Chch Pride

Pride Games Night
2026-03-27 19:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Aldersgate Centre – Durham Street Methodist, 309 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, 8013, New Zealand
Have fun, make new friends, and let your competitive spirits hang loose. A plethora of fabulous board games will be supplied by our wonderful hosts, Natalie and Bronwyn. Munchies provided, but feel free to bring extra snacks and (non-alcoholic) drinks, or even your own board games if you want. All welcome!

Rainbow Ride 2026
2026-03-28 09:30 - 11:00
Rainbow Ride is Back for Pride 2026!
Join follow Cantabrians as we form a single rainbow snake biking through Ōtautahi in celebration of diversity, fitness, sustainability and our bike-friendly city. We need both Riders and Marshals to make the Rainbow Ride happen, and for the first time we’re fundraising for two incredible local organisations – RAD Bikes (Recycle a Dunger) and Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi. Each ticket you buy sends money their way. If you want to show off your pride, move your body and raise money for some great local organisations, join us!

LGBTQ+ Book Club
2026-03-28 14:30 - 15:30 | Aranui Library, 109 Aldershot Street, Christchurch, 8061, New Zealand
This club is for people with an interest in LGBTQ+ stories to share, discover, and discuss their favorite titles and authors.
We meet on the last Saturday of the month at Aranui Library, from 2:30-3:30pm.
If you’re new to the book club, you can bring along any book – a library book, your own copy, on Libby, Kobo, Audiobook, PDF or just as a fond memory.
Check out past reading lists.
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Ōtautahi Trans Community Meetup & Potluck
2026-03-28 15:00 | WEA Canterbury, 59 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City,, Christchurch, 8013, New Zealand
A social event for the trans community to get together, meet, mingle, have a yarn and share some kai. Open to people of al̲l̲ ages, from across the gender spectrum, at all stages of transition. Koha appreciated to help cover venue hire