Art gives voice to the voiceless and fame to the ignored. You can learn various forms of art from dancing to sketching in Gisborne. There are designated classes, drama workshops, and art events in Gisborne for the same. If you just want to be a mere spectator you can attend theatre events and art exhibitions in Gisborne too.
Ever wanted to volunteer in those nukkad, nataks or street shows? Wish to learn the basics of painting? Well, just explore through the art & theatre events in Gisborne.
## Art Events in Gisborne - **Event Name**: Ngā Whare o Te Kooti Rikiangi Te Turuki Symposium - **Description**: 🏛️ Ngā Whare Kōrero o Te Kooti – A Symposium Exploring the Legacy of Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki Join us for a unique day of whakaaro, wānanga and kōrero as we explore the enduring legacy of Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki through the stories of the whare - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 81 - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gisborne/ngā-whare-o-te-kooti-rikiangi-te-turuki-symposium/200030522410659 - **Venue**: Tapuihikitia Rd, Te Karaka 4094, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9lYWMyODcxMWVlY2YwZDkxMjA0NTJmZDhmZDFkOTExMWEzM2ViNWU3MTY4YmVhNjBkNzc5ZjFkOGZlOTFiMjcwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDg0OC1kYzI4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4Njg2NzM4OQ.avif - **Categories**: art, nonprofit - **Event Name**: Paint and Wine Night in Gisborne - Werewere-kōkako (Round Canvas) - **Description**: 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲? Join us for a fun beginner-friendly adults painting class in a bar, and let’s paint a masterpiece on a 30cm round canvas! Our artist guides you step-by-step, so absolutely no art experience is needed. It’s th - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 25 - **Date**: Wed Aug 26 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed Aug 26 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gisborne/paint-and-wine-night-in-gisborne-werewere-kōkako-round-canvas/200030285291658 - **Venue**: Neighborhood Pizzeria - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy9hNjEyOWEyYmJhOTQ0MTczZDAyYzJmNGRjZjBlYzM4ZjBmMzY5NmM3OTQ3ZjI3OTg2ZWZhMTI2ZWM4Y2M3Mzg2LXJpbWctdzkwMC1oOTAwLWRjZDhkOGQ4LWdtaXI_dj0xNzg2ODI0OTcz.avif - **Categories**: art, fine-arts, workshops, drawing-painting, meetups - **Event Name**: The Lost Taonga of Tairāwhiti - Escape Room Experience - **Description**: Your team has been invited into the museum's private research room after a recently discovered journal revealed the final trail leading to the lost treasure. Working together, you'll crack codes, uncover secrets, solve puzzles and unlock hidden chambers a - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 4 - **Date**: Thu Aug 27 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu Aug 27 2026 at 05:50 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gisborne/the-lost-taonga-of-tairāwhiti-escape-room-experience/200030496395322 - **Venue**: 75 Disraeli St, Gisborne, New Zealand 4010 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9hN2JiMzFkYjY2NDc5NThhMTZmOGRjOGE3NWQ2Mzk1ODJmMjViOWRjYjdiZTRmNDQxMjY3MGZjODZjMWRhZjc1LXJpbWctdzEwMDAtaDY2Ny1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzA4MjIwMg.avif - **Categories**: art, trips-adventures, theatre, sports, nonprofit, contests - **Event Name**: Ash Grunwald (Australia) LIVE at Lawson Field Theatre | Gisborne - **Description**: GISBORNE ✨ Australia’s premier bluesman brings his legendary live show to town! ***SELLING FAST*** 🔥 📍 November 13 @ Lawson Field Theatre, Gisborne 7:30pm doors / 8pm show BOOK NOW: https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=ASHGRUNW26 DON'T - **Date**: Fri Nov 13 2026 at 07:30 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gisborne/ash-grunwald-australia-live-at-lawson-field-theatre-gisborne/200030578563847 - **Venue**: Lawson Field Theatre Gisborne - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy8zNWQ3ZjZkNmQ0YjgwMWUxNzc3M2NmMmEzNzk0NGIwOGNiOGUzY2M2OTg1YzhlYTRmMWE4ZTM4ZWViNzU0YzA0LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDc1MC1kYzE4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzA2OTUwNQ.avif - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, Theatre, performances - **Event Name**: Gisborne Art Mart - **Description**: Largest outdoor arts & crafts market in Gisborne. The Art Mart has been going for over 20 yrs. Local artisans will be selling their handmade