# Events & Things To Do In Christchurch on 9th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Christchurch on 9th 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 9th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Christchurch

- **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
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1362
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/fat-freddys-drop-based-on-a-true-story-21st-anniversary-tour-|-sat-9-may-|-christchurch-town-hall/200029081346942
  - **Venue**: Christchurch Town Hall
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story 21st 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
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 pm (13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/fat-freddys-drop-based-on-a-true-story-21st-anniversary-tour/210003521636717
  - **Venue**: Christchurch Town Hall
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- **Event Name**: My Chemical Rivalry: Emo vs Heated Rivalry Party - Christchurch
  - **Description**: 🏒 I SHOULD BE OVER ALL THE BUTTERFLIES 🏒
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MY CHEMICAL RIVALRY
EMO VS HEATED RIVALRY PARTY
SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2026
A ROLLING STONE
CHRISTCHURCH
DOORS AT 8PM 
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DJs
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 51
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/my-chemical-rivalry-emo-vs-heated-rivalry-party-christchurch/200029773691143
  - **Venue**: A Rolling Stone
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  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment
- **Event Name**: ❤️ Mother's Day at Spectators
  - **Description**: Celebrate Mum at Spectators ❤️

There's nothing better on Mother's Day than getting up, ready, and heading to Spectators for a morning out that makes the day a million times better!

What's making Spectators the place to be? You're welcomed in by our staf
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 20
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 pm – Sun May 10 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/mothers-day-at-spectators/200029872836510
  - **Venue**: Spectators Bar & Bistro
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  - **Categories**: brunch
- **Event Name**: Ōtautahi Festival of Archaeology
  - **Description**: Discover what it takes to be an archaeologist in this hands-on family event!About this EventGet hands-on with history at this fun, family-friendly event for Archaeology Week 2026. Try your hand at excavation, take part in
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat May 09 2026 at 02:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/Ōtautahi-festival-of-archaeology/100001986147356208
  - **Venue**: Kate Sheppard House
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: festivals, art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Curator Talk: Insight into Edith Collier
  - **Description**: Curator Talk: Insight into Edith Collier

Join us for a special talk with Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery curators Jennifer Taylor and Greg Donson as they walk through the new exhibition 'Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist'.

Saturday 9 May at 1
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 01:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/curator-talk-insight-into-edith-collier/200029929352135
  - **Venue**: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
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  - **Categories**: exhibitions
- **Event Name**: Dan Boerman - CHRISTCHURCH | Dan Boerman Thinks He Could Land A Plane
  - **Description**: https://events.humanitix.com/dan-boerman-thinks-he-could-land-a-plane/tickets

Could you land a plane if you had to?

46% of men surveyed are 'confident' that they could land a plane if they had to, with no training.

But for women - this number is only 2
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 08:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/dan-boerman-christchurch-|-dan-boerman-thinks-he-could-land-a-plane/200029931670352
  - **Venue**: Good Times - Comedy Club
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, comedy, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Mother of All Clean Ups - Litter Intelligence Audit
  - **Description**: The annual litter collection event ‘Mother of All Clean Ups’ is back for 2026! Over 50 community groups are expected to join on the 9th May to collect litter from in and around our waterways.

To take part in this clean up event, meet at 2 pm in front of
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 04:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/mother-of-all-clean-ups-litter-intelligence-audit/200029888557259
  - **Venue**: New Brighton Library
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- **Event Name**: Quartet Qualifying Contest - Southern
  - **Description**: Join us for an unforgettable day of harmony, heart, and high notes as top barbershop quartets from across the region compete for their spot at the 2026 BHNZ Barbershop Convention!

This regional qualifying event is the crucial first step on the journey to
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 25
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/quartet-qualifying-contest-southern/200029773852712
  - **Venue**: Christchurch City, Christchurch
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  - **Categories**: contests
- **Event Name**: Chrome @ Kirwee
  - **Description**: We're off to Kirwee for a classic car gathering with some like-minded enthusiasts!

We'll be meeting from 8am at the Yaldhurst Tavern and departing at 8.30 to head to Kirwee! 

Make sure you get a shine on those cars!!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 19
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/chrome-kirwee/200029925872431
  - **Venue**: Yaldhurst Tavern
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  - **Categories**: meetups

## 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
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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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Westpac Mastercard Presale: Fri 27 Mar, 1
  - **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
  - **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
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Fat Freddy's Drop: Based on a True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Sat 9 May | Christchurch Town Hall (Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 am at Christchurch Town Hall), Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story 21st Anniversary Tour (Sat May 09 2026 at 08:00 pm at Christchurch Town Hall), My Chemical Rivalry: Emo vs Heated Rivalry Party - Christchurch (Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 am at A Rolling Stone), ❤️ Mother's Day at Spectators (Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 pm at Spectators Bar & Bistro), Ōtautahi Festival of Archaeology (Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 am at Kate Sheppard House).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Ōtautahi Festival of Archaeology (Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 am at Kate Sheppard House).
- **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 Christchurch Town Hall, A Rolling Stone, Spectators Bar & Bistro.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Christchurch?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Christchurch include Eccles Entertainment, Taking Back Saturday, Spectators Bar & Bistro.
- **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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