# Events & Things To Do In Christchurch on 2nd May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Christchurch on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Christchurch on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Christchurch

- **Event Name**: The Underground - Best of Britrock
  - **Description**: Nelson based Brit rockers - The Underground are proud to announce their return to ‘A Rolling Stone’.

Expect nothing the but the best of Britrock through the ages form the likes of The Who, The Jam, The Clash and The Police to more modern toe tappers from
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 01:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/the-underground-best-of-britrock/200029518367922
  - **Venue**: A Rolling Stone
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- **Event Name**: CIRCADIAN | CHRISTCHURCH
  - **Description**: SUB180 is stoked to present Circadian 💈

Returning after a massive debut tour at Mayhem in 2025, Circadian is back in NZ for 3 intimate club shows.
These capacities are tight, lock in now or risk missing out.

Coming off a huge year of releases including
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 05:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/circadian-|-christchurch/200029904724041
  - **Venue**: 172 St Asaph St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: Music
- **Event Name**: Christchurch Baby Expo (May) 2026
  - **Description**: NZ Baby Expo is coming to Christchurch for another fantastic show! Discover all you need to know for you, your pregnancy or young child.About this EventCHRISTCHURCH - 2nd & 3rd May, 2026Wolfbrook Ar
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/christchurch-baby-expo-may-2026/100001698741634959
  - **Venue**: Wolfbrook Arena (formerly Christchurch Arena)
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: business, exhibitions, workshops, contests
- **Event Name**: FRISKY FUNHOUSE CHRISTCHURCH
  - **Description**: FRISKY is bringing the ultimate FLURO FUNHOUSE back to Christchurch this May! 😈

Welcome to Frisky Funhouse, where the night is drenched in neon, bodies glow under blacklights, and the dance floor is a kaleidoscope of high-energy madness. This isn’t just
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 52
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 05:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/frisky-funhouse-christchurch/200029698443923
  - **Venue**: 206 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment, anime
- **Event Name**: Bed By 10 Is Coming To Christchurch!!
  - **Description**: 🎉 Bed By 10: The Ultimate 30+ Clubbing Experience! 🎉

Fancy going out for a dance but not keen on sacrificing the next day? We've got you covered!

Bed By 10 is a chance for ravers over 30 to relive the peak of the 80s, 90s & early 2000s clubbing scen
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1633
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/bed-by-10-is-coming-to-christchurch/200029279210508
  - **Venue**: SydenhamUnderpass
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- **Event Name**: BALEITON
  - **Description**: BAILETON takes over May 2 Latin vibes all night! Funk, Reggaeton & Perreo. DJ MC + MAJU live  GET YOUR TICKETS NOW️About this Event🚨 CHRISTCHURCH, ARE YOU READY?! 🚨BAILETON is bringing the HEAT🔥🇧🇷🇵
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 pm – Sun May 03 2026 at 03:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/baleiton/100001987121701501
  - **Venue**: The Mud Bar & Restro
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  - **Price**: NZD 11 to 17
  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Christchurch Fabric-a-brac
  - **Description**: We’re sew very excited that the Christchurch Fabric-a-brac is back! 

Come along to discover vintage and modern fabric treasures, haberdashery, patterns, buttons and sewing supplies for sale, all in aid of Nurse Maude Hospice. This fabric and sewing marke
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 12:30 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 03:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/christchurch-fabric-a-brac/200029927916513
  - **Venue**: Templeton Community Centre
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, health-wellness, pop-ups
- **Event Name**: Don't Call Me 90s Christchurch
  - **Description**: A celebration of 90s club anthems. Relive the golden era of dance for one night only!
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 12:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/dont-call-me-90s-christchurch/100001984416955533
  - **Venue**: Hide
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  - **Price**: NZD 21 to 28
- **Event Name**: Ending Animal Testing: An Evening with LUSH x BAR
  - **Description**: LUSH Cosmetics and Beyond Animal Research (BAR) are coming together for a special evening in Ōtautahi, Christchurch and you’re invited! 

This exclusive after-hours event brings people together to support a future where science thrives without harming ani
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 29
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/ending-animal-testing-an-evening-with-lush-x-bar/200029918533246
  - **Venue**: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, charities, food-drinks, shopping
- **Event Name**: Full Moon : Drums : Dance
  - **Description**: Kia ora folks,

Autumn and daylight saving would mean events starting earlier than usual. Join us for another night on the beach as we gather and celebrate full Moon 🌝 

This is a self sustained, volunteer effort event. We strive to create a safe and incl
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 08:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/full-moon-drums-dance/200029893798128
  - **Venue**: Cave Rock : Sumner
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- **Event Name**: Taylor's NOT an Art Lesson
  - **Description**: Are you sick of seeing AI Slop on your feed? Cringing over ChatGPT Caricatures? Do you yearn for human connection but are over The Apps?

In Taylor’s “NOT an Art Lesson” we’re taking jobs BACK from the robots and returning creativity to human hands right
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/taylors-not-an-art-lesson/200029885523249
  - **Venue**: Paint 'n' Sip Studio, Christchurch
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  - **Categories**: art, workshops, comedy, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Match Bout Tournament
  - **Description**: Catch some quality fights as boxers prepare for the South Island Golden Gloves

First Fight 5pm
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/match-bout-tournament/200029929744943
  - **Venue**: Woolston Club Inc.
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  - **Categories**: Sports

## 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
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- **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
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- **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
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- **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
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- **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
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- **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.⁠
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  - **Venue**: Wolfbrook Arena
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- **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
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- **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
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- **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
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** The Underground - Best of Britrock (Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am at A Rolling Stone), CIRCADIAN | CHRISTCHURCH (Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm at 172 St Asaph St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand), Christchurch Baby Expo (May) 2026 (Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am at Wolfbrook Arena (formerly Christchurch Arena)), FRISKY FUNHOUSE CHRISTCHURCH (Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm at 206 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand), Bed By 10 Is Coming To Christchurch!! (Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 am at SydenhamUnderpass).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Christchurch Baby Expo (May) 2026 (Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am at Wolfbrook Arena (formerly Christchurch Arena)).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Christchurch on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Christchurch include A Rolling Stone, 172 St Asaph St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand, Wolfbrook Arena (formerly Christchurch Arena).
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Christchurch range from NZD 11 to NZD 28. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Christchurch include The Underground, SUB180, NZ Baby Expos.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Christchurch.

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