Daily Events
Upcoming Events
North East Valley Community Garden
An open day to welcome people of all gardening abilities with a guided tour from 2.30pm-3.30pm.
Community Fruit Harvest Festival
Apple pressing, music and fruit stalls in a warm hearted harvest festival.
Tomahawk Lagoon Bird Watching
View birds up close using spotting scopes with members of Birds NZ
Beach Clean-up for Sea Lions
Join a clean-up on the beach to improve habitat used by pakake/sea lion mums raising pups.
Puketeraki Māra Kai & Nursery
Open day and two workshops at gardens affiliated with the Puketeraki Marae growing healthy organic Kai in the tradition of their tīpuna.
Fire, Clouds & Local Weather
James Knapp talks on minising fire risk with the trees we plant, and Paul Gorman talks clouds and his passion for weather.
Froggy Facts and Feeding
Watch Tūhura Otago Museum’s green and golden bell frogs be fed and learn about the lives of these beautiful animals.
Sci-Comm Student Films Screening
3 x 10-minute videos on endangered birds and their human champions - replayed on a loop from 11am-2pm
Weather Day
Explore the wilder side of the weather with hands-on activities, a film screening, and demonstrations.
Blue Duck Station
Start at 5.30pm with soup and sausage roll , then journey into the heart of wild New Zealand with Dan Steele from one of the country's most environmentally significant stations.
Froggy Facts and Feeding
Watch Tūhura Otago Museum’s green and golden bell frogs be fed and learn about the lives of these beautiful animals.
Sci-Comm Student Films Screening
3 x 10-minute videos on endangered birds and their human champions - replayed on a loop from 11am-2pm
Birds NZ: The Legendary Moa (Sold Out)
Quinn Berentson talks about Otago as home to the largest and most diverse populations of Aotearoa’s big bird, the moa.
Growing Our Own in a Changing Climate (Sold Out)
Growing local in a regenerative way with gardeners Rory Harding, Sue Novell and Jason Ross.
Secrets of the Past
Forensic experts take a journey through time with ancient DNA to explain how weather has shaped Aotearoa.
A Wild Thirst for Knowledge
Ten University of Otago post-graduates pitch their research to convince the judges and audience that their ‘wild study’ rules.
Raising Royal Albatross Chicks
Join Wildlife Ranger Sharyn Broni as she shares stories about working with the northern royal albatross at Taiaroa Head.
BEE Creative Workshop (Sold Out)
Two workshops: 1pm-2pm & 2pm-3pm bringing art and science together to celebrate native bees. For school-aged children.
Sci-Comm Student Films Screening
3 x 10-minute videos on endangered birds and their human champions - replayed on a loop from 11am-2pm
NZ Birds of the Week/Ngā Manu o te Wiki
Award winning author Gillian Torckler reads her picture book on NZ manu in the story pit.
Albatross Day
With tons of activities, talks, and displays throughout the day, there will be plenty to learn about the world’s largest flying seabirds
Sci-Comm Student Films: Meet the Filmmakers (Sold Out)
Enjoy three short nature documentaries and hear from the student filmmakers from Otago’s Department of Science Communication.
Eyes in the Lives of Penguins
How are penguin eyes different to those of other animals? Join ophthalmologist Francesc March de Ribot for an exciting talk about the eyes of penguins.
Froggy Facts and Feeding
Watch Tūhura Otago Museum’s green and golden bell frogs be fed and learn about the lives of these beautiful animals.
Fabulous Frog Day
Meet froggy friends and do ribbit-ing activities to celebrate our awesome amphibians with NZFrogs and special guests Suzy Cato and Tahu Mackenzie.
Predator Free Dunedin Family Day
Learn how weather and seasons affect predator species and native wildlife at ART PLAY in NATURE, Chingford Park.
Places to
Visit
WILD DUNEDIN – Video
Dunedin is like no other because of its unique southern ocean animals. Penguins, sea lions, albatross and fur seals love our ocean and they breed right here inside our city’s boundary.
You can see these wild creatures any time, but even better to come in the April school holidays when we celebrate our wildlife and wild places during the Wild Dunedin Festival.