Akaroa & The Bays

Visit the Akaroa Farmers Market every Saturday from 9.30am to 1pm from October to April. Banks Peninsula has an abundance of produce and passionate gardeners. Our stallholders offer locally grown fruit, veges, herbs, honey, olive oil,...

Through paintings, photographs, and Audio the artist Lynne Lambert shares her personal journey to recovery. This is an exhibition in four stages connected to 4 poems. The first in response to the September 2010 earthquake...

Comte de Paris 180, an exhibition open now at Akaroa Museum

From April to June, Akaroa Museum remembers the French and German settlers who arrived in Akaroa on the Comte de Paris in 1840.

A new exhibition...

ACAC is excited to bring their second art exhibition to Akaroa following the success of our Unlocked In Paradise exhibition in 2020.

Life Drawings will be on show in a new art space in Akaroa –...

High Tea is coming up over two long weekends on Sunday 4th April & Sunday 25th April! 

An added bonus for the Easter date is that there is an Easter Church service at the gorgeous Pigeon Bay...

John’s cement garden art workshop in 2019 was a runaway hit – all sorts of brave souls came along and had a fantastic experience. The Blythcliffe lawn looked amazing ! John’s professional working life has...

Bring own snacks and drinks.

Encouraged by the tremendous success and enthusiastic support of parents and kids from Easel-ly Arty 2019, on we go with our children’s drawing programme. Tutored by local super-experienced artists and kids’...

Bring own snacks and drinks.

Encouraged by the tremendous success and enthusiastic support of parents and kids from Easel-ly Arty 2019, on we go with our children’s drawing programme. Tutored by local super-experienced artists and kids’...

Pigeon Bay Settlers' Hall 100 Year Celebration, Saturday 1st May. 

Bring a picnic lunch and take a Self-Guided Tour to explore. Pigeon Bay's hidden historic sites, houses and gardens. 

Maps available from the Hall. 

For more information &...

Lumiere d’Akaroa is back!Lumiere d'Akaroa is a free light and installation festival that will brighten up the Garden of Tane in Akaroa on 22nd May 6-10pm.The garden will light up in various locations along the...

Escape to picturesque Akaroa and immerse yourself in French culture, entertainment and romance as we celebrate Banks Peninsula's unique history at the biennial Akaroa French Festival. 15th Oct 2021 through to 17th Oct 2021. www.akaroafrenchfest.co.nz