Mon 13 & Tue 14 Jul · Whanganui Regional Museum

Final sessions of the museum’s school-holiday programme, where kids aged 6–16 explore ancient Pacific navigation with Whakaura, a replica double-hulled waka hourua on loan from the National Library.

Tue 14 Jul · Warehouse Stationery Whanganui

A morning school-holiday craft session where kids decorate their own pot with POSCA paint pens.

Wed 15 Jul · Warehouse Stationery Whanganui

Kids design and decorate a keepsake box to take home in this school-holiday workshop.

Thu 16 Jul · Warehouse Stationery Whanganui

A hands-on arts-and-crafts club session rounding out the week of school-holiday workshops.

All week · Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

A newly opened exhibition by Kirsty Lillico, running at the Sarjeant Gallery until 25 October.

All week · Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

Isabella Loudon’s exhibition continues at the Sarjeant Gallery, showing until 4 October.

All week · Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

A survey spanning five decades of photographs by Whanganui photographer Richard Wotton, on until 9 August.

All week · Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

An ongoing display of local landscape paintings by celebrated Whanganui artist Edith Collier.

Sat 18 Jul · Royal Whanganui Opera House

An interactive 7pm concert combining holographic K-pop avatar stars with a live dance crew, performing hits from acts including BTS, BLACKPINK and KPop Demon Hunters.

Sun 19 Jul · War Memorial Centre Concert Chamber

Alt-country and gothic-folk favourite Delaney Davidson plays the Concert Chamber from 7.30pm on his Baby Heavyweight tour.

Wed 15 Jul · Lads Brewing Company

Catch the first FIFA World Cup semifinal live on the big screen from 7am.

Thu 16 Jul · Lads Brewing Company

The second FIFA World Cup semifinal screens live and loud from 7am.

Sat 18 Jul · Moutoa Quay riverfront

The weekly riverside market runs 8.30am–1pm with more than 100 stalls of local produce, art, crafts and street food.

Fri 24 Jul · Porridge Watson

The Auckland songwriter plays Whanganui on the release tour for his new album In a Kingswood on St. Benedict’s Street.

Sat 25 Jul · 1 Taylor St, Durie Hill

A mid-winter afternoon of live Irish music marking the halfway point to Christmas, from 4.30pm.

Thu 30 Jul · Whanganui War Memorial Centre

A daytime tribute show celebrating Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Marilyn Monroe, starting 11am.