What's on in Hamilton on a budget?
41 upcoming events
We've rounded up 41 upcoming events in Hamilton on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — sorted by hand. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Hamilton on a budget
Thu17
Today
Sat19
Saturday 19 September
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Sunday 20 September
Tue22
Tuesday 22 September
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Wednesday 23 September
Wed 23 · 3 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Biodynamics Equinox Gathering
Earth Stewards Hamilton, Huntington Hamilton
Wed 23 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at The Londoner
The Londoner
Wed 23 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Pub Quiz at The Wayward Pigeon
The Wayward Pigeon
Wed 23 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎤Karaoke
Pub Quiz at Biddy Mulligan's
Biddy Mulligan's
Later
Thu 24 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
FREE First Home Buyer Seminar
Harcourts Hamilton
Thu 24 · 7 PMNZ$10–20
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Balancing Hormones Naturally: Ancient Andean Wisdom Meets Modern Neuroscience (Hamilton)
Whole Heart
Fri 25 · 7 PMNZ$15
🎤Stand-up
25th Sept Comedy Nights @ the Lido Cinema R18
Centre Place - Lido cinema
Sun 27 · 5:30 PMNZ$15
🏋️Fitness🌳Outdoors
HAMILTON - PULSE CLUB FIT (clubbercise) - Clarence Street Theatre Dance Studio
Clarence St Theatre
Mon 28 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Connections 101 - Hamilton
Shama Centre in Melville
Sat 3 · 5:45 PMFree
Frank Sargeson Memorial Lecture and Sargeson Prize with Tusiata Avia
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Sun 4 · 1:30 PMNZ$15
✂️Workshop
Dreamer Woman, Dreamer Woman: Zine Workshop
Hive11
Tue 6 · 5:30 PMFree
Professorial Lecture by Professor Silvia Serrao-Neumann
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Thu 8 · 7:30 PMNZ$0
🧘Wellness
How to Enliven Every Aspect of Your Life
Trust Waikato
Fri 9 · 7:30 AMNZ$40
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Breakfast Without Barriers
Civic Square
Fri 9 · 8 PMNZ$19.99–79.99
✨Pop🎸Rock
Where's Jai Tour - Hamilton
Last Place
Fri 16 · 10 AMFree
Welcome on Board – New Student Representatives Workshop –Hamilton
Ventura Inn & Suites Hamilton
Fri 16 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Everyday MoneySkills
Western Community Centre
Wed 21 Oct · 1:30 PMNZ$12
Music & Fun with Jo and Di
Ashurst Park Playcentre
Thu 22 Oct · 7 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Street Smart Self-Defence Workshop
YWCA Waikato Gym Hall
Fri 23 Oct · 3:30 PMNZ$0–100
It's in the Ballot - Hamilton East Electorate - IN Studio
Chartwell Cooperating Church
Fri 23 Oct · 6:30 PMNZ$0–100
It's in the Ballot - Hamilton West Electorate - IN Studio
Chartwell Cooperating Church
Thu 5 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
CANZ Waikato - Celebrant Connections - November 2026
Smith & McKenzie Steak House
Fri 6 Nov · 12 PMFree
⛳Golf🤝Volunteering
Kidney Kids NZ Charity Golf Day
St. Andrews of Hamilton Golf Club
Fri 6 Nov · 4:30 PMFree
TEDx TAMAHERE YOUTH
The Meteor Theatre
Sat 7 Nov · 7 PMNZ$15–120
Hamilton Big Band: Karaoke Night
Biddy Mulligan's
Sat 14 Nov · 10 AMNZ$20
Women's MINDSET Weekend Self-Defence Workshop - Hamilton
Western Community Centre
Tue 17 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
FMT Investor Meeting 2026 - Hamilton
Claudelands Event Centre
Wed 18 Nov · 9 AMNZ$20
🗣️Talk
Palliative Care Pharmacy Education Day 2026
Hospice Waikato
Sat 28 Nov · 8 AMFree
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Immortal Chilli 2026
Glenview Club, Hamilton
Sat 28 Nov · 10 AMFree
Rotorua - South Waikato Family Fun Day 2026
Rotorua Aquatic Centre
Sun 29 Nov · 10 AMFree
Taupo - King Country Family Fun Day 2026
Rotorua Aquatic Centre
Sat 5 Dec · 10 AMFree
NIID Whānau Hui
Pukete Neighbourhood House
Sun 6 Dec · 10 AMFree
Waikato Family Fun Day 2026
Rotorua Aquatic Centre
Sun 28 Feb · 10 AMNZ$10.43–56.53
McDonald's Frankton Colour Run/Walk 2027
Hamilton Lake Sports Field
Fri 23 Apr · 4 PMFree
Hui Tau 2027
David O McKay Event Centre, Temple View Stake Centre
Sat 24 Jul · 9 AMNZ$0
Waikato Baby Expo 2027
Claudelands Event Centre
See also in Hamilton on a budget
Sat 26 · 6:30 PMNZ$45.50–94
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi
St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton
Sun 27 · 6:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Jon Stevens - The Noiseworks & INXS Collection '26 Tour
The Factory, Hamilton
Tomorrow · 7 PMNZ$10–85
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Tiakina Te Reo Waiata: Keeping the Song Alive
79 Queen Street, Cambridge
Sat 26 · 8:30 PMNZ$51–105
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson
St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton
Thu 1 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Reb Fountain - Water For Gasoline Album Tour
Last Place, Hamilton
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Bjorn Again: ABBA FOREVER TOUR
BNZ Theatre, Hamilton
Wed 23 · 6 PM
📸Photography🎊Socials
Tai Wananga Project Based Learning Evening
Meteor Theatre
Sat 17 Oct · 7 PMNZ$133.94
😂Comedy
'Allo 'Allo! Comedy Dinner
64 Saint Andrews Terrace, Hamilton
Sat 26 · 7:30 PMNZ$20
🎤Stand-up✨Cabaret
Sex, Marriage and other Disasters, Tivoli Cinema R18
Tivoli Cinema, Cambridge
Sun 27 · 7:30 PM
🌐World music🎶Singer-songwriter
Punjabi Virsa 2026 - Diwali Mela
BNZ Theatre, Hamilton
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Bryony Matthews presents Brain Storm
Meteor Theatre
Fri 16 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
The Meeting
Meteor Theatre
Sat 17 Oct · 9 AM
🗣️Talk
Moving Mountains Seminar
Manifest Love Church, Hamilton
TodayFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
E whakanui ana i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Te Awamutu Museum
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Architecture of Connection
Meteor Theatre
Wed 14 · 7 PMNZ$30
🎬Cinema
Verity by Colleen Hoover Movie Night
Tivoli Cinema, Cambridge
Wed 7
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Kaleidoscope
Meteor Theatre
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Venues in Hamilton on a budget
Centre Place - Lido cinema
2 events
The Long Room
2 events
The Cocktail Bar
2 events
Harcourts Hamilton
2 events
Last Place
3 events
BNZ Theatre
11 events
Hamilton Hotel Public Bar & Bistro
2 events
The Factory
2 events
The Link
2 events
Biddy Mulligan's
2 events
Claudelands Event Centre
3 events
St Peter's Cathedral
5 events