# Books events in Christchurch, Today and Upcoming Books events in Christchurch - **Subtitle**: All Books events in Christchurch, Canterbury. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Christchurch like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance - **Category**: ## About All Books events in Christchurch, Canterbury. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Christchurch like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance ## Events in Christchurch - **Event Name**: Louise Erdrich: Land, Legacy and the Python’s Kiss - **Description**: Join us for a rare opportunity in Ōtautahi Christchurch to see Louise Erdrich, one of the greatest living American writers. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The Night Watchman and The Round House is back with the highly-anticip - **Date**: Tue May 26 2026 at 08:00 am – Tue May 26 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/louise-erdrich-land-legacy-and-the-python’s-kiss/200029868735236 - **Venue**: The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9lNDI4OWIwZGE4ZDIzZGYxYzI1ZDE0OTYzN2VkZjE4NzY5ZTY1ZDU5ODk0ZTZlMGRlOTZiMzk1MjYwNDY3OTI2LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kYzM0NWVhOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NDY1MzgxNA.avif - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals - **Event Name**: School Holiday Fun: James and the Giant Peach - **Description**: James and the Giant Peach: 30th Anniversary The Disney movie inspired by Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book. A young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues after the daring rescue of a spider from his cruel aunts. When he acci - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 18 - **Date**: Wed Apr 08 2026 at 03:15 am – Wed Apr 08 2026 at 04:45 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/school-holiday-fun-james-and-the-giant-peach/200029813432905 - **Venue**: 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8wYjU4YzI2ZjgyMjE1NDhlZTQ1ZjljNjMxMzRkNzRmM2E1MTc2OTgyNWJkNmEyNThhOGYzZjYzODE1ZDI2MDZhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzM1NzFiOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTAwMzk4OQ.avif - **Categories**: holiday, trips-adventures, entertainment, art - **Event Name**: Karen Hao: Empire of AI - **Description**: Longtime AI expert Karen Hao (US) has extensively covered OpenAI since 2019. In her book Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination, the award-winning investigative journalist recounts the meteoric rise of OpenAI and shows us the sinister - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 21 - **Date**: Mon May 11 2026 at 08:00 am – Mon May 11 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/karen-hao-empire-of-ai/200029868735440 - **Venue**: The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9jY2FjOTlhZmUyNDg1YjE0OGM1MmU5NzYxNjkxMmUyNmUxMGIxNzRhYTVlY2IwNjQ5ODc3MjRlOTA0ZDMxOTkxLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kYzI4NDk5Mi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTMwNDU3MA.avif - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Sports, Festivals - **Event Name**: Book Launch: Pepeha Portal by Ariana Tikao - **Description**: Ariana Tikao, Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of Pepeha Portal. Pepeha Portal is the keenly anticipated debut poetry collection from New Zealand Arts Laureate Ariana Tikao. Rooted in Kāi Tahu identity, the collec - **Date**: Thu Apr 16 2026 at 07:30 am – Thu Apr 16 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/book-launch-pepeha-portal-by-ariana-tikao/200029868734323 - **Venue**: Scorpio Books - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy8xYmM5NzYwOTEzYTVkYWMwM2M1ZTNiYzU0MTNhNDEzMTkzNWRkZGJmMWY0N2ExZjA5Mjk3ZjM0YjNkZTQzZDA1LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kYzE3MTcxOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NDY1MzgwMw.avif - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Music, Entertainment - **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 - **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/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9iNmViYWY0MGViMTYwOGQ0N2MwNjc3ZTI1MmUzNmQzZDlkY2VkMWFmYTFmNTMyMmExMzA1NDEyNWI5YjE0MDQ4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kY2YwZGFhOS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NDY1Mzc5MQ.avif - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops - **Event Name**: BOOKarama 2026 - **Description**: Our 20th BOOKarama event starting 9am daily with good quality Books, DVD's, and Jigsaws. Every book you buy helps support our community. Bring friends, bring family, and bring a big tote bag… you’ll need it! - **Date**: Thu Apr 16 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sun Apr 19 2026 at 04:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/bookarama-2026/200029853907845 - **Venue**: Bishopdale Recreation Centre, 13A Bishopdale Ct, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy9hZTk4ZjMyM2ExZDIzOTVhOWE1YTY3YjU2MzljNTdkYzAzNTUyOTI5NjcwYzU0MmVmYzJiOGFhZGFhNDQxMjQxLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2ZlZmVmZS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NTA2MDg0NQ.avif - **Event Name**: Cherish Book Club - **Description**: Join us on the third Monday of each month for an evening of community connection and shared inspiration through books. Each month we’ll get together and speak to the delightful and thought-provoking books that we’ve been reading. Whether you’ve recently f - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 9 - **Date**: Mon Apr 20 2026 at 09:00 am – Mon Apr 20 2026 at 10:30 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/cherish-book-club/200029788525315 - **Venue**: 52 Bealey Ave, Christchurch, New Zealand 8013 - **Banner**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Cherish+Book+Club&date=Mon+Apr+20+2026+at+09%3A00+am&bg=1 - **Categories**: nonprofit ## 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=1775169650 - **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=1775181930 - **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=1775181940 - **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=1774694688 - **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**: Sublime | Christchurch | NZ - **Description**: CHRISTCHURCH | WED 8 April | Wolfbrook Arena 🔥 Sublime – First Ever NZ Tour 🔥 Christchurch, get ready. For the first time ever, Sublime are hitting Aotearoa 🇳🇿 Fresh off their massive Coachella 2024 set, this tour is decades in the making. 30 years on f - **Venue**: Wolfbrook Arena - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/be5a0f69955d0da87f940d8817ee8b3662b07ec4c0acdd9c53e6101cad05c0c3-rimg-w1200-h628-dc040405-gmir?v=1775166667 - **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=1775186641 - **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**: Christchurch Marathon 2026 - **Description**: We're back for 2026! All the action in the Christchurch Central City. Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, Youth 3K and Kids Mile. All the details https://www.christchurchmarathon.co.nz/ - **Venue**: Hagley Park North - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/34b96c1ae726581fbbde4f063377e9388f296d1455a9e442c378a8472f9e41c9-rimg-w1200-h444-dc0f3fcc-gmir?v=1775240145 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Christchurch? - **A:** Louise Erdrich: Land, Legacy and the Python’s Kiss (Tue May 26 2026 at 08:00 am at The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011), School Holiday Fun: James and the Giant Peach (Wed Apr 08 2026 at 03:15 am at 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014), Karen Hao: Empire of AI (Mon May 11 2026 at 08:00 am at The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011), Book Launch: Pepeha Portal by Ariana Tikao (Thu Apr 16 2026 at 07:30 am at Scorpio Books), Book (Fight) Club (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am at 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014). - **Q**: What events are happening in Christchurch in April 2026? - **A:** School Holiday Fun: James and the Giant Peach (Wed Apr 08 2026 at 03:15 am at 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014), Book Launch: Pepeha Portal by Ariana Tikao (Thu Apr 16 2026 at 07:30 am at Scorpio Books), Book (Fight) Club (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am at 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014), Harvest Party (Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 am at Scorpio Books), BOOKarama 2026 (Thu Apr 16 2026 at 11:00 pm at Bishopdale Recreation Centre, 13A Bishopdale Ct, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand). - **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 The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014, Scorpio Books. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Christchurch? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Christchurch include WORD Christchurch, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Otago University Press. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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