Daily from 10:00am · Katie Brown & Co

A curated exhibition of art brooches by makers from Whanganui and around Aotearoa, on display throughout the week at Katie Brown & Co on Victoria Avenue.

Daily · Sarjeant Gallery

Major solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Whanganui-born artist Lorene Taurerewa at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, running through to 21 June.

Daily · Sarjeant Gallery

A three-artist group show at the Sarjeant Gallery bringing together sculpture, jewellery and drawing, on view until 21 June.

Sat 7 Jun · 8:30am–1:00pm · Moutoa Quay

Whanganui’s weekly riverside market with more than 100 stalls of local produce, vintage, art, crafts and street food along the historic Moutoa Quay.

Fri 5 Jun · 12:15pm · Whanganui Regional Museum

A lunchtime talk tracing the history of denim from workwear to fashion icon, told through a late-1970s Lee Cooper jumpsuit from the Museum’s costume collection. Koha entry.

Sat 13 Jun · Royal Whanganui Opera House

Award-winning two-hander starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst, exploring love, memory and music as a couple face the onset of Alzheimer’s.

Sat 20 Jun · 10:00am · Re-storyz Ltd

Hands-on arts and crafts workshop where participants cast their own small sculptural piece to take home.

Sat 20 Jun · 6:00pm · The Eulogy Lounge

A night of live professional wrestling at Whanganui’s Eulogy Lounge, brought to town as a one-off touring show.

Opens Tue 23 Jun · Sarjeant Gallery

New exhibition at the Sarjeant Gallery showcasing landscape works by celebrated Whanganui-born modernist painter Edith Collier.

Fri 26 Jun · 7:00pm · Whanganui War Memorial Centre

A family-friendly evening of comedy hypnosis where audience volunteers become the stars of the show.

Fri 26 Jun · Whanganui Musicians Club

Acclaimed Aotearoa singer-songwriter and looping multi-instrumentalist Graeme James plays an intimate set at the Whanganui Musicians Club.

Sat 27 Jun · 7:30pm · Royal Whanganui Opera House

A line-up of comedians take the stage at the Royal Whanganui Opera House for a one-night-only gala show.