# Events & Things To Do In Wellington on 19th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Wellington on 19th 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 19th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Wellington

- **Event Name**: Oliver Pol: Featherbrained || NZ International Comedy Fest 2026
  - **Description**: Oliver Pol: Featherbrained, NZ International Comedy Festival 2026, 
Wellington, 20th-23rd May, 7:30pm.


Oliver Pol is a silly goose.

After a turbulent time in his life (quit drinking, bum went crazy, maybe wants to grow a moustache?), it’s become clear
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 19
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 09:30 pm – Tue May 19 2026 at 10:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/oliver-pol-featherbrained-||-nz-international-comedy-fest-2026/200029871902817
  - **Venue**: BATS Theatre
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  - **Categories**: festivals, comedy
- **Event Name**: NZICF Presents STAMPTOWN (Wellington) | NZICF 26
  - **Description**: The New Zealand International Comedy Festival presents – STAMPTOWN

This is not a “sit nicely and chuckle” comedy show. Stamptown is a raunchy, chaotic, 90 minute spectacle featuring the most exciting alternative performance from around the world. 

Hoste
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue May 19 2026 at 11:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/nzicf-presents-stamptown-wellington-|-nzicf-26/200029839207113
  - **Venue**: Hannah Playhouse
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  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, art, theatre
- **Event Name**: M.E.A. Culpa | NZ International Comedy Festival 2026
  - **Description**: They are taking accountability for your laughter while being unapologetically themselves.

Tired of their therapists telling them off for using humour as a coping mechanism, these three comedians deliver an hour of deadpan insights on the state of the wor
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 08:15 am – Tue May 19 2026 at 09:15 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/mea-culpa-|-nz-international-comedy-festival-2026/200029873879856
  - **Venue**: Cavern Club
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  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Kajun Brooking Me Being Me | Wellington | NZICF 26
  - **Description**: ME BEING ME is a show from Māori comedian Kajun Brooking about what happens when you stop trying to please everyone and start being yourself.

He’s a husband, a father, a retail manager so he’s spent years arresting his thoughts. This show is what happens
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 25
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 09:45 am – Tue May 19 2026 at 10:45 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/kajun-brooking-me-being-me-|-wellington-|-nzicf-26/200029839203353
  - **Venue**: Cavern Club
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  - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Queer and trans drawing class Wellington
  - **Description**: Come and join me in an expressive drawing class! It’s about finding ways to be in our body and let it speak through drawing. It’s about representing ourselves. It’s about seeing ourselves, and being ourselves. 

We will make process based charcoal, pastel
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 9
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 08:00 am – Tue May 19 2026 at 10:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/queer-and-trans-drawing-class-wellington/200029887346750
  - **Venue**: Two/Fiftyseven
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  - **Categories**: workshops, art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: ATHEIST ENCOUNTER - Jonathan Noyes Tour (WELLINGTON)
  - **Description**: Join Jonathan Noyes, speaker with Stand to Reason, as he shares his powerful journey from atheism to Christianity. Once convinced that belief in God was irrational, Jonathan set out to examine the evidence—and what he discovered changed everything.
In thi
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/atheist-encounter-jonathan-noyes-tour-wellington/200029839206812
  - **Venue**: 147 Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: contests
- **Event Name**: Looking backward and forward: Turnbull House enters its second century
  - **Description**: Join Jamie Jacobs from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as he shares the story of Turnbull House and what’s ahead for this historic building.

Join us at the Library or online. Register for a Zoom link: https://dia-nz.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RcioYN
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    - Count: 9
  - **Date**: Tue May 19 2026 at 07:30 am – Tue May 19 2026 at 08:30 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/looking-backward-and-forward-turnbull-house-enters-its-second-century/200029685487242
  - **Venue**: Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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  - **Categories**: workshops, virtual, webinar

## 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
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- **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:** Oliver Pol: Featherbrained || NZ International Comedy Fest 2026 (Tue May 19 2026 at 09:30 pm at BATS Theatre), NZICF Presents STAMPTOWN (Wellington) | NZICF 26 (Tue May 19 2026 at 10:00 am at Hannah Playhouse), M.E.A. Culpa | NZ International Comedy Festival 2026 (Tue May 19 2026 at 08:15 am at Cavern Club), Kajun Brooking Me Being Me | Wellington | NZICF 26 (Tue May 19 2026 at 09:45 am at Cavern Club), Queer and trans drawing class Wellington (Tue May 19 2026 at 08:00 am at Two/Fiftyseven).
- **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 BATS Theatre, Hannah Playhouse, Cavern Club.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Wellington include Oliver Pol, NZ International Comedy Festival, Meaghan Fisher Comedian.
- **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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