Summer 2025 on Queens Wharf

25/01/2025 - 11/03/2025
12am - 12am

PAST ACTIVITY
City Centre
Placemaking Activities
Urban regeneration

Queens Wharf
off Quay Street
Central Auckland

Soak in the sunshine and celebrate the season with Summer on Queens Wharf 2025, returning with a vibrant programme of free performances, events and activities by the moana.

The all-ages programme, an initiative supported by Eke Panuku Development Auckland, Interesting Things and Moana Festival Auckland, runs from January to March 2025 and features an exciting mix of returning favourites and brand-new experiences.

Queens Wharf summer programme

Where: Queens Wharf, Central Auckland

When: 25 January 2025 - 11 March 2025

Cost: Free

Socials: @queenswharfakl on Facebook and Instagram

Sunday 26 January 6:00PM – 9:00PM Sunset Sessions (This is moved to inside The Cloud)

Performance Dates/Times

Saturday 25 January

6:00pm - 6:45pm: SPDRTWNBBY

7:00pm - 7:45pm: Te Kiato Cook Island Drumming

8:00pm - 8:45pm: LEAO

Sunday 26 January

6:00pm - 6:45pm: Māpura Music

7:00pm - 7:45pm: Love Square

8:00pm - 8:45pm: ROMi Wrights

Sunday 26 January 6:00PM – 9:00PM Sunset Sessions (This is moved to inside The Cloud)

Programme highlights

Sunset Sessions

New for 2025, Sunset Sessions brings live music to the end of Queens Wharf as the sun dips below the horizon. The evening series features an eclectic line-up of artists, including soul singer ROMi Wrights, pacific punk-fusion band LEAO, Love Square, Cook Island drumming group Te-Kiato, improvised music from Māpura Music by artists living with disabilities and more to be announced!

Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1155079836622339/1155079846622338/

ROMi Wrights

Love Square

Sunrise Yoga

Back by popular demand! Start your day with six Sunrise Yoga sessions by the sea. Guided by expert instructors, these sessions blend ancient wisdom, movement and morning light, creating a moment of calm and connection on the edge of the Waitematā Harbour.

Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1621588382571279/1621588392571278/

Mermaid Parade

Following a swashbuckling debut in 2024, the Mermaid Parade is back! Fish-folk, merpeople, clams, and nautical navigators of all ages are invited to don their best ocean-inspired looks and parade along the waterfront of Tāmaki Makaurau. A celebration of creativity, community and the sea, this whimsical event promises waves of fun for everyone.

Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1028931719253187

Mermaid Parade

Ka Tiri o Te Moana

Atamira Dance Company presents a groundbreaking collaboration between founding member and recent laureate Louise Pōtiki Bryant, Atamira dance artists, and renowned designers Paddy Free and Rowan Pierce. Together, they will create Ka Tiri o te Moana, a site-specific live performance and digital installation that confronts the global crisis of sea level rise driven by the melting of Antarctic ice. This powerful work addresses the profound impact of climate change on communities, both locally and internationally. Drawing on a Kāi Tahu worldview, Ka Tiri o te Moana explores the deep connections of southern iwi to Antarctica and the Southern Oceans.

Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/922742756632330

Ka Tiri Te Moana Image Credi Ralph Brown Courtesy Of Creative New Zealand

Ka Kiri o Te Moana (Image courtesy of Ralph Brown and Creative New Zealand)

All activities are free and open to all ages. Visit the Queens Wharf Facebook page for updates, performance schedules, and free ticket registration details.

The Summer on Queens Wharf 2025 programme is made possible thanks to Eke Panuku, with support from Interesting Things and Moana Festival Auckland.

For more information and to reserve your spot, visit: www.facebook.com/QueensWharfAKL