creations. - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 147 - **Date**: Sun Nov 29 2026 at 09:30 am – Sun Nov 29 2026 at 01:00 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gisborne/gisborne-art-mart/200029813352124 - **Venue**: Marina Park, Vogel St Gisborne - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy83Nzc1M2YxNGQzMDQyMGIwYmNjNDM2YTNhZGUxYTY2OGI3YTFiNjQ0MzJiNjFmMTY5M2I4ZDY1NTFjMjIxZTg4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDQ5MC1kY2Y4ZTgyOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzAwMjg1MA.avif - **Categories**: art - **Event Name**: Sketchy As Drawing Club - **Description**: ✏️📝 draft, sketch, design & draw with our friendly focus space for artists to practice drawing and sketching. 📅 Tuesdays weekly 🕘 1pm - 3pm 🎟️ $10, limited spaces booking recommended 💌 DM to book or email craftwellsupplystudio@gmail.com ❣️ Craftwell - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 3 - **Date**: Tue Aug 25 2026 (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gisborne/sketchy-as-drawing-club/200030295470845 - **Venue**: Craftwell Supply Studio - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9kN2E1NjlmMGQ5MzgwODhkMjkxNDA3ODk1MTYzNGM0ZDA2ODYxMDdhMTA2YzY4MTg3OTU4YzhlOTgzYWU2OGVmLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYzMC1kY2YxZGNlYS1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4MjI5OTYyNQ.avif - **Categories**: art, fine-arts ## Trending Events in Gisborne - **Event Name**: Ngā Whare o Te Kooti Rikiangi Te Turuki Symposium - **Description**: 🏛️ Ngā Whare Kōrero o Te Kooti – A Symposium Exploring the Legacy of Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki Join us for a unique day of whakaaro, wānanga and kōrero as we explore the enduring legacy of Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki through the stories of the whare - **Venue**: Tapuihikitia Rd, Te Karaka 4094, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/eac28711eecf0d9120452fd8fd1d9111a33eb5e7168bea60d779f1d8fe91b270-rimg-w1200-h848-dc280808-gmir?v=1786867389 - **Event Name**: Gizzy Monthly Market - September - **Description**: Stallholders TBC - **Venue**: Vogel Street, Whataupoko, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/54e35d18d61255aea85b08017588d36168c2523172a10f4ea002de93108eba0a-rimg-w1200-h676-dcc8d8f8-gmir?v=1787074760 - **Event Name**: Paint and Wine Night in Gisborne - Werewere-kōkako (Round Canvas) - **Description**: 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲? Join us for a fun beginner-friendly adults painting class in a bar, and let’s paint a masterpiece on a 30cm round canvas! Our artist guides you step-by-step, so absolutely no art experience is needed. It’s th - **Venue**: Neighborhood Pizzeria - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/a6129a2bba944173d02c2f4dcf0ec38f0f3696c7947f27986efa126ec8cc7386-rimg-w900-h900-dcd8d8d8-gmir?v=1786824973 - **Event Name**: The Indoor Market - August! - **Description**: Our 3rd trial event is up on the last Sunday of August - after which we will decide the future of this space. So far, so good! Thank you to all stallholders and members of the public who have helped us revive this marketspace and continue to offer their s - **Venue**: Poverty Bay Bowling Club - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/3f607a0bbfe8255d1d750ba6464b0085a217ff037c7102f23398529866e8f1d6-rimg-w1200-h1200-dcb87858-gmir?v=1786824968 - **Event Name**: Rhythm & Vines 2026 - **Description**: Rhythm & Vines returns to Waiohika Estate from 28-31 December 2026 for Chapter 24: The Final Dance in Gisborne - the festival’s final edition at its historic home before relocating in 2027. The first release of artists includes: JOHN SUMMIT, KI/KI, - **Venue**: 75 Waimata Valley Road, Gisborne, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/6432b12784f68d95af305ffeb23321a80fca48f86ff7b8b3a186cf75d33a900e-rimg-w1200-h800-dc080808-gmir?v=1786962522 - **Event Name**: The Mushroom Ball Pt.3 - **Description**: Hitman Presents: The 3rd Annual Mushroom Ball! Get ready for the weird and wonderful, a psychedelic sensory experience featuring things that glow, move, tickle the senses, make your body groove and your eyeballs tingle Expect to hear the best of house, - **Venue**: Smash Palace Bar Gisborne - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/26c5e2a30255d57c3e8c3d9ad2a64ae6e354bb3b2564d2458b7ee1bf5a3ed65c-rimg-w1200-h628-dce83888-gmir?v=1786962531 - **Event Name**: Agfest West Coast 2026 - **Description**: Agfest West Coast 2026 is