# Books events in Hamilton, WK, Today and Upcoming Books events in Hamilton, WK

- **Subtitle**: All Books events in Hamilton, Waikato. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Hamilton like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Books events in Hamilton, Waikato. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Hamilton like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Hamilton

- **Event Name**: Telling Our Own and Others' Stories
  - **Description**: Join us to hear award winning journalists and former foreign correspondents Charlotte Glennie and Mike McRoberts in conversation discussing their memoirs. 

​Charlotte Glennie is an accomplished journalist with more than two decades of broadcast and media
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Aug 21 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/telling-our-own-and-others-stories/200030515187200
  - **Venue**: Hamilton City Libraries, Garden Place, Hamilton
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- **Event Name**: Fiction Three Ways panel
  - **Description**: Come and join panellists Rachel Paris, Megan Nicol Reed and Josie Shapiro in conversation with chair Tina Shaw about the power of fiction and how they make their stories come alive. Enjoy an engaging discussion shaped by different writing styles, creative
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Aug 14 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/fiction-three-ways-panel/200030400226138
  - **Venue**: Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Aotearoa in Bloom
  - **Description**: Rachel Clare and Tryphena Cracknell celebrate our native flowering plants with their illustrated talk. Their book AOTEAROA IN BLOOM presents a range of flowering plants, from beloved blooms like kōwhai and pōhutukawa to the lesser-known, like our tiny nat
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 13 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu Aug 13 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/aotearoa-in-bloom/200030515301950
  - **Venue**: Hamilton Gardens
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, kids
- **Event Name**: Clause and Effect: Workshop
  - **Description**: Hemingway might have said 'All you have to do is write one true sentence', but what does that mean? In this workshop with bestselling author Josie Shapiro, we look closely at sentences and how to unlock your prose to build better narrative flow. Books wil
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    - Count: 19
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:30 am – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 12:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/clause-and-effect-workshop/200030434998618
  - **Venue**: Trust Waikato
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Sam The Trap Man at NZDA Waikato
  - **Description**: Come down for an evening of hard case yarns with Author Sam The Trap Man and celebrate his new book “A Bushman’s Book of Yarns”

Back to the bush with the bestselling author of Sam The Trap Man Sam Gibson's best-selling debut, Sam The Trap Man, introduced
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 06:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/sam-the-trap-man-at-nzda-waikato/200030356697251
  - **Venue**: Wairere Drive
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, business, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Coptic Book Binding Workshop
  - **Description**: Using traditional stitching techniques, you'll create your own handmade journal that opens flat and is built to last.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and anyone interested in making books, keeping journals, or learning a new creative skill. You'l
  - **Date**: Tue Aug 18 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue Aug 18 2026 at 09:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/coptic-book-binding-workshop/200030516589843
  - **Venue**: 12 Pembroke Street, Hamilton, New Zealand 3204
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  - **Categories**: Workshops
- **Event Name**: Antique Books Roadshow
  - **Description**: Come and hear Browsers Bookshop owner Rachel Pope talk about what makes books valuable and collectible. If you think you have a rare book and you are curious about its value or its history, bring it along so Rachel can assess it for you. Enjoy refreshment
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    - Count: 18
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 26 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed Aug 26 2026 at 07:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/antique-books-roadshow/200030469688301
  - **Venue**: Browsers Bookshop
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## Trending Events in Hamilton

- **Event Name**: AC/DC PWR UP TOUR - Hamilton
  - **Description**: Three-time Grammy-Award winning a cappella group AC/DC PWR UP TOUR will return to Australia in 2026, performing shows in Nz, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne!
  - **Venue**: Waikato Stadium
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- **Event Name**: 🎉✨ Waikato Diwali Mela 2026 ✨🎉
  - **Description**: The Indian Cultural Society (Waikato) Inc. is delighted to invite you to the 36th Waikato Diwali Mela 2026, celebrating the Festival of Lights in the heart of Hamilton!

📅 Saturday, 31 October 2026
🕟 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 Innes Common, Hamilton Lake
🎟️ FREE
  - **Venue**: Innes Common, Hamilton Lake
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- **Event Name**: Soundsplash 2027
  - **Description**: One of Aotearoa’s longest-running all-ages festivals, Soundsplash returns 22–24 January 2027 for another epic weekend of music, connection and summer freedom.

A rite of passage for Kiwi youth, Soundsplash is where memories are made. Soak up the iconic R
  - **Venue**: Wainui Reserve Raglan
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- **Event Name**: Jim Beam Homegrown 2027
  - **Description**: New Zealand's largest all-Kiwi music festival is back for Round Two in the Mighty Waikato! 🖤🇳🇿

Jim Beam Homegrown returns to Claudelands Oval, Kirikiriroa Hamilton on Saturday 3 April 2027 for another massive day of live music across multiple stages feat
  - **Venue**: Claudelands Oval, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: Raglan Arts Weekend this Labour Weekend in October
  - **Description**: Join us over Labour Weekend for the Raglan Arts Weekend 2026, our much anticipated annual open studio art event. The Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW), now in its 16th year, draws thousands of art aficionados from across the country who come to g
  - **Venue**: Raglan Arts Centre and locations around Whaingaroa-Raglan
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- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Hamilton. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Ed Sheeran Meets Coldplay at St Peter's Cathedral under the gen
  - **Venue**: St Peter's Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: Waikato Ube Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Part of Southeast Asia Festival: August 15th at Claudelands Events Centre! NZ’s BIGGEST Filipino food festival is returning to Waikato BIGGER & SWEETER than ever! FREE ENTRY. Using TWO MEGA HALLS at Claudelands Events Centre.

Remember Halo Halo Festi
  - **Venue**: Claudelands Event Centre
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- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Hamilton, NZ. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi Four Seasons at St Peter's Cathedral under the gent
  - **Venue**: St Peter's Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: Lugton's Round The Bridges 2026
  - **Description**: Mark the calendar and SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, 15th November 2026, Lugton's Round the Bridges is back! 👟

You can take on the Hamilton City Council 12km, The Hawks 6km or the Grassroots Trust Kids 1km or 2km Challenge. Do it on your own or do it as a team.
  - **Venue**: Garden Place
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Hamilton?
  - **A:** Telling Our Own and Others' Stories (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Hamilton City Libraries, Garden Place, Hamilton), Fiction Three Ways panel (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery), Aotearoa in Bloom (Thu Aug 13 2026 at 06:30 pm at Hamilton Gardens), Clause and Effect: Workshop (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:30 am at Trust Waikato), Sam The Trap Man at NZDA Waikato (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Wairere Drive).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Hamilton this weekend August 14–16, 2026?
  - **A:** Fiction Three Ways panel (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery), Clause and Effect: Workshop (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:30 am at Trust Waikato).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Hamilton in August 2026?
  - **A:** Telling Our Own and Others' Stories (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Hamilton City Libraries, Garden Place, Hamilton), Fiction Three Ways panel (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery), Aotearoa in Bloom (Thu Aug 13 2026 at 06:30 pm at Hamilton Gardens), Clause and Effect: Workshop (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:30 am at Trust Waikato), Sam The Trap Man at NZDA Waikato (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Wairere Drive).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Hamilton?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Hamilton 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 Hamilton?
  - **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 Hamilton?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Hamilton include Hamilton City Libraries, Garden Place, Hamilton, Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery, Hamilton Gardens.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Hamilton?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Hamilton include Hamilton Book Month, Sam The Trap Man, Whare Hau Tutū.
- **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 Hamilton?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Hamilton.

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