What's on in Ashburton?
36 upcoming events
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Events in Ashburton
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Wed30
Wednesday 30 September
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
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Wed 7 · 10:30 AMNZ$30
✂️Workshop💼Career
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AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Wed 7 · 10:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop
School Holidays Workshop | Looming Around (Morning Session)
Rokowhiria Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum
Wed 7 · 1:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop
School Holidays Workshop | Looming Around (Afternoon Session)
Rokowhiria Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum
Wed 7 · 5:30 PMNZ$0
💼Career
Ashburton After 5 - with The Hon James Meager
Smoke Ashburton
Sat 10 · 5 PMFree
🎊Village dance💿DJ set
Monster Mash Dance Party 2026 (Ages 9-12)
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Sat 10 · 6:30 PMFree
💿DJ set🎉Club
Monster Mash Dance Party 2026 (Ages 13-18)
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Sun 11 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Book Cover Bedazzling
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Sun 11 · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop
3D Printing 101 (2026)
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Tue 13 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Phone Photography
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Tue 13 · 6 PMNZ$40
♀️Feminism💼Career
Rural@Heart Ladies Dinner
Hotel Ashburton
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Adult Craft Club Burlap Wreaths
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Thu 15 · 4:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Kindness Rocks
Ashburton Community Garden
Fri 16 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Sketching in Nature
Ashburton Art Gallery
Sat 17 · 9 AMNZ$30
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Tukutuku Panels
Hakatere marae
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Mau Rākau (adults)
Hakatere marae
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMNZ$50
🎪Street party
Charlotte's Army Party
Allenton Rugby Club
Sun 18 · 9 AMNZ$30
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Tukutuku Panels
Hakatere marae
Sun 18 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Adult Craft Club bonus Zen Gardens
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Sun 18 · 1 PMFree
🥋Martial arts9–16 yrs
Mau Rākau (9 years and up)
Hakatere marae
Sun 18 · 1:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoorsfrom 0 yrs
LEGO Build
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
Sun 18 · 4 PMNZ$20
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
A Taste of Peru
Seniors Centre
Fri 30 Oct
Ashburton Agricultural & Pastoral Association
Ashburton Showgrounds
Sun 1 Nov · 1 PMNZ$10
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Sunday Studio
Rokowhiria Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum
Thu 5 Nov · 7:30 AMNZ$0
💼Career
Business Canterbury | Nov Connect Before 8 | Like-Minded Learning
To Be confirmed
Sun 22 Nov · 10 AMNZ$65–75
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Hospice Mid Canterbury The Christmas Experience 2026
70 Havelock Street
Fri 29 Oct
Ashburton Agricultural & Pastoral Association
Ashburton Showgrounds
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Venues in Ashburton
To Be confirmed
1 event
Rokowhiria Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum
3 events
Ashburton Art Gallery
1 event
70 Havelock Street
1 event
AV Studio, Ashburton Library
17 events
Seniors Centre
1 event
He Waka Tapu (Hakatere)
1 event
Smoke Ashburton
1 event
Ashburton Community Garden
1 event
Ashburton Showgrounds
2 events
Hotel Ashburton
1 event
Allenton Rugby Club
1 event