back and bigger than ever on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October 2026 at the Greymouth Aerodrome, on the beautiful West Coast. Agfest brings together the best of rural New Zealand, from big machinery and farming innovations to - **Venue**: 1 aerodrome Road - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/4181c8897b4be825e578f6d35c58569d92a8ce615ee35b046957ee43e7fdf0f1-rimg-w1200-h480-dc487898-gmir?v=1786557118 - **Event Name**: 10th Gizzy Combat Challenge - **Description**: Right, since its a big year for us, we are going ALL OUT! This year we will have 22 different categories/medals up for grabs. So get planning your teams, tandems and Individual runs. There will be local and overall categories. Individual Local Male In - **Venue**: Reeds quay, Gisborne - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/63bcc1016c6575fecb3d4ff5a00f1ce4e55c6d74285dcfc358b7783bf966e4df-rimg-w1153-h2048-dcd8d8d8-gmir?v=1786902224 - **Event Name**: Gisborne Gypsy Fair - **Description**: The Gypsy Fair is a nationwide travelling event, bringing an epic day out for the whānau - live music, fire & flow shows like no other, an unbeatable vibe - and of course, free entry for everyone🎶🌿✨ Travelling Aotearoa NZ for 48 years now, it’s safe - **Venue**: Churchill Park, Gisborne - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/76caa224ee912b5f8a628d6e115ac43255aa9d60094550879873bce7939cccce-rimg-w1200-h628-dc080808-gmir?v=1786499453 ## Browse Art Events by Date - [Art Events Today in Gisborne](https://allevents.in/gisborne/art--today) - [Art Events This Weekend in Gisborne](https://allevents.in/gisborne/art--this-weekend) - [Art Events in August in Gisborne](https://allevents.in/gisborne/art--august) - [Art Events in September in Gisborne](https://allevents.in/gisborne/art--september) ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top Art events in Gisborne? - **A:** Ngā Whare o Te Kooti Rikiangi Te Turuki Symposium (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 09:00 am at Tapuihikitia Rd, Te Karaka 4094, New Zealand), Paint and Wine Night in Gisborne - Werewere-kōkako (Round Canvas) (Wed Aug 26 2026 at 06:00 pm at Neighborhood Pizzeria), The Lost Taonga of Tairāwhiti - Escape Room Experience (Thu Aug 27 2026 at 05:00 pm at 75 Disraeli St, Gisborne, New Zealand 4010), Ash Grunwald (Australia) LIVE at Lawson Field Theatre | Gisborne (Fri Nov 13 2026 at 07:30 pm at Lawson Field Theatre Gisborne), Gisborne Art Mart (Sun Nov 29 2026 at 09:30 am at Marina Park, Vogel St Gisborne). - **Q**: What Art events are happening in Gisborne this weekend August 21–23, 2026? - **A:** Ngā Whare o Te Kooti Rikiangi Te Turuki Symposium (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 09:00 am at Tapuihikitia Rd, Te Karaka 4094, New Zealand). - **Q**: What Art events are happening in Gisborne in August 2026? - **A:** Ngā Whare o Te Kooti Rikiangi Te Turuki Symposium (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 09:00 am at Tapuihikitia Rd, Te Karaka 4094, New Zealand), Paint and Wine Night in Gisborne - Werewere-kōkako (Round Canvas) (Wed Aug 26 2026 at 06:00 pm at Neighborhood Pizzeria), The Lost Taonga of Tairāwhiti - Escape Room Experience (Thu Aug 27 2026 at 05:00 pm at 75 Disraeli St, Gisborne, New Zealand 4010), Sketchy As Drawing Club (Tue Aug 25 2026 at Craftwell Supply Studio). - **Q**: How can I find Art events in Gisborne? - **A:** You can discover upcoming Art events in Gisborne on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Art events in Gisborne? - **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 Art events in Gisborne? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Art events in Gisborne include Tapuihikitia Rd, Te Karaka 4094, New Zealand, Neighborhood Pizzeria, 75 Disraeli St, Gisborne, New Zealand 4010. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Art events in Gisborne? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Art events in Gisborne include Te Tira Whakaari, Paintvine, Evolution Theatre Company. - **Q**: Are there any online Art events available? - **A:** Yes, many Art 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 Art events in Gisborne? - **A:** Follow the Art category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Art events are listed in Gisborne. ## Category Banner - **Banner Image**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/transup/fa/62c63e1af3495c9493152cf57d2048/art.png ## Explore Events in Nearby Cities - [Events in Wairoa](https://allevents.in/wairoa)