylors Mistake SLSC - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9hYzE5MGI1YTVmZjY3YWE1Y2JiMTNlMTg4YWU2MjYxOWU4NzlhMjUxMjAzODRiNDc4YWJmOWJiMWIwMmIyNjNjLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDgwMi1kY2Q2ZDdkOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc2OTcwMzU3NQ.avif - **Categories**: workshops - **Event Name**: NZ Secondary Schools' Symphony Orchestra Notes for Notes Performance - **Description**: A one hour long relaxed 'taster' concert, ideal for anyone who can't make the Gala concert, as well as smaller children who might not make it through the full concert. Come and hear the talented students of NZSSSO 2026 play excerpts from the programme. $5 - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 16 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/nz-secondary-schools-symphony-orchestra-notes-for-notes-performance/200029885853931 - **Venue**: Cashmere High School - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy82M2IwZjdiMjkyNjlmNzNjMTVmNTcwNmMwMTAyYzU1MTE0YjJhMWYwNjNhNTYwNjc3MWYzYTBmZDQyN2MxMmEwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzc4NDYyOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTc0MDY2Mw.avif - **Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, performances, art - **Event Name**: Working Bee - Climate Action Campus - **Description**: Join us for our regular working bees at the Climate Action Campus! Join us for our second one on Saturday 18th April, for some weeding, planting, and harvesting! Meet at the playground near the EnviroHub office off Avonside Drive. Climate Action Campus - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 7 - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 02:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/working-bee-climate-action-campus/200029893881228 - **Venue**: 180 Avonside Dr, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy85YzZmMjQ3NDMxNDg5MjAxMjdkNjM3MGRiODhiOGFjZTI0NjBlZTJlYjY0YjQ3ZWIwOTA0MTA0ZTQ5MDhiNjEzLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2ZlZmVmZS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTkyMDkyOA.avif ## Trending Events in Christchurch - **Event Name**: ONCE IN A LIFETIME | ONE NZ STADIUM, CHRISTCHURCH - **Description**: Aotearoa’s biggest live acts are coming together for an unforgettable moment in New Zealand music history. SIX60 and SYNTHONY will headline the first ever live concert, Once In A Lifetime at the country’s newest premier venue One New Zealand Stadium in th - **Venue**: 218 Madras St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/7e117649cd31e479d6c46c98cadfcb582b9af45265d3b3299b453bec076c2915-rimg-w1200-h675-dcc2dfc0-gmir?v=1775813139 - **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop: Based On A True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Mon 11 May | Christchurch Town Hall - **Description**: After selling out two nights at both Christchurch Town Hall and Auckland Town Hall, Fat Freddy’s Drop have added extra shows in each city to their Based On A True Story 21st Anniversary Tour next May. Freddy's have now added a third Christchurch performa - **Venue**: Christchurch Town Hall - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/145f7264a292d1e66699dfa374058b4a8d6312da0d70d087b1e2489c21a4eb42-rimg-w1200-h675-dc5c7c8a-gmir?v=1775813135 - **Event Name**: SYNTHONY, SIX60, Cassie Henderson, Kaylee Bell in Christchurch - **Description**: 🎤 Experience Kaylee Bell Live at One New Zealand Stadium on Saturday, May 16, 2026! 🎤 The countdown has begun! Kaylee Bell is taking over One New Zealand Stadium on Saturday, May 16, 2026, and with - **Venue**: One New Zealand Stadium - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/8d844530-d36c-11f0-8e6b-3d758292774f-rimg-w1200-h675-dc020247-gmir.webp?v=1765112363 - **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop: Based on a True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Sun 10 May | Christchurch Town Hall - **Description**: SOLD OUT! Extra show Mon 11 May added. Doing it for the love of music, legendary band Fat Freddy's Drop are returning to the stage in 2026 to perform their ground-breaking debut album Based On A True Story. The 51 dates across Australia, Aotearoa, Europe - **Venue**: Christchurch Town Hall - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/4a0fed7af79f8f9b7f8a345cf998306949f32606c383893bcc8e0b341fc870d8-rimg-w600-h280-dc5a7c8c-gmir?v=1775813144 - **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop: Based on a True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Sat 9 May | Christchurch Town Hall - **Description**: SOLD OUT! Extra show Sunday 11 May added. Doing it for the love of music, legendary band Fat Freddy's Drop are returning to the stage in 2026 to perform their ground-breaking debut album Based On A True Story. The 51 dates across Australia, Aotearoa, Eur - **Venue**: Christchurch Town Hall - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6db080a2034a75a6efc0207f186ad0865fb405e1fa05dca18b19cbb0d40b224d-rimg-w600-h280-dc5a7c8c-gmir?v=1775931150 - **Event Name**: Split Enz | Forever ENZ Tour | Christchurch - **Description**: Split Enz are back. For the first time in 20 years, the Forever Enz Tour returns to Aotearoa, with original members Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner and Noel Crombie hitting stages across the country this May.