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Check out over 160 events for Wellington Heritage Festival 2025, running from the 18th of October until the 9th of November!

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Yellow house in a garden of flowers and a green lawn

Halfway House Heritage Garden Walk & Talk

1-2pm Sun 26 Oct1-2pm Sun 2 Nov
Halfway House, Glenside Reserve, 246 Middleton Road Glenside
$5 - Booking requiredBook
Yellow house in a garden of flowers

Halfway House Heritage Garden Self-Guided Tour

Any time during the festival
Halfway House, Glenside Reserve, 246 Middleton Road Glenside.
Self-Guided
Free
Storeroom with storage racks and shelving
Book early

Collection Store - Aratoi Back of House Tour

2-3pm Sat 8 Nov
12 Bruce Street, Masterton
$20.00 - Booking requiredBook
People standing in an art gallery

Aratoi Guided Gallery Tour

2-3pm Sun 9 Nov
12 Bruce Street, Masterton
Accessible
Family Activities
$20.00 - Booking requiredBook
Pencil sketch of a building

Wellington Trades Hall Open Day

10am-5pm Sat 18 Oct10am-5pm Fri 7 Nov
126 Vivian Street, Wellington
Accessible
Self-Guided
Koha
Child and adult standing in front of a winding mechanism

Wellington Cable Car Winding Room

12-2pm Sat 18 Oct
Wellington Cable Car, Kelburn Terminal Winding Room (Upland Road)
Family Activities
Free
People standing outside a tent

Wrights Hill Fortress Open Day

10am-4pm Mon 27 Oct
50 Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Costs vary
Stone masonry of hands

Our Fair Ladies Tour

1-3pm Sat 18 Oct
Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Karori, Wellington 6012
$10 - Booking requiredBook
Gravestone in black and white
Fully booked

Tragedies Tour

10:30am-12:30pm Sun 19 Oct
Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Karori, Wellington 6012
$10 - Booking requiredBook
Headstones in a graveyard
Fully booked

Gallows Tour

1:30-3:30pm Sun 19 Oct
Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Karori, Wellington 6012
$10 - Booking requiredBook
Graveyard with headstones and a statue of an angel

Tales from the Vaults Tour

10:30am-12:15pm Sat 18 Oct
Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Karori, Wellington 6012
$10 - Booking requiredBook
Image with text reading "SACRED SPACES of Wellington"

Sacred Spaces of Wellington

12-5:30pm Thu 30 Oct9:45am-7:15pm Fri 31 Oct+ 1 more
Wellington CBD
View 17 events inside →
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
People standing near a bell tower mechanism

Bell Ringing Open Day - Wellington Cathedral of St Paul

10am-3:30pm Sat 18 Oct9-10am Sun 19 Oct+ 7 more
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 2 Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Church surrounded by green trees

Graveyard Tour St John's Church, Trentham

2-3:30pm Sun 2 Nov
561 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Free
Hand with a watch on the wrist resting on an open backpack

Marc & Marisha Begin Again!

Any time during the festival
Wellington CBD
Accessible
Self-Guided
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Kapiti Island Nature Tours with mountains and birds in the background
Book early

Kapiti Island Heritage Cruise

10:30am-4:30pm Sat 25 Oct10:30am-4:30pm Sat 1 Nov
29 Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach
Family Activities
325.00 - Booking requiredBook
Church surrounded by trees

Old St Paul's Craft & Curio Market

10am-2pm Sun 2 Nov
34 Mulgrave Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Green land surrounded by ocean
Filling up fast

Mātai Moana / Mount Crawford Historic Walking Tour

10:30am-12pm Sun 19 Oct1-2:30pm Fri 24 Oct
Wellington Prison (closed), 1 Main Road Maupuia
Family Activities
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Woman with diamond earrings
Book early

Georgina Beyer – Diamonds are Forever walk tour

1-2:30pm Sun 2 Nov
St Peters Church, 211 Willis Street, Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
RSA banner

Karori Returned and Services Association Historical Memorabila

11am-2pm Sat 18 Oct11am-2pm Sun 19 Oct
27A Campbell Steet, Karori, Wellington
Accessible
Self-Guided
Koha
two photos side by side of churches behind white fences

Makara Churches and Historic Cottage Tour

10am-3pm Sat 18 Oct10am-3pm Sun 19 Oct
366 Makara Rd, Makara Village, Wellington
Self-Guided
Koha
White colonial house surrounded by trees

Robert Orr Historic Homestead Open Day

10am-4pm Sat 1 Nov10am-4pm Sun 2 Nov
132 Kings Crescent, Lower Hutt
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
"A change is coming" text on colourful background with outline of Beehive and government buildings
Book early

A Change Is Coming walk tour

1-2:30pm Sun 19 Oct
Jack Ilott Green, corner of Harris Street & Jervois Quay, Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
People standing inside a court house

Old High Court Open Evening

5:15-7:30pm Wed 5 Nov
46 Ballance Street, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Circa theater front building

Circa Theatre behind the scenes tour

11am-12pm Sat 25 Oct1-2pm Sat 25 Oct+ 4 more
1 Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Two old buses in black and white

100 Years of Tranzit: Self Guided Tour

10am-4pm Sat 8 Nov10am-4pm Sun 9 Nov
12 Bruce Street, Masterton
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Watercolour painting of headstones

Mount Street Cemetery Open Day

10am-2pm Sat 18 Oct
Mount Street, next to Victoria University, Wellington.
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Concrete building face
Fully booked

Modern Wellington Walking Tour

1-2:30pm Sun 2 Nov
Corner of Taranaki and York Streets, central Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
House behind a low brick wall and garden

Self-guided Tour of Truby King Park

Any time during the festival
21B Manchester Terrace Melrose, Wellington 6023
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Forest tree line about houses and shops

The History of Newtown's Green Belt

7-8pm Thu 30 Oct
Newtown Community Centre, Rintoul Street & Colombo Street, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Free
Forest greenery and a walking path

'The History of Newtown's Green Belt' walking tour

2-3pm Sat 1 Nov
Kahukura Park. 177 Owen Street, Newtown
Family Activities
Free
Footprints on green background

Heritage Thorndon

1:15-3:30pm Sun 19 Oct1:15-3:30pm Sat 25 Oct+ 2 more
Old St Pauls, Mulgrave St, Thorndon, Wellington
Koha - Booking requiredBook
ANZ logo and photographs of old bank buildings, tellers and equipment in color
Book early

Visit ANZ Bank archives and museum

10-11am Wed 22 Oct2-3pm Wed 22 Oct
Level 1, 2a Green Street, Newtown, Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
A brick church in the hills during sunset.
Fully booked

Tours of St Gerard's Church & Monastery

1-2pm Sat 18 Oct3-4pm Sat 18 Oct+ 1 more
75 Hawker Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington
Free - Booking requiredBook
Green lawn and a white house
Book early

'History and Hoops"! At the Wellington Croquet club Newtown.

1:15-2:30pm Mon 20 Oct1:15-2:30pm Tue 21 Oct
160 Alexandra Road, Newtown, Wellington
Free - Booking requiredBook
Red text on black backfround with a man standing in front of a car and a man on a motorbike

Bodgies to Bogans

Any time during the festival
836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Accessible
Self-Guided
Koha
Large white house with a green lawn and blue skies
Fully booked

Government House and grounds - Heritage tours

5:30-7:30pm Tue 28 Oct10am-12pm Wed 29 Oct+ 2 more
51 Hospital Road Entrance gate, Newtown, Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Painting of people in black at a table

Floor Talk: Frances Hodgkins and British Modernism

2-3pm Sat 18 Oct
Toi MAHARA, 20 Mahara Place, Waikanae
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Building and street with cars

'Old town Newtown' Walking Tour

11am-12:30pm Sat 18 Oct11am-12:30pm Tue 21 Oct+ 1 more
Crn Constable and Riddiford streets, Newtown, Wellington
Free - Booking requiredBook
Interior shot of a wooden church. Singers in red perform in front of a seated audience.

Historic Christ Church Taitā Open Day

12:30-4:30pm Sun 2 Nov
73 Eastern Hutt Road, Wingate, Lower Hutt
Accessible
Family Activities
Koha
Three artworks, one black on blue, one grey on white and one photograph on black background

Kia Emiemi trio of exhibitions

10am-4pm Sat 18 Oct10am-4pm Sun 19 Oct
Toi MAHARA, 20 Mahara Place, Waikanae
Accessible
Family Activities
Free
Map with labels yellow shaded text

Footsteps of Change: The Parliamentary Precinct Trail

Any time during the festival
Old Government Buildings, 2 Bunny St, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Three black and red steam trains

Up close to NZ's heritage railways

10am-2pm Sat 25 Oct
The Engine Shed, 219 State Highway 59, Paekakariki
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
White lighthouse on hills near ocean

A Peek inside Pencarrow

11am-2pm Sat 1 Nov
Pencarrow Lighthouse, Wellington
Self-Guided
Koha
Yellow painted museum building

Kāpiti Coast Museum - Something for Everyone

10am-3pm Sat 25 Oct10am-3pm Sun 26 Oct+ 1 more
9 Elizabeth Street, Waikanae
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Farmhouse with red roof in a field of grass
Book early

Visit the Upper Hutt Blockhouse

11am-1pm Sat 8 Nov11am-1pm Sun 9 Nov
27 McHardie Street, Upper Hutt
Self-Guided
$10 - $15 - Booking requiredBook
Photo of a historic map

An exhibition 'From Kāinga to Village, Part 1: 1843-1920

10am-2pm Sat 25 Oct10am-2pm Sun 26 Oct+ 1 more
Ōtaki Museum, 49 Main Street, Ōtaki
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Painting of people in black seated at a table of food

Exhibition: Further revelation: Frances Hodgkins and British Modernism

10am-4pm Sat 18 Oct10am-4pm Sun 19 Oct+ 18 more
Toi MAHARA, 20 Mahara Place, Waikanae
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Headstone cross with stone dove

Guided tour of the historic Bolton Street Cemetery

2-3:30pm Sun 19 Oct2-3:30pm Sun 26 Oct+ 1 more
Kinross Street entrance of Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington
Family Activities
$10.00 - Booking requiredBook
Three white and red trams on a green lawn

Wellington Tramway Museum Open Weekend

11am-4:30pm Sat 25 Oct11am-4:30pm Sun 26 Oct+ 1 more
Queen Elizabeth Park, Wellington
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Costs vary
Black and white photograph of people walking through a garden

Heritage of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush – the gardens and gardeners

2-3:30pm Sat 18 Oct2-3:30pm Sat 1 Nov
Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, 150 Wilton Road, Wilton, Wellington
$10 - Booking requiredBook
Inside of a white walled church

Heritage Tour Sacred Heart Cathedral

1:30-3pm Sun 19 Oct
40 Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011
Accessible
$25 - Booking requiredBook
Exterior shot of the Khandallah Automatic Telephone Exchange

A Walk Through Historic Ngaio

10am-12pm Mon 27 Oct
86 Khandallah Rd, Khandallah
Family Activities
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Coastal bay with buildings and a stone inscription

Wellington Writers Walk virtual tour

5:30-6:30pm Wed 29 Oct
Zoom
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Inside of a wooden church with pews and stained glass windows

The Founding Families of St. Joseph's Pāuatahanui

2:15-3pm Sun 2 Nov
85 Paremata Haywards Rd
Koha
Wellington Branch in text over white and grey sketch of wellington harbour and hills

Helpful tools for searching NZ historical records

7:15-9pm Wed 22 Oct
Johnsonville Bowling Club, 34 Frankmoore Avenue, Johnsonville
Accessible
Free
Brick kiln under a wooden structure in the sunlight

The Kilns at Te Horo

10am-4pm Sat 25 Oct10am-4pm Sun 26 Oct+ 1 more
6 Jim Winiata Way, Te Horo
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Sepia photograph of buildings surrounded by hills
Book early

Silverstream Hospital: an illustrated presentation and tour

1-2:30pm Sat 1 Nov
3 Reynolds Bach Drive, Lower Hutt, 5018
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Blue swimming pool with blue chairs nearby

Wellington Naturist Club Open Day - Sunday 2 November

11am-3pm Sun 2 Nov
20 Molloys Road, Te Marua, Upper Hutt
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
six photographs of artworks on a blue gradient background

Artisan Craft Fair - Sat 8 November

11am-3pm Sat 8 Nov
20 Molloys Road, Te Marua, Upper Hutt
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Sketch of a cottage on paper

Pumpkin Cottage Artists and Early Silverstream: a digital tour

4-5pm Sun 2 Nov
Whirinaki Whare Taonga, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Accessible
Free
Red watercolour on paper

Nancy Adams: a Wellington botanist and artist

2-3:30pm Mon 20 Oct2-3:30pm Wed 22 Oct
Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Drawer of insect specimens at a museum
Book early

From Moths to Stars – the bequest of G.V. Hudson

2-3:30pm Mon 3 Nov2-3:30pm Tue 4 Nov
Te Papa Tory St facility, 169 Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Wooden hallway with paintings, a window and a fireplace

Off The Wall - An Exhibition of Wallpapers at Old Government Buildings

10am-4pm Mon 20 Oct10am-4pm Tue 21 Oct+ 13 more
55 Lambton Quay, Wellington
Accessible
Self-Guided
Koha
Historic photo of US marines arriving by boat on a beach with Kāpiti Island in background

Take the tram to hear the Marines' story!

11am-4pm Sat 25 Oct11am-4pm Sun 26 Oct
Wellington Tramway Museum, Paekākāriki
Family Activities
Costs vary
Concrete rooftop of a rotunda building

Otaki Health Camp Rotunda

10am-12pm Sat 25 Oct
Health Camp Road, Otaki Beach
Accessible
Family Activities
$10
Black and white photograph people people sitting in staggered rows

Wait, there’s a Medical School in Wellington?

10-11:30am Tue 21 Oct
University of Otago, Wellington Hospital, 23A Mein St, Newtown
Accessible
Free
Sepia photograph of a man in a horse drawn cart

George Pain: Grocer, Gentleman, Generous Benefactor

10:30am-2:30pm Sat 25 Oct10:30am-2:30pm Sun 26 Oct+ 5 more
Martinborough Museum, No.7 The Square
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Wellington harbour and a logo
Filling up fast

Te Awa Kairangi - Sites of Significance to Mana Whenua Bus Tour

9am-1pm Sat 1 Nov
The Dowse Art Museum, 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt 5010
$50 - Booking requiredBook
Black and white photograph of a tram and street shops

Newtown in photographs and story

10am-5pm Sat 18 Oct11am-4pm Sun 19 Oct+ 15 more
24/7 Gallery 247 Riddiford St, Wellington
Family Activities
Free
Photograph of wellington harbor

Wellington Writers Walk walking tour

10-11:30am Sat 18 Oct2-3:30pm Tue 21 Oct
Te Papa forecourt, Cable Street, Wellington
Accessible
$20 - Booking requiredBook
Black and white photograph of a shop

Newtown Images

Any time during the festival
Newtown Substation, 180 Riddiford St, Wellington
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
A woman in a dress standing next to a building
Book early

Walk the Walk Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara

1-2:30pm Sat 18 Oct1-2:30pm Sun 19 Oct
Old Bank Shopping Arcade, Willis Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington
$20 - Booking requiredBook
Black and white photograph of a steam train in motion

Fell Locomotive Museum Open Day

10am-4pm Sat 8 Nov10am-4pm Sun 9 Nov
Fell Locomotive Museum, corner of SH2 and Lyon Street, Featherston
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Costs vary
Poster of text describing the steam crane with photograph of steam crane

SS Hikitia Steam Crane Showcase and Ship Tours

11am-3pm Sat 18 Oct10am-3pm Sun 26 Oct+ 2 more
SS Hikitia, 2 Taranaki Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011
Family Activities
Koha
Movie poster of the Bride of Frankenstein

Halloween Film Night

6:45-8:15pm Fri 31 Oct
12 Bruce Street, Masterton
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Movie poster of Never Forgotten

Waifilmfest presents: Never Forgotten: The Marines of Masterton

3:15-5pm Sun 9 Nov
30 Jellicoe St, Martinborough
Accessible
Costs vary
Rolled up maps and archival boxes on shelves

Wellington City Council Archives Tour and talk

10-11am Thu 23 Oct10-11am Fri 24 Oct+ 2 more
28 Barker Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Aviataion Museum text and logo

Kapiti Aviation Museum open days

10am-4pm Sat 25 Oct10am-4pm Sun 26 Oct
227 Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu 5032
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Brick hotel building and parked street cars

William Gray Young: Architect Extraordinaire

12:15-1:30pm Thu 6 Nov
Wellesley Hotel, 2 - 8 Maginnity St, Wellington 6011
View 2 events inside →
Accessible
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Brick hotel building

Freemasons in Wellington – from 1842 to the Wellesley Building

2-3:15pm Thu 6 Nov
The Wellesley Hotel, 2-8 Maginnity St, Wellington 6011
View 2 events inside →
Accessible
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Sepia photograph of wellington harbour

Wellington’s Roaring Twenties – Boom time for high rise construction

3:45-5pm Thu 6 Nov
The Wellesley Hotel, 2-8 Maginnity St, Wellington 6011
View 2 events inside →
Accessible
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Outdoor photo of a dirt covered brick circle with damage to the walls.
Book early

Pukeahu Archaeology Tour

1-2:30pm Sat 18 Oct
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, 50 Buckle Street
Accessible
Family Activities
Free - Booking requiredBook
Outdoor shot of a war memorial with a crowd of people going for a walk nearby.

Pukeahu Park Tour

3-4pm Sat 18 Oct
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, 50 Buckle Street
Accessible
Family Activities
Free - Booking requiredBook
Exterior shot of a brick building surrounded by trees.

Practices of Compassion

12-1:30pm Wed 22 Oct12-1:30pm Thu 23 Oct
Pukeahu Education Centre, 191 Tory Street
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Colourful vintage cars

Display of Historic Vehicles

11am-3pm Sun 2 Nov
Wellington Tramways Museum, Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekākāriki
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Dining room with blue wallpaper and a table
Book early

NZSL Guided Tour of Katherine Mansfield House & Garden

2-3pm Sun 19 Oct
25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington 6011
$12/$10 - Booking requiredBook
Black and white photograph of a street and buildings

Katherine Mansfield’s Thorndon – A Guided Walking Tour

10am-12:30pm Sat 18 Oct10am-12:30pm Thu 23 Oct
25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington
$15 - Booking requiredBook
Steam train

Wellington Vintage Machinery Open Days

10am-3pm Sun 19 Oct10am-3pm Mon 27 Oct+ 2 more
155a Mangaroa Hill Road, Mangaroa, Upper Hutt
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Te Puna o Te Aroha

Parata Township

10am-3pm Sat 1 Nov10am-3pm Sun 2 Nov
2 Marae Pl, Waikanae
Self-Guided
Koha
A red roofed cottage and flowers

KOHA DAY at Upper Hutt's Golder's Cottage at 707 Fergusson Drive.

1:30-4pm Sat 1 Nov
707 Fergusson Drive, Elderslea, Upper Hutt 5018
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Four historic world war one planes line up on a grassy field

Bygone Era of Wings and Wheels

10am-2pm Sun 26 Oct
Hood Aerodrome, Masterton
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
$10
Exterior shot of the Paekakariki Station Museum

Paekākāriki Station Museum & Pride Weekend

11am-3pm Sat 25 Oct11am-3pm Sun 26 Oct+ 1 more
20 Tilley Road, Paekākāriki
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Letterbox and stone sculpture in a garden

Lilburn House Open Day

1-4pm Sun 19 Oct
22 Ascot St, Thorndon, Wellington 6011
Koha
Handdrawn map of Lilburn house, randell cottage and rita angus cottage

Thorndon Creative and Historic Cottages Walk

1-4pm Sun 19 Oct
Various locations
Self-Guided
Koha
Grey building and sign for Whenua Tapu

Whenua Tapu Crematorium Open Day

2-3pm Mon 27 Oct
293 Airlie Road, Pukerua Bay
Accessible
Free
Cemetary with black headstones

Forgotten Graves - Porirua Cemetery walk

5-6pm Sun 26 Oct
32 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua
Free
Green bush and a small building by a lake

Heritage Trees in the Wellington Botanic Garden

1:30-2:30pm Sat 1 Nov
The Founders' Entrance, 101 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington
Accessible
Free
Sketch of a yellow cottage on paper

Sketching in the Rita Angus garden

12-4pm Sun 19 Oct
194a Sydney Street West, Thorndon
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Koha
Sepia photo of a street with horse and carriage behind text of Greytown Tales on Foot Walking Tour
Book early

Greytown Tales on Foot – Walking Tour

11am-12:30pm Sun 9 Nov
Greytown Hotel, 33 Main Street, Greytown
Accessible
$45.00 - Booking requiredBook
Watercolour of a harbour with ships

Wellington Maritime Sail Heritage Exhibition

10:30am-4pm Sat 18 Oct10:30am-4pm Sun 19 Oct+ 18 more
Artyspace Gallery - 223 The Esplanade, Petone
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Photographs of churches

Historic Petone Walking Tour - Led by Nik Zangouropoulos

1-3pm Fri 31 Oct1-3pm Sun 2 Nov
Petone Community House, 6 Britannia Street, Petone
Free - Booking requiredBook
Exterior shot of historic building with flags out front. Building reads ANZAC CLUB

Historic Anzac Hall Tours

1:30-2:15pm Sat 8 Nov2:30-3:15pm Sat 8 Nov+ 2 more
62-64 Bell Street, Featherston
Accessible
Koha
Two people pointing at a floor map

Welcome to Wellington Tour

10-10:35am Sat 18 Oct1-1:35pm Sat 18 Oct+ 44 more
Wellington Museum, 3 Jervois Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Stone dog statue in a museum exhibition room

Can’t Beat Welly on a Good Day Tour

11-11:35am Sat 18 Oct2-2:35pm Sat 18 Oct+ 44 more
Wellington Museum, 3 Jervois Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
People standing in front of a museum display

Spill the Tea Tour

12-12:35pm Sat 18 Oct3-3:35pm Sat 18 Oct+ 43 more
Wellington Museum, 3 Jervois Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Accessible
Family Activities
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Colonial style house and trees

Heritage Tour at the haunted Inverlochy House

4-5pm Sun 19 Oct
3 Inverlochy Place, Te Aro, Wellington
$20 - Booking requiredBook
Church with stained glass windows during sunset

Our Lady's Home of Compassion

10:30-11am Sat 18 Oct11-11:30am Sat 18 Oct+ 7 more
2 Rhine Street, Island Bay Wellington 6023
Accessible
Koha
Outside of Pātaka Museum doors

Pātaka Art + Museum - Behind the scenes tour

11am-12pm Wed 22 Oct1:30-2:30pm Wed 22 Oct
Pātaka, corner of Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua City
Free - Booking requiredBook
Outside of Pataka museum

Porirua Libraries - Public talk

1:30-2:30pm Wed 29 Oct
Pā̄̄̄taka, corner of Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua City
Accessible
Free
Outside Pataka museum
Book early

Porirua Libraries - Sharing Stories

10:30am-3:30pm Wed 5 Nov
Pā̄̄̄taka, corner of Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua City
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Yellow and red police station building

Old Jail Museum Open Day

11am-3pm Sat 1 Nov11am-3pm Sun 2 Nov+ 2 more
274B Jackson Street, Petone 5012
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Three police hats
Book early

"The Petone Beat" - Policing in Petone since 1840

10-11am Wed 29 Oct
274B Jackson Street, Petone 5012
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Building map of the Taita station estate

Hutt Heritage Centre Open Day

10am-3pm Sat 1 Nov
Walter Nash Centre, Taine Street, Taitā, Lower Hutt 5011
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Stone headstone in a graveyard

Wonderful Wahine: Women in the Cemetery

11am-12:15pm Sat 18 Oct11am-12:15pm Sat 1 Nov+ 1 more
Near 26 Bolton Street, Museum entrance, Wellington
$10.00 - Booking requiredBook
Group of people standing outside a building

Crime and Punishment

4:30-6pm Tue 28 Oct4:30-6pm Thu 30 Oct+ 2 more
Near 26 Bolton Street, Museum entrance, Wellington
$10.00 - Booking requiredBook
White and red cottage

Randell Cottage Annual Open Day

1-4pm Sun 19 Oct
14 St Mary Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Self-Guided
Koha
Photograph of a grocers and two people standing in the doorway

Families in Business on Jackson Street

10-11am Wed 5 Nov
274B Jackson Street, Petone 5012
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Black and white photograph of an old street with people on bicycles

Kids Scavenger Hunt along Historic Jackson Street

11am-3pm Sat 8 Nov11am-3pm Sun 9 Nov
274B Jackson Street, Petone 5012
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Black and white photograph of the birdeyes view of a city

WALK: Discover Historic Jackson Street

10-11:30am Thu 30 Oct10-11:30am Thu 6 Nov
274B Jackson Street, Petone 5012
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Three photographs of people mounted on a wall

Porirua City Hall of Fame self-guided tour

9am-5pm Sat 18 Oct9am-5pm Sun 19 Oct+ 6 more
Te Rauparaha Arena, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
Wheelwright photograph with text imposed on top
Book early

Unique Wheelwrighting Experience

2-4pm Sat 8 Nov
2070 Longbush Road, Gladstone, Masterton
Accessible
$40 - Booking requiredBook
Porirua harbour and three trial signs

Porirua Heritage Trail Guided Tour

1-3pm Sun 2 Nov
Porirua Harbourside, Porirua
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Porirua harbour at sunset

Building by the Water - Kai Tahi, Porirua

7:15am-9pm Fri 17 Oct7:15am-9pm Sat 18 Oct+ 20 more
20 Parumoana St, Porirua
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Free
Pencil sketch of houses

Thorndon Society Heritage Walk

3:30-5:30pm Sat 1 Nov
The Thistle Inn, 3 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Curator talking to a crowd next to a traffic light display
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Rainbow Tour

12-12:35pm Sat 25 Oct
3 Jervois Quay, Wellington
Accessible
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Victorian house with overlay text

Living Victorian Village experience

10:30am-2:30pm Sat 8 Nov10:30am-2:30pm Sun 9 Nov
169 Main St, Greytown 5712
Accessible
Family Activities
Self-Guided
Costs vary
Street view with horse and carriage

Somethings Dark and Dangerous

10-11am Sat 1 Nov
Masterton Library, 54 Queen Street, Masterton
Free
A man and woman standing in front of a plane

World Famous in Masterton

1-2pm Sat 1 Nov
Masterton Library, 54 Queen Street, Masterton
Accessible
Free
A dog sitting on a bank
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Paddy The Wanderer: Wellington History Walk

10:30am-12pm Sun 19 Oct
3 Jervois Quay, Wellington
Family Activities
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Pink image with leaves and a book, reading 'Capital Trees' Walking Tour with author Susette Goldsmith

'Capital Trees' walking tour with author Susette Goldsmith

10:30am-12:30pm Sun 19 Oct
Corner of Lambton Quay & Whitmore St, Wellington
Free - Booking requiredBook
Photo of a meat pie

Pie and a Pint - Sacred Walks

6-8pm Fri 31 Oct
90 Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington
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Accessible
Self-Guided
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Exterior shot of a historic wooden church.

Ring out the Bells!

10am-2pm Sat 1 Nov
211 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Family Activities
Koha
Artistic painting of St Peter's Church in Wellington.

Talk to the Walls - Forum and a Cuppa

2-4pm Sun 2 Nov
211 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Accessible
Koha
Exterior shot of a large cream coloured building.
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Chinese in Lower Hutt and Petone 1880s to present day

7-8:15pm Wed 22 Oct
2 Queens Drive, Lower Hutt
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
Banner ready The SS Ventnor Story and Sinking in 1902
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The SS Ventnor Story and sinking in 1902

7:30-9:30pm Mon 20 Oct
45 Ocean Rd, Paraparaumu,
Accessible
Koha - Booking requiredBook
Drawing of a woman in Victorian dress. Text reads "Antrim House from Pemberley to Pipitea: Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday"
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From Pemberley to Pipitea: Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday

3-4:15pm Sat 18 Oct11am-12:15pm Sun 19 Oct
63 Boulcott Street, Wellington
Accessible
$25 - Booking requiredBook
Banner reading Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira

Ngāti Toa Rangatira Sites of Significance Bus Tour

10am-12:30pm Sat 8 Nov
Ūpane | Whitireia Polytechnic, 3 Wi Neera Drive, Porirua
Family Activities
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Colourful painted image of a waka and pā. Reads "The Epic life of Kahe Te Rau-o-te-Rangi as told by Miria Pōmare"

The Epic Life of Kahe Te Rau-o-te-Rangi as told by Miria Pōmare

10:30am-12pm Sun 26 Oct
Wellington Museum, Wellington 6011
Accessible
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Text reading Featherston Heritage Museum. Soldiers stand to the right.

Find Your WWI Ancestor

11am-1pm Sat 8 Nov11am-1pm Sun 9 Nov
70-72 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston
Accessible
$5 - Booking requiredBook
Banner reading Featherston Heritage Museum

Historic Featherston Stories Trail

Any time during the festival
70-72 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston
Self-Guided
Free
Black and white photo of historic building in Featherston

Featherston Main Street History Stroll

Any time during the festival
Fitzherbert Street (SH2), Featherston
Accessible
Self-Guided
Free
AI Generated banner with a horse dressed as Santa Claus. Reads Christmas At The Races, Sunday November 9th.

Christmas Raceday at Tauherenikau

1-6pm Sun 9 Nov
1498 SH2, Featherston
Family Activities
Free
Banner reading Featherston Heritage Museum. Photo of prisoners of war being escorted by a soldier to the right.

The Lives and Legacies of Japanese Prisoners at Featherston Military Camp

12:30-1:30pm Sat 8 Nov12:30-1:30pm Sun 9 Nov
70-72 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston
Accessible
$5
Banner reading Featherston Booktown

"The Featherston Star" children's book launch

10:30-11:30am Sun 9 Nov
62-64 Bell Street, Featherston
Accessible
Family Activities
Koha
A historic postcard showing the town of Featherston

The History Quiz

7-9pm Sat 8 Nov
Featherston Memorial RSA, 57 Fox Street, Featherston
Accessible
$15 - Booking requiredBook
A cartoon drawing of a bookshelf in halloween colours, covered in spiderwebs

Spooktacular Stories

10-11pm Sat 8 Nov
63 Fox Street, Featherston
Accessible
$20 - Booking requiredBook
Text reading Featherston Heritage Museum. Shot of a cemetery to the right.

Soldier Stories Walk

10am-12pm Sat 8 Nov10am-12pm Sun 9 Nov
63 Western Lake Road, Featherston
Free - Booking requiredBook
Exterior shot of a cream building reading ROYAL HOTEL

Mess Call at Brac & Bow

6:30-9pm Fri 7 Nov
22 Revans Street, Featherston
Accessible
Costs vary - Booking requiredBook
Photo of a miniature red train.
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All Aboard - An Afternoon of Heritage Enchantment

2-4pm Sat 8 Nov
Tauwharenikau, Featherston
Family Activities
$20 - Booking requiredBook
Banner reading "Over the rainbow queer history kōrero" with photos of smiling people in and out of drag beneath.

Over the Rainbow

10:30am-12pm Sat 1 Nov
3 Jervois Quay, Wellington
Accessible
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Exterior shot of white church

"Establishment and Exotic Churches in Wellington” - Sacred Spaces

12-1pm Thu 30 Oct
Old St Paul's, Wellington
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Accessible
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Exterior shot of large pink cathedral surrounded by trees

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul - Sacred Spaces

1:30-2:30pm Thu 30 Oct
2 Hill Street, Thorndon
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Exterior shot of church with columns

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart - Sacred Spaces

3-4pm Thu 30 Oct
40 Hill Street, Thorndon
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Exterior shot of tall church in concrete

St Andrew's on the Terrace - Sacred Spaces

4:30-5:30pm Thu 30 Oct
30 The Terrace, Wellington
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Interior shot of church with pews and high roof

Central Baptist Church - Sacred Spaces

9:45-10:45am Fri 31 Oct
46 Boulcott Street, Wellington
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Exterior shot of large brick and stone cathedral

St Mary of the Angels - Sacred Spaces

11am-12pm Fri 31 Oct
17 Boulcott Street, Wellington
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Exterior shot of a bookshop with trees nearby

"Why Does Wellington Have a Reputation as Godless?" - Sacred Spaces

12:15-12:45pm Fri 31 Oct
Unity Books, Wellington
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Interior shot of a worship space with many chairs

Beth El Orthodox Jewish Synagogue & Holocaust Centre - Sacred Spaces

1:30-2:30pm Fri 31 Oct
80 Webb Street, Wellington
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Exterior shot of small brick building with a triangular roof

Theosophical Society - Sacred Spaces

3-4pm Fri 31 Oct
19 Marion Street, Wellington
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Exterior rear side shot of white and green church

St Peter's on Willis - Sacred Spaces

4:30-5:30pm Fri 31 Oct
211 Willis Street, Wellington
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Exterior rear side shot of white and green church

"What is Different About Religion in Wellington?" - Sacred Spaces

5-6pm Fri 31 Oct
211 Willis Street, Wellington
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Exterior shot of large white and cream church with red roof

St John's in the City - Sacred Spaces

9-10am Sat 1 Nov
170 Willis Street, Wellington
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Interior shot of chairs around a podium

Christian Science Reading Room - Sacred Spaces

10:15-11am Sat 1 Nov
197 Willis Street, Wellington
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Exterior shot of white and cream church with red doors

Wesley Church - Sacred Spaces

11:15am-12:15pm Sat 1 Nov
75 Taranaki Street, Wellington
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Exterior shot of a large domed building

Greek Orthodox Cathedral - Sacred Spaces

2:45-3:45pm Sat 1 Nov
3 Hania Street, Mount Victoria
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Exterior shot of brick building with stairs, reading Quakers

Society of Friends (Quakers) - Sacred Spaces

4-5pm Sat 1 Nov
7 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria
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Black and white photograph of two men looking through a telescope in a field

Behind the Scenes: How We Digitise Photos at the Wairarapa Archive

4-5pm Fri 31 Oct
3 Albert Street, Masterton
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook
A person holding a photograph collage

Caring for your collections at home

10-11am Sat 18 Oct
3 Albert Street, Masterton
Accessible
Free - Booking requiredBook