# Music Festivals in Wellington 2026 | Lineups & Passes

- **Subtitle**: Find music festivals in Wellington 2026 — full lineups, dates and multi-day passes. Discover who's headlining and book festival tickets early.
- **Category**: Music Festivals
- **Type**: other

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Macy Gray Live
  - **Description**: InformationAll Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access ti
  - **Date**: Thu, 15 Oct at 08:00 pm – Thu, 15 Oct at 10:00 pm (13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/macy-gray-live/210006047892821
  - **Venue**: St James Theatre Wellington
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Looking for the best Wellington Music Festivals in 2026!? Music fans are ready to return to live venues and festival organizers have plenty in store for them in 2026, with dozens of big and small Music Festivals on the schedule in Wellington. Explore best of Music Festivals 2026 happening in Wellington.

## Music Festivals Events in Wellington

- **Event Name**: Macy Gray Live
  - **Description**: InformationAll Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access ti
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 10:00 pm (13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/macy-gray-live/210006047892821
  - **Venue**: St James Theatre Wellington
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- **Event Name**: HIGH TIDE 2026 | WELLINGTON
  - **Description**: 🌅 OUR SEASIDE PARADISE RETURNS TO THE CBD WATERFRONT – WAITANGI PARK 🌅

The tide is turning once again for Wellington.

Experience a world-class multi-genre music festival featuring international heavyweights, national icons, and the best of local talent
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2460
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 07 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sat Nov 07 2026 at 10:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/high-tide-2026-wellington/200030412141353
  - **Venue**: Waitangi Park
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  - **Categories**: music-festivals, festivals, workshops, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Jazz Festival: John Rae's BOP IT!
  - **Description**: As part of Wellington Jazz Festival, The Undercurrent presents John Rae’s BOP-IT!

John Rae’s BOP-IT! returns to the festival after last year's sell-out concert that had the crowd going wild.

Featuring a stellar lineup of Aotearoa’s finest jazz musicians
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 08:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/jazz-festival-john-raes-bop-it/200030605509437
  - **Venue**: 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, jazz, concerts, workshops
- **Event Name**: The Shake-'Ems | Wellington Jazz Festival - SINGLE RELEASE + BEER RELEASE PARTY!
  - **Description**: 📣 HUGE NEWS FROM SHAKE-EMS HQ…

🎵NEW MUSIC!!!
🍺NEW BEER!!!
⚜️NEW SHOW!!!

That’s right, you’re in for a ‘treat’… the Shake-ems have a brand new single coming out this October… along with help from our pals at Abandoned Brewery we’ve got something to wash
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 57
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/the-shake-ems-wellington-jazz-festival-single-release-beer-release-party/200030678683132
  - **Venue**: San Fran
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, festivals, jazz, parties, beer-festivals
- **Event Name**: The Triple Swing Bill | Wellington Jazz Festival
  - **Description**: The Guiding Tones, Arēki Trio and Uncle Chipper are teaming up this Wellington Jazz Festival to bring you a triple-header afternoon of swing at the iconic Old St Paul's!

The Guiding Tones is an unconventional jazz trio based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Consi
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 18
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 02:00 pm – Fri Oct 16 2026 at 04:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/the-triple-swing-bill-wellington-jazz-festival/200030661726024
  - **Venue**: 34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, jazz
- **Event Name**: Jazz Festival: A Game of Two Solos
  - **Description**: As part of Wellington Jazz Festival, The Undercurrent presents A Game of Two Solos!

How well do jazz musicians really know jazz?

Hosted by the ever-witty John Rae, A Game of Two Solos pits two teams of top musicians against each other in a fast-paced qu
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 11:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/jazz-festival-a-game-of-two-solos/200030605289035
  - **Venue**: 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, jazz, contests, live-music, comedy, music-festivals, workshops
- **Event Name**: Jazz Festival: Frida
  - **Description**: As part of Wellington Jazz Festival, The Undercurrent presents Frida!

Frida, formed by Tristan Carter and John Rae, is an ensemble that explores the various traditional music of the violin. From Celtic glens to Scandinavian fjords with a special guest fr
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 08:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/jazz-festival-frida/200030605509035
  - **Venue**: 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Festivals, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Jazz Festival: Intrepideering III
  - **Description**: As part of Wellington Jazz Festival, The Undercurrent presents Intrepideering III!

