# Events & Things To Do In Wellington on 5th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Wellington on 5th 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 Wellington on 5th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Wellington

- **Event Name**: Brainy Breakfast | Wellington | May 2026
  - **Description**: Topic + Speakers to be announced.
Welcome to the breakfast club for marketers. 

Brainy Breakfast, where New Zealand's marketing community connects, sharing ideas, swapping stories and sparking inspiration. 

For more than 20 years, Brainy Breakfast has b
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 09:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 11:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/brainy-breakfast-|-wellington-|-may-2026/200029675554927
  - **Venue**: Two/Fiftyseven
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- **Event Name**: Anisa Nandaula | Wellington
  - **Description**: Anisa Nandaula is heading back on tour for the 2026 Comedy Season! This is one laugh you won't want to miss.⁠⁠

General On Sale: Fri 14 Nov, 12pm
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 09:00 am – Wed May 06 2026 at 01:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/anisa-nandaula-|-wellington/200029202773730
  - **Venue**: The Fringe Bar
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  - **Categories**: comedy
- **Event Name**: All about our ancient bats
  - **Description**: A creature of the forest floor and the night sky, the New Zealand short-tailed bat is found nowhere else on Earth and is clinging on to survival in a handful of scattered sites. 

Join Dave Hunt as he explores the current conservation status of these extr
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 09:30 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 10:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/all-about-our-ancient-bats/200029897832045
  - **Venue**: Otari-Wilton's Bush
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Wellington | Food Lovers Masterclass
  - **Description**: Are you finding that you're constantly throwing away un eaten food? It's time to level up with our Food Lovers Masterclass! You'll learn how to store food like a boss, decode those pesky best before dates, use up leftovers, and save enough to buy a yacht
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 08:00 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 10:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/wellington-|-food-lovers-masterclass/200029675535921
  - **Venue**: Te Aro Zero Waste
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  - **Categories**: sports
- **Event Name**: Zach & Lesa Bought a Gun || NZ Intl Comedy Festival
  - **Description**: A classic double-header performed by two of the most [figure out technically accurate adjective] comedians in NZ, Zach Mandeville and Lesa MacLeod-Whiting. 

From motherhood to the CIA’s involvement in so-called “UFO encounters”, they’ll discuss it all! T
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  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 10:30 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 11:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/zach-and-lesa-bought-a-gun-||-nz-intl-comedy-festival/200029873880001
  - **Venue**: The Fringe Bar
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  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Short and Sharp Archaeology!
  - **Description**: Five fast‑paced talks on Wellington's varied archaeology: gold rush, queer and gender insights, historic homes, and our changing environmentAbout this EventFive short (10 minutes) talks by Wellington archaeologists on top
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 06:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/short-and-sharp-archaeology/100001985980994616
  - **Venue**: Antrim House
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Epic Event Structures
  - **Description**: Epic Event Structures is part of NZS Group - New Zealand's leading scaffolding and height access service provider.About this EventAuckland event structures are essential to the success of many events because they provide
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue May 05 2026 at 12:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/epic-event-structures/100001985987611407
  - **Venue**: Marion Street
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: festivals

## Trending Events in Wellington

- **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop: Based on a True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Sat 2 May | Michael Fowler Centre
  - **Description**: SOLD OUT! 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 & UK will be Freddy’s fi
  - **Venue**: Michael Fowler Centre
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- **Event Name**: Ultra New Zealand 2026
  - **Description**: ULTRA NEW ZEALAND - PHASE ONE LINEUP


A-Z
THE CHAINSMOKERS
DJ SNAKE
DARREN STYLES
MARLO
MISS MONIQUE
NICO MORENO
OLIVER HELDENS
ZEDD


PHASE TWO LINEUP DUE EARLY 2026


ULTRA Worldwide has just announced the inaugural ULTRA New Zealand, which will take p
  - **Venue**: Wellington Waterfront
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- **Event Name**: Sublime | Wellington | NZ
  - **Description**: Wellington | Sat 11 April | Brewtown
🔥 Sublime – First Ever NZ Tour 🔥

Wellington, 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 from their
  - **Venue**: Brewtown
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- **Event Name**: Anzac Round: One NZ Warriors v Dolphins
  - **Description**: For the first time, Wellington hosts our Anzac Round match. Join us as we honour this historic occasion and face the Dolphins in a commemorative clash that promises to be truly unforgettable.
  - **Venue**: Sky Stadium, Wellington
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- **Event Name**: Split Enz | Forever ENZ Tour | Wellington
  - **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: Tue 3 Mar, 11
  - **Venue**: TSB Bank Arena
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- **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop: Based On A True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Sun 3 May | MFC
  - **Description**: 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 & UK will be Freddy’s first shows
  - **Venue**: Michael Fowler Centre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/aedc50fe5a8f3be8ab678ad54c44707cc1949edc3e0ef6005f89dd1cf192f194-rimg-w1200-h675-dc5c7c8a-gmir?v=1774983274
- **Event Name**: Fat Freddy's Drop: Based on a True Story 21st Anniversary Tour | Fri 1 May | Michael Fowler Centre
  - **Description**: 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 & UK will be Freddy’s first shows
  - **Venue**: Michael Fowler Centre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/e591675ac7b2c6518a6b7ed050d5160381881017e878ceb08cd5a0c57ade0c46-rimg-w600-h280-dc5a7c8c-gmir?v=1774805662
- **Event Name**: Dita Von Teese: Nocturnelle 2026 [WELLINGTON]
  - **Description**: The ever-reigning Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, returns to Australia and New Zealand with her most opulent show yet, the all-new Nocturnelle.

With Nocturnelle, Dita unveils a bewitching new vision - an exquisite blend of old-Hollywood allure, theat
  - **Venue**: Wellington Opera House
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- **Event Name**: Marlon Williams Tā te Manawa Tour | Wellington (SOLD OUT)
  - **Description**: Marlon Williams has today announced a very significant tour. It’s one that is truly for fans, and one that also marks a temporary departure from the stage for Marlon himself. 

After an intensive time making latest album Te Whare Tīwekaweka and over two y
  - **Venue**: Michael Fowler Centre
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Brainy Breakfast | Wellington | May 2026 (Tue May 05 2026 at 09:00 pm at Two/Fiftyseven), Anisa Nandaula | Wellington (Tue May 05 2026 at 09:00 am at The Fringe Bar), All about our ancient bats (Tue May 05 2026 at 09:30 am at Otari-Wilton's Bush), Wellington | Food Lovers Masterclass (Tue May 05 2026 at 08:00 am at Te Aro Zero Waste), Zach & Lesa Bought a Gun || NZ Intl Comedy Festival (Tue May 05 2026 at 10:30 am at The Fringe Bar).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Short and Sharp Archaeology! (Tue May 05 2026 at 05:00 pm at Antrim House), Epic Event Structures (Tue May 05 2026 at 10:00 am at Marion Street).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Wellington?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Wellington 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 Wellington?
  - **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 Wellington?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Wellington include Two/Fiftyseven, The Fringe Bar, Otari-Wilton's Bush.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Wellington include Marketing Association New Zealand, Live Nation New Zealand, Wellington Gardens.
- **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 Wellington?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Wellington.

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