NZ Music Month Events

All of these events are free unless otherwise listed - go along and see something new!

Christchurch City Library Events

Friday 1st May

10:30am – 11:15am - CSO Music Trails @ Fendalton Library - Library concert (free)

Sunday 3rd May

2:30pm – 3:00pm - Dakota Coleman: NZ Music Month performance @ Spreydon Library, Christchurch - Library concert (free)

Thursday 7th May

5:00pm – 6:30pm - Take the Library Stage @ Linwood Library - Open Mic (free)

Friday 8th May

10:00am – 11:00am - New Zealand String Quartet – Te Rōpū Tūrū o Aotearoa (free tickets) @ Tūranga, Christchurch - Library concert (free)

12:00pm – 1:00pm - New Zealand String Quartet – Te Rōpū Tūrū o Aotearoa (free tickets) @ Tūranga, Christchurch - Library concert (free)

1:00pm – 1:30pm - Lunch Time Vibes @ Matatiki Hornby Centre - Library concert (free)

Sunday 10th May

2:00pm – 3:00pm - NZ Music Month { Library Choir } @ Tūranga - Library choir performance for NZ Music Month (participation)

Friday 15th May

1:00pm – 1:30pm - Lunch Time Vibes @ Matatiki Hornby Centre - Library concert (free)

Saturday 16th May

1:00pm – 2:00pm - Cellos at Shirley - Canterbury Cellists Performance @ Shirley Library, Christchurch - Library concert (free)

1:30pm – 3:30pm - Take the Library Stage @ Fendalton Library - Open Mic (free)

Friday 22nd May

10:30am – 11:15am - CSO Music Trails @ New Brighton Library, Christchurch - Library concert (free)

1:00pm – 1:30pm - Lunch Time Vibes @ Matatiki Hornby Centre - Library concert (free)

Friday 29th May

1:00pm – 1:30pm - Lunch Time Vibes @ Matatiki Hornby Centre - Library concert (free)

Other Community Music Events (Dances, Networking, and more)

Saturday 2nd May

6:30 PM - Full Moon: Drums: Dance @ Cave Rock, Sumner - Drum circle (Free)

7:00 PM - Playford Dances with Entrada @ St Albans Community Centre - English Country Dances ($15)

Sunday 3rd May

6:30 PM - Kirtan Sing & Dance @ 99 Hawford Rd, Opawa - Kirtan singing and dance event (Free, koha appreciated)

Saturday 16th May

11:00–14:00 - Inner-City Guitar Bazaar @ A Rolling Stone - Guitar Gear buy/sell event (Free)

Wednesday 20th May

4:30pm – 6:30pm - Going Local Christchurch 2026 (networking session) @ Space Academy - Networking session (Free)

Sunday 24th May

1:00 to 3:00 PM - Luthier Exhibition @ Christchurch Folk Music Club, 29 Domain Terrace - View instruments, meet and talk to local instrument makers (Free)

That's not all! Check out the open mics, jams and sessions:

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