Intrepideering III is the intercity connection of Ayrton Foote (Piano), Chris Beernink (Bass) & Max Crook (Drumset). All acclaimed artists in their own right, this a r
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 03:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/jazz-festival-intrepideering-iii/200030638851332
  - **Venue**: 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Festivals, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Dillon Butcher | Helena | Frogmeat
  - **Description**: Jazzfest! Step out of the bustle of Cuba and Courtenay Place and experience an intimate compositional duo at Pyramid Club. Supported by Newtown’s best and brightest, Dillon and Helena will explore beyond usual jazz standards as they present their collabor
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/dillon-butcher-helena-frogmeat/200030710436553
  - **Venue**: 272 Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, performances, art
- **Event Name**: Borderline Destruction Festival NZ - 2026
  - **Description**: Borderline Destruction

Born in Melbourne and built from a passion for independent heavy music, Borderline Destruction is an independent heavy metal festival bringing together some of the best and most brutal sounds from across the underground.

After mak
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 04:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/borderline-destruction-festival-nz-2026/200030604838529
  - **Venue**: Valhalla
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Newtown Festival 2027
  - **Description**: Aotearoa’s biggest and best free music festival and street fair returns for its 33rd year! A shining calendar highlight, Te Whanganui-a-Tara’s most colourful suburb invites everyone to come along to their favourite street party. From dawn to dusk, the
  - **Date**: Sun Mar 07 2027 at 09:00 am – Sun Mar 07 2027 at 11:59 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/newtown-festival-2027/80002200842409
  - **Venue**: Newtown
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, Entertainment, performances, Music

## Trending Events in Wellington

- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Ed Sheeran Meets Coldplay
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Wellington. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Ed Sheeran Meets Coldplay at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
  - **Venue**: Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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- **Event Name**: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Wellington. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul under the gent
  - **Venue**: Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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- **Event Name**: Macy Gray Live
  - **Description**: InformationAll Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access ti
  - **Venue**: St James Theatre Wellington
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- **Event Name**: Author event: Witi Ihimaera Smiler celebrating the launch of The Star Path
  - **Description**: Join us for an afternoon with one of the greatest writers in Aotearoa’s literary world, author Witi Ihimaera Smiler, to celebrate the launch of The Star Path, his sequel to The Whale Rider.

📍 Ngā Pou Ruahine (level 2) Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Lib
  - **Venue**: 65 Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Tribute to Adele
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Wellington. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Adele at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul under the gentle glo
  - **Venue**: Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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- **Event Name**: Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights 2026
  - **Description**: The Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights returns!
 
The Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights 2026 is back during Labour weekend on Sunday, 25 October, from 2.00 pm to 8.30 pm at the TSB Arena and Shed 6.
 
Enjoy a vibrant celebration featuring exquisite v
  - **Venue**: TSB Bank Arena
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- **Event Name**: CHE FU & THE KRATEZ 25 YEARS OF THE NAVIGATOR
  - **Description**: This October, Che Fu brings his landmark album Navigator back to life in full, marking 25 years since its release with a special nationwide theatre tour.

Backed by his longstanding band The Kratez, Che Fu performs Navigator start to finish alongside a ca
  - **Venue**: Michael Fowler Centre
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- **Event Name**: GLASSONS DOWNTOWN (NZ ONLY)
  - **Description**: Wellington, New Zealand – join GLASSONS for first access – shop the Sunkissed Trouble collection first at our Lambton Quay Store.About this EventBe one of the first to shop Sunkissed Trouble
  - **Venue**: Glassons Lambton Quay
- **Event Name**: O Vere Beata Lux - O Truly Blessed Light
  - **Description**: https://events.humanitix.com/o-vere-beata-lux

O Vere Beata Lux – O Truly Blessed Light
The next installment in our seasonal series. Settle into the rich acoustics of Erskine Chapel for this concert of deep listening, sacred voices, and renewal, as we cel
  - **Venue**: Erskine Chapel
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Music Festivals events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Macy Gray Live (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 08:00 pm at St James Theatre Wellington), HIGH TIDE 2026 | WELLINGTON (Sat Nov 07 2026 at 12:30 pm at Waitangi Park), Jazz Festival: John Rae's BOP IT! (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 08:00 pm at 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011), The Shake-'Ems | Wellington Jazz Festival - SINGLE RELEASE + BEER RELEASE PARTY! (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 06:00 pm at San Fran), The Triple Swing Bill | Wellington Jazz Festival (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at 34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011).
- **Q**: How can I find Music Festivals events in Wellington?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Music Festivals 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 Music Festivals 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 Music Festivals events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Music Festivals events in Wellington include St James Theatre Wellington, Waitangi Park, 118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Music Festivals events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Music Festivals events in Wellington include Audiology, The Undercurrent, The Wellington City Shake-'Em-On-Downers.
- **Q**: Are there any online Music Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Music Festivals 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 Music Festivals events in Wellington?
  - **A:** Follow the Music Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Music Festivals events are listed in Wellington.

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## Music Festivals from nearby cities

- [Music Festivals in Lower Hutt](https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/music-festivals)
- [Music Festivals in Upper Hutt](https://allevents.in/upper-hutt/music-festivals)
- [Music Festivals in Kahutara](https://allevents.in/kahutara/music-festivals)