Events

Everyone's favourite summer festival is back and the Events team can't wait for you to see what's in store this year. There are 10 new light installations, local, national and international artists and...

If you’ve been to the Illusion: Nothing is as it Seems exhibition and you’re feeling creative, then join us for some Illusion inspired crafts! We’ve teamed up with Summer Scene, so when you have finished...

Use our Lego to make fun creations. Limited to 20 spaces per session. For ages 5 - 12. Bookings are essential. Call 06-759 6060 or pop in to reserve a space. Children, please bring an adult.  

Use our Lego to make fun creations. Limited to 20 spaces per session. For ages 5 - 12. Bookings are essential. Call 06-759 6060 or pop in to reserve a space. Children, please bring an adult.  

Join us in our library ‘theatre’ space and enjoy a movie!  

Join us to make your own crafty creations. No bookings required. Suitable for ages 5 - 12 years.  

Join us to make your own crafty creations. No bookings required. Suitable for 5 - 12 year olds.  

Let your imagination run wild with the Library’s LEGO! Build and create whole new worlds. No bookings required.  

Bring your friends to the library and join the board game revolution. Test your skills and learn some new games. Suitable for 13 - 17 year olds.  

Join historian and writer Andrew Moffat for a presentation tracing the history of the New Zealand Wars memorial on Pūkākā/Marsland Hill. This story of how the community forged, celebrated and attacked...

Let your imagination run wild with the Library’s LEGO! Build and create whole new worlds. No bookings required.  

Join NPDC as we commemorate Waitangi Day with a fun, family-friendly community event. Live entertainment includes kapa haka and local musicians. There will also be activities and food.

Let your imagination run wild with the Library’s LEGO! Build and create whole new worlds. No bookings required.  

The group reads a wide variety of books and discusses these books when they meet. To join the Waitara book group, leave your name at the front desk or phone us on 06-759 6060.  

Bring your friends to the library and join the board game revolution. Test your skills and learn some new games. Suitable for 13 - 17 year olds.  

Join an open forum to chat about the future of technology including everything digital and electronic. Where is our world heading?  No topic too big or small. Come and discuss your ideas with a group of...

Let your imagination run wild with the Library’s LEGO! Build and create whole new worlds. No bookings required.  

Join us in our library ‘theatre’ space and enjoy a movie!  

Let your imagination run wild with the Library’s LEGO! Build and create whole new worlds. No bookings required.  

Bring your friends to the library and join the board game revolution. Test your skills and learn some new games. Suitable for 13 - 17 year olds.  

Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries facing science. How does our brain create our internal, subjective impression of ourselves and of the world around us? And what’s the difference between activities...

Prepare to be inspired! The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission sharing the best cycling short films from around the world with you. Showcasing our 2019 collection that has everything a cycling-centric...

The 2019 TET Taranaki Masters Games (TMG) offer 21 sports for the over 20 yr olds. The core dates are 14 - 17 March. The games are centered in Stratford with various sports hosted around the region. New...

Relay For Life is an inspirational fun event for everyone, all ages and all fitness levels. Anyone can do it! During the 12 hours we celebrate with survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer and come...

Turn your house into a home with the inspiration, expertise and awesome products at the Taranaki Home Expo!  Adults: $10 per person Gold card holders: $5 per person Children under 16: Free Two for one...

Popular visitors to Kiwi shores - Scotland’s The Proclaimers – will perform their most comprehensive New Zealand tour to date, in May 2019. Twins Craig and Charlie Reid and their talented band bring their...

Taranaki Male Choir will be joined by the Whanganui Male Choir and Male Voices Waikato in a celebration of their special Choral sound.