Find Play Week events near you
Check out local events and activities to play, connect and have fun together.
New events are being added regularly. Check back soon or follow your local council or Regional Sports Trust for the latest updates.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Play around the motu
Event | Date and time | Location | Details |
|---|
Coming up |
Palmy Play Festival | Sat 17 Oct
11am–2pm | Te Marae o Hine, Palmerston North Central Library and Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North | View event → |
Palmy Play Postcards | 19–26 Oct | Libraries across Palmerston North | Link coming soon |
Circus Playground | Wed 21 Oct
2:30pm–6:30pm | Alongside Selwyn Park Skatepark, Dargaville | Link coming soon |
Palmy Walls Alive | 23–25 Oct
Special projection: Sat 24 Oct, 8pm–11pm | Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre, and Te Marae o Hine, Palmerston North | View event → |
Tātai Oranga | Play Week 2026 | Sat 24 Oct
Full day | Kaipara | Link coming soon |
Whānau Nature Play Day: Whānau Play Where Whānau Are | Sun 25 Oct
10am–2pm | Waihī Beach (exact location to be confirmed) | View event → |
More events coming soon: Far North |
Play on the Move: Pop-Up Play Across the Far North | Date TBC | Rural communities, schools and kura across the Far North | Link coming soon |
Paihia Community Play Trail: Explore, Discover and Play | Date TBC | Paihia Library and community | Link coming soon |
Procter Library Maker Playground: Make It. Move It. Imagine It. | Date TBC | Procter Library MakerSpace | Link coming soon |
Te Hiku Future Builders Hub | Date TBC | Te Hiku Library | Link coming soon |
Kaikohe Play Hub | Date TBC | Kaikohe Library | Link coming soon |