⁠ ⁠ Westpac Mastercard Presale: Fri 27 Mar, 1 - **Venue**: Wolfbrook Arena - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b19aad4b71813687160c7333b2e97b82f1ca87883a39622734ef39264aa73a99-rimg-w1200-h675-dcdf7004-gmir?v=1775919609 - **Event Name**: Super Round 2026 - One NZ Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand - **Description**: Super Round 2026 brings three days of world-class rugby and family-friendly fun to Ōtautahi Christchurch. Fans from across New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and the Pacific come together to celebrate at the brand-new One NZ Stadium. From 24-26 April, 10 team - **Venue**: Christchurch - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/2405bf97cf45aaed011467fa48a01c3ad801d9fc5df851b9f1b8311d45a47b63-rimg-w1200-h628-dc122f4a-gmir?v=1775813129 - **Event Name**: Foo Fighters in Christchurch - **Description**: 🎤 Join Foo Fighters LIVE at TBA on Tuesday, January 19, 2027! 🎤 Here is the moment you've been waiting for! Foo Fighters is coming to TBA on Tuesday, January 19, 2027, bringing th - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c4a775c0-0d80-11f1-90dd-6dae82058284-rimg-w1200-h675-dc030303-gmir.webp?v=1771498213 - **Event Name**: Electric Avenue Music Festival 2027 - **Description**: PRESALE TICKETS - 9TH APRIL 8AM https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/electric-avenue-music-festival-2027-weekend-christchurch-central-city-26-02-2027/event/240064779D3B218E Electric Avenue goes beyond a festival it’s a full-on experience you’ll be talking abo - **Venue**: North Hagley Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/dde74607066b191083b860f3834874013812a306575b12d1200f95d531b682c2-rimg-w1200-h628-dcedbe78-gmir?v=1775766569 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Christchurch? - **A:** Jimmy Barnes | Christchurch (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am at Wolfbrook Arena), Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm at Wolfbrook Arena), The Arts Centre Outdoor Cinema: Shrek 3 (2007) (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am at 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014), Friday Night Lights (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am at 75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand 8024), 25 Years Of Dispatch: Ant TC1 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 12:00 pm at 172 St Asaph Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011). - **Q**: What are the top free events in Christchurch? - **A:** Emerge Teaching Pavilion Design Competition Prize-giving (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 05:30 pm at 65 Cambridge Terrace). - **Q**: What events are happening in Christchurch this weekend April 17–19, 2026? - **A:** Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm at Wolfbrook Arena), Coffee and Cars on Cranford (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 pm at Joe's Garage (Cranford St)), Emerge Teaching Pavilion Design Competition Prize-giving (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 05:30 pm at 65 Cambridge Terrace), Canterbury/Tasman Adult Development Day (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:30 pm at Taylors Mistake SLSC), Working Bee - Climate Action Campus (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 11:00 pm at 180 Avonside Dr, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand). - **Q**: What events are happening in Christchurch in April 2026? - **A:** Jimmy Barnes | Christchurch (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am at Wolfbrook Arena), Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm at Wolfbrook Arena), The Arts Centre Outdoor Cinema: Shrek 3 (2007) (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am at 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014), Friday Night Lights (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 am at 75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand 8024), 25 Years Of Dispatch: Ant TC1 (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 12:00 pm at 172 St Asaph Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011). - **Q**: How can I find events in Christchurch? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Christchurch on AllEvents.in. 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