What's on around Upper Hutt on a budget?
133 upcoming events
We've rounded up 133 upcoming events around Upper Hutt on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events around Upper Hutt on a budget
Sat24
Tomorrow
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Mon 26 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Mon 26 · 7 PMFree
GolfSports & fitness
South Pacific Caddy Club
Hutt Park Golf Club
Mon 26 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Pub Quiz at The Co-Op Kitchen & Bar
The Co-Op Kitchen & Bar
Mon 26 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Pub Quiz at The Co-Op Kitchen & Bar
The Co-Op Kitchen & Bar
Tue 27 · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed28
Wednesday 28 October
Wed 28 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Wed 28 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Let's Ghoul LEGO!
Tawa Library
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticPop
Sound Stage - Berna & Moana
The Angus
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
Quiz
Pub Quiz at Tuatara Tap Room
Tuatara Tap Room
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Pub Quiz at The Borough
The Borough
Thu29
Thursday 29 October
Thu 29 · 6:30 PMNZ$15
Tabletop RPGTrading cards
Commander Thursday
Bea DnD Games
Thu 29 · 6:30 PMNZ$10
CinemaStudents
The Toscars 2026
Tawa College
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
Students
Newlands College Arts Awards 2026
Newlands College Hall
Thu 29 · 7:30 PMFree
EcologyVolunteering
Power Up Central Hutt
Hutt Bowling Club
Fri 30 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time2–4 yrs
Lil' Gremlins Storytime
Tawa Library
Later
Fri 30 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Teen Knitting Club
Tawa Library
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Magic Presents: All Leylines' Eve
Hobby Lords Lower Hutt
Fri 30 · 7 PMNZ$11
ClassicalWorld music
Arpanam - An Offering Through Music & Dance
Little Theatre
Fri 30 · 7 PMNZ$20
Theatre
Murder Me Always
Kapiti Playhouse
Sat 31 · 10:30 AMFree
Talk
This Is Grief: On the Road - Paraparaumu
Paraparaumu Library
Sat 31 · 11 AMNZ$15–20
MusicalComedy
Sweet Studios - 'Our Sweet Adventure'
Kapiti Playhouse
Sat 31 · 11 AMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Bea Standard Showdown
Bea DnD Games
Sat 31 · 12 PMNZ$20
Trading cardsTournament
Reality Fracture Store Championship
Hobby Lords Lower Hutt
Sat 31 · 1 PMFree
Trading cardsTournament
Magic Academy: Learn to Play
Bea DnD Games
Sat 31 · 3 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Saturday
Bea DnD Games
Mon 2 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopOutdoorsfrom 5 yrs
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Mon 2 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopfrom 5 yrs
Dia de los Muertos CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 3 · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Tue 3 · 4:30 PMFree
Other
Sir Mark Dunajtschik Mental Health Centre
Meet at Site Office, Access from Pilmuir Street
Wed 4 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopOutdoors
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Thu 5 · 3:30 PMFree
Literature
Page Turners Teen Book Club
Tawa Library
Thu 5 · 6:30 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Thursday
Bea DnD Games
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
MarketOutdoors
Upper Hutt Night Market
Trentham Racecourse
Sat 7 · 4 PMNZ$8–25
MotorsportSports & fitness
Diabetes NZ Wellington Youth: Go Karting & Real Conversations (Teens)
Indoor Raceway
Sat 7 · 7 PMFree
Parties
Wellington Ladies Night 2026
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club
Sat 7 · 7 PMFree
Parties
Wellington Ladies Night 2026
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club
Sun 8 · 11 AMNZ$15–25
PantoTheatre
Aladdin
Lower Hutt Little Theatre
Mon 9 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 10 · 10:30 AMFree
Music for toddlers
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 11 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Thu 12 · 6:30 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Thursday
Bea DnD Games
Thu 12 · 7:30 PMNZ$18–25
TheatreComedy
The Pink Hammer
Muritai School Hall
Fri 13 · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Teen Knitting Club
Tawa Library
Fri 13 · 7:30 PMNZ$18–25
The Pink Hammer - 13 November
Muritai School Hall
Sat 14 · 10 AMFree
This Is Grief: On the Road - Kāpiti, Loss & Grief Centre
Loss & Grief Centre
Sat 14 · 11 AMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Bea Standard Showdown
Bea DnD Games
Sat 14 · 3 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Saturday
Bea DnD Games
Sat 14 · 6 PMNZ$10
FoodVolunteering
Cambodian Curry Night Fundraiser
St Philips Revive
Sat 14 · 7:30 PMNZ$18–25
The Pink Hammer - 14 November
Muritai School Hall
Sun 15 · 1 PMNZ$5
CinemaPreview
Lemon Squeezers & Walking Sticks: Treasures of the Featherston Heritage Museum
Featherston Heritage Museum
Mon 16 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 17 · 10:30 AMFree
Music for toddlersStory time
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 18 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopStory time
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Thu 19 · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Page Turners Teen Book Club
Tawa Library
Thu 19 · 6:30 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Thursday
Bea DnD Games
Thu 19 · 7 PMFree
Other
Reflecting With Heart - November
Living With Heart Lounge - behind the gymnasium
Thu 19 · 7 PMFree
Other
Reflecting With Heart
Living With Heart Lounge - behind the gymnasium
Thu 19 · 7:30 PMNZ$18–25
The Pink Hammer - 19 November
Muritai School Hall
Fri 20 · 7:30 PMNZ$18–25
The Pink Hammer - 20 November
Muritai School Hall
Sat 21 · 10 AMNZ$10
WorkshopFood
Grilled Chicken, Turmeric Sticky Rice & Pickled Vegetables
Newlands Community Centre
Sat 21 · 11 AMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Bea Standard Showdown
Bea DnD Games
Sat 21 · 12 PMFree
Kids' showDrop-in services
Hutt Valley Family Fun Day 2026
Te Ngaengae Pool + Fitness
Sat 21 · 3 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Saturday
Bea DnD Games
Sat 21 · 7:30 PMNZ$18–25
The Pink Hammer - 21 November
Muritai School Hall
Sun 22 Nov · 1 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Star Trek Commander Party
Hobby Lords Lower Hutt
Mon 23 Nov · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 24 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 25 Nov · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopStory time
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Wed 25 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert
Sound Stage - Jeep Road Trio
The Angus
Thu 26 Nov · 6:30 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Star Trek Commander Party
Bea DnD Games
Fri 27 Nov · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Teen Knitting Club
Tawa Library
Sat 28 Nov · 11 AMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Bea Standard Showdown
Bea DnD Games
Sat 28 Nov · 3 PMNZ$15
Trading cardsTournament
Commander Saturday
Bea DnD Games
Sun 29 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
Kids' showOutdoors0–15 yrs
Wellington Family Fun Day 2026
Te Rauparaha Arena and Aquatic Centre
Mon 30 Nov · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopStory time
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Mon 30 Nov · 5 PMFree
Wellington Brew-n-Learn
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club
Tue 1 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 2 Dec · 2 PMFree
KAN Wellington Christmas KANnection
The Crooked Elm
Wed 2 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopStory time
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Thu 3 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
LiteratureCreative workshop
Page Turners Teen Book Club
Tawa Library
Sat 5 Dec · 8:30 AMFree
MiniaturesTournament
Fight Before Xmas '26
Wild Kiwi Distillery
Sat 5 Dec · 4:30 PMFree
Creative workshopBoard games
Youth Night
Tawa Library
Sat 5 Dec · 7 PMNZ$15–40
Singer-songwriterFolk / Acoustic
Mark Moroney & David Shanhun
Newlands Community Centre
Mon 7 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 8 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Story time
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 9 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Fri 11 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Teen Knitting Club
Tawa Library
Sat 12 Dec · 10 AMNZ$10
WorkshopFood
Build Your Own Bánh Mì: Creative Vietnamese Fillings
Newlands Community Centre
Mon 14 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 15 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 16 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Sat 19 Dec · 10 AMNZ$0–94.90
Kids' show0–15 yrs
North Pole Express Kapiti
Paraparaumu Train Station
Sat 19 Dec · 5 PMNZ$0–94.90
Kids' show0–15 yrs
North Pole Express Kapiti
Paraparaumu Train Station
Sun 20 Dec · 10 AMNZ$0–94.90
Kids' showfrom 0 yrs
North Pole Express Kapiti
Paraparaumu Train Station
Sun 20 Dec · 1 PMNZ$94.90
Kids' show2–15 yrs
North Pole Express Kapiti
Paraparaumu Train Station
Sun 20 Dec · 5 PMNZ$94.90
Kids' showOutdoorsfrom 2 yrs
North Pole Express Kapiti
Paraparaumu Train Station
Mon 21 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopfrom 5 yrs
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 22 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers0–2 yrs
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Tue 22 Dec · 5 PMFreeVI
Street partyVolunteering
Giáng sinh Sum vầy 2026 | Vietnamese Community Christmas Dinner
Newlands Community Centre
Wed 23 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop5–15 yrs
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 28 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 29 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 30 Dec · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 4 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 5 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 6 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 11 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 12 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 13 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Sat 16 Jan · 10 AMNZ$5–10
GÓI BÁNH XUÂN 2027 | Vietnamese New Year Rice Cake Workshop
Newlands Community Centre
Mon 18 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 19 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 20 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 25 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 26 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 27 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 1 Feb · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 2 Feb · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 3 Feb · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 8 Feb · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 9 Feb · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 10 Feb · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Mon 15 Feb · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
CRAFTerschool
Tawa Library
Tue 16 Feb · 10:30 AMFree
Art & Culture
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Tawa Library
Wed 17 Feb · 3:30 PMFree
Art & Culture
Let's go LEGO®
Tawa Library
Sat 12 Jun · 9 AMNZ$0
Wellington Baby Expo 2027
Lower Hutt Events Centre
See also around Upper Hutt on a budget
Fri 30 · 8 PMNZ$35
Folk / AcousticRock
The Warratahs @ The Cossie
Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club
Fri 23NZ$55–230
Folk / AcousticOutdoors
Wellington Folk Festival 2026
Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre, Lower Hutt
At 7:30 PMNZ$30
ElectroExperimental
Moon Daughter Plays The Shed
The Shed, Wellington
Thu 5 · 7:30 PMNZ$25–240
BluesConcert
Blues Bar 2
Coasters Musical Theatre, Paraparaumu
Sat 7 · 7:30 PMNZ$30
IndieFolk / Acoustic
Steph Casey & Band – 10,000 Hail Marys EP Launch!
St Peter's Village Hall, Paekākāriki
Tue 17 · 7 PMNZ$30
BluesFolk / Acoustic
Shaun Kirk - Live @ Petone Depot, Petone, NZ
The Pito One Depot, Lower Hutt
Sat 21 · 8 PMNZ$32.97
PopRock
The Easy Lover - Phil Collins Tribute Show
Petone Working Men's Club, Lower Hutt
Mon 26
Talk
Tokelau Language Week
Aotea College, Okowai
Tomorrow · 5 PMNZ$25
CinemaVolunteering
Faultline Chorus Movie Fundraiser 'Klara and the Sun'
Light House Cinema, Lower Hutt
Mon 26 · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers
Baby Rock and Rhyme
Johnsonville Library, Wellington
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMNZ$50
Talk
"From Tawa to Oxford” An evening with Sir Ashleigh Bloomfield
1 Lyndhurst Road, Wellington
Sun 8 · 11 AMNZ$25–45
FoodOutdoors
The Cake Club Picnic 3.0✨️
Bellevue Gardens Hotel, Lower Hutt
Mon 26 · 3:30 PMFree
Story time
Read to Kurī @ Waitohi
Johnsonville Library, Wellington
Sun 1 · 6 PMNZ$50–100
QuizVolunteering
The Caitlin Kerr Quiz Fundraiser 2026
Wild Kiwi Distillery, Upper Hutt
At 1:30 PMNZ$45
Trading cardsTournament
Magic Academy: Deck Building
Bea DnD Games, Lower Hutt
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMNZ$20–160
QuizVolunteering
Diabetes NZ Wellington Youth: Annual Quiz Night 2026!
1841 Bar and Restaurant, Wellington
Fri 6 · 6:30 PMNZ$75
Trading cardsTournament
Star Trek Prerelease
Hobby Lords Lower Hutt
Wed 11 · 7 PMNZ$22
Tabletop RPG
Dungeons & Flagons - A November Night
31 Whitehouse Road, Porirua
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMNZ$45
Tabletop RPGTrading cards
Magic Presents: All Leylines' Eve @ Bea
Bea DnD Games, Lower Hutt
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Venues around Upper Hutt on a budget
Bodhinyanarama Monastery
111 events
Newlands Community Centre
5 events
River of Life Centre
14 events
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club
2 events
The Angus
3 events
Hobby Lords Lower Hutt
7 events
Aotea College
29 events
Bea DnD Games
28 events
Tawa Library
62 events
Lotus Yoga Centre & Retreat
4 events
Paraparaumu Train Station
6 events
Muritai School Hall
6 events