The coromandel artbeat spring festival

14/10/2026

Sexy Laundry: A Play

A hilarious, cheeky & very relatable theatre production about love, marriage, and what happens when you try to put a little spark back into a long-term relationship.
Starring local performers Lana Garland & Stephen Parker, and directed by Kaspur Franke. Keep local theatre alive, thriving and a little bit naughty — grab your tickets and come support live performance right here in Whitianga!

📅 Dates & Times ⏰
Thursday 15th at 6:30pm
Friday 16th at 6:30pm
Saturday 17th at 6:30pm
Sunday 18th at 2pm

📍 Monkey House Lounge and Cabaret
Beat Fairy

12/10/2026

Give your kids the chance to get hands-on, explore their creativity and discover the joys of pottery. They’ll learn basic techniques, experiment with texture and form, and create their own functional and decorative pieces to take home, all while building confidence, patience and problem-solving skills.

No experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to get a little messy! 🙌

Everything is provided, including clay, aprons, glaze and kiln firings.

After School Pottery with Amanda Ewing & Viv Kernick 5 Week Course. $150.00 WEDNESDAY 3.30 - 5pm Dates: Oct 14- Nov 11 ‍class for young makers  7 years + class size limited to 10 kids Join us for a class especially for children. Through playful exploration of clay, young

09/10/2026

Fancy having a go at carving your own wooden spoon? 🪵

Join Trif & Tom at United Makers in Thames this Sunday 11th for a hands-on wooden spoon carving workshop.

Perfect for beginners, with all tools and wood provided. You’ll leave with your own finished hand-carved native timber spoon, new carving skills, and a deeper connection to wood, craft and tradition.

🥄 No experience needed. Come along and give it a go!

https://www.unitedmakers.co.nz/workshops/p/spoon-carving-with-trif-and-tom

08/10/2026

🪩 This Saturday, DJ Matt Rapid & DJ Sun Ray are bringing a whole lot of bass-heavy goodness!

Jungle | DnB | Bass Music | Dub

📅 Saturday 10th
📍 Tairua Punters Bar & Grill

07/10/2026

✍️ Writers Weekend Workshop | Kūaotunu

10th & 11th October 2026

Spend an energising weekend creating with words, guided by fiction author Stephanie Parkyn.

Enjoy masterclasses, workshops, dedicated writing time, and plenty of opportunities to share, connect and get inspired in beautiful Kūaotunu.

$125 for the weekend workshop tutoring. Accommodation and meals are not included.

Let your creativity grow! 🌿

📧 [email protected]
📞 021 109 7077
Enquire now!

05/10/2026

🎨 Women’s Drawing Circle

Join Therry Weerts for six relaxed evenings of drawing, colour and creativity, exploring stories of powerful women and goddesses from around the world.

Each session begins with a story and some quiet reflection before you create your own response through drawing. No drawing experience needed, no critique, and all materials provided.

📅 Tuesdays from 6th October, 6 – 8pm
📍 United Makers

A welcoming space to create, connect and explore. 🌿

For more information check out their website below
https://www.unitedmakers.co.nz/workshops/p/womans-drawing-circle

02/10/2026

🎶 Sunday Concert: WindWood 🎶

Thames Music Group’s October concert features WindWood, an acclaimed duo of Karen Batten (flutes) and Jeremy Fitzsimons (marimba & percussion).

Enjoy a vibrant programme inspired by spirituality and dance, travelling from Brazilian tango to Japanese music, and finishing with Gareth Farr’s Kembang Suite.

📍 St George’s Church, Thames
📅 Sunday 4th October at 2pm

A beautiful afternoon of intimate chamber music in the heart of Thames. ✨

For more information check out their website below
https://www.thamesmusicgroup.com/

02/10/2026

🎸 The Bobby Holidays 🎸

The Bobby Holidays bring a seriously fun mix of indie pop-rock, punk-reggae and 1970s British pub-rock, with jangling guitars, driving rhythms and plenty of honkin’ brass. Expect thoughtful lyrics, big energy and a dancefloor that’s hard to resist!

📅 Saturday 3rd October
🚪 Doors: 7pm 🎸 Show: 8pm
📍 Monkey House Lounge and Cabaret

01/10/2026

🎨 COROMANDEL OPEN STUDIOS ARTS TOUR! 🎨

For 20 years, COSAT has been opening the doors to the incredible creative spaces of the Coromandel, giving visitors the chance to meet local artists and see where the magic actually happens.

This October, celebrate two decades of creativity with two weekends of open studios across the peninsula.

📅 3rd - 4th & 10th – 11th October

Meet painters, potters, jewellers, printmakers, sculptors, textile artists and more. Wander through studios tucked into coastal gardens, hillsides and Coromandel Town, see works in progress, chat with the artists and discover the stories behind their work.

And of course, there’ll be plenty of original art to browse and buy directly from the people who made it.

Two weekends. Dozens of studios. One extraordinary peninsula.

Plan your art-filled Coromandel adventure and celebrate 20 years of COSAT! ❤️

For more information head to their website below
https://www.coromandelartstour.co.nz/

01/10/2026

🎭✨ PENNY ASHTON IS COMING TO THE COROMANDEL! ✨🎭

Get ready for an entertaining night out with Penny Ashton, one of New Zealand’s acclaimed solo performers, coming to Coromandel Town and Whangamatā this October!

Penny has been touring the world for over 20 years, performing more than 1,000 solo shows from Edinburgh to Edmonton to Mosgiel. She has represented New Zealand in Theatresports and even performed Slam Poetry at Glastonbury Festival.

Her award-winning solo musicals, including Promise and Promiscuity, Olive Copperbottom and The Tempestuous, have delighted audiences around the world. In 2023, her adaptation of Sense and Sensibility was presented by the Court Theatre to great acclaim, followed by a Wellington season in 2024 that attracted more than 5,500 people.

📍 Coromandel Town – Hauraki House Theatre
📅 Friday 2nd October
⏰ 7pm

📍 Whangamatā Hall
📅 Saturday 3rd October
⏰ 7.30pm

🎟️ Tickets available from Coromandel Town Information Centre

Don’t miss the chance to see this powerhouse of Kiwi theatre and comedy live on the Coromandel! 🎭