Te Aro Eats is back for its fourth year at Cuba Dupa!
This interactive, community-powered dining experience invites you to connect with fellow diners, get stuck into the meal mahi, and enjoy some seriously delicious kai—all while showcasing what’s possible when we come together. Join us for kai, music, dancing & more!
Each meal shares the story of our kai and our people, celebrating the strength of our local food network. Dishes will be inclusive and easily cater to vegetarians, vegans, gluten intolerances and allergies.
Event Details
Admission is by koha — either monetary or by giving your time or resources towards the mahi.
While dining, guests will be encouraged to meet others at their table, connect and share stories. Activities throughout the experience will create moments of fun, conversation and celebration.
Saturday Sittings: Family style 3 course sharing plates.
1:00pm | 3:00pm | 5:00pm
Pre-book a space for one of the three Saturday sittings here:
https://events.humanitix.com/te-aro-eats-turning-food-into-friendships-2026
Sunday:
11:00am – 2:00pm
Rolling Sunday BBQ brunch. No bookings required – just turn up and join in.
Fueled by Volunteers
Te Aro Eats is powered by the incredible volunteers and staff donating their time from:
Seeds to Feeds
Everybody Eats
The Free Store
Wellington Timebank
Kaibosh Food Rescue
Orange Sky New Zealand
Compassion Kitchen
alongside Crop-Swap Te Whanganui a Tara, EKTA and other like-minded community organisations.
If you would like to be part of the crew, fill in this volunteer form and the team will be in touch :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1K89x5JwFrdva85k4Ct2-YGhY9qG87_3kO3g11Jrx-qxccg/viewform
Te Aro Eats demonstrates what’s possible when community organisations collaborate and when barriers to good food are removed.
We can’t wait to welcome you into this special space and share some delicious community kai with you.
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