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Race Relations Day

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on the 21st of March each year. Declared by the...
Te Tiriti-based Multicultural Day

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION On the last Friday of August each year in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Tiriti-based Multicultural Day is celebrated. This is a day...
King's Birthday

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION King Charles III was born on 14th November in 1948, but his birthday celebrations are observed on various dates throughout the...
Auckland Pasifika Festival

The Pasifika Festival is an annual festival dedicated to celebrating the people, food, and culture of the Pacific Islands. Usually held at Western Springs Park, the festival attracts over 100,000 visitors each year, and features peoples representing the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Tuvalu, Hawaii, and...
Whanganui Pride Week

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Kicking off with the Pride Youth Fest & Pride Markets and going out with a bang with the Pride Party, Whanganui Pride Week...
Dunedin Pride Month

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION March is Dunedin Pride Month, and Dunedin Pride is PROUD to offer a line-up of fabulous events for Ōtepoti’s local takatāpui...
Christchurch Pride Week

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Christchurch Pride, like Ōtautahi itself, is growing stronger and stronger each year, and the Christchurch Pride Festival is an...
Auckland Pride Festival

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION The Auckland Pride Festival is the largest of the Pride Festivals in Aotearoa New Zealand. The festival debuted in 2013 and has...
Wellington Pride Festival

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION The Wellington Pride Festival is the longest running Pride celebration in Aotearoa New Zealand. Dating back to 1986, the...
Anzac Day

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Anzac Day is a National Day of Remembrance in Aotearoa New Zealand and in Australia, commemorating all New Zealanders and...
Purim

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Purim is a Jewish holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from execution at the hands of their Persian rulers in the...
Hanukkah

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Hanukkah, or Chanukah, is an eight-day Jewish festival observed in the Hebrew calendar month of Kislev. It commemorates the...
Día de los Muertos

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Día de los Muertos is a two-day holiday celebrated in Mexico, and by people of Mexican heritage all over the world. Known in...
Pongal

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION Pongal is a Hindu festival celebrated by Tamil people in Southern India and Sri Lanka, and by Tamil diaspora all around the...
International Migrants Day

Cultural events are listed here with basic background details. For specific events, dates, and times, please see the Featured Events on the Cultural Calendar main page. EVENT DESCRIPTION In recent years, conflict, insecurity, and the effects of climate change, war and conflict have heavily contributed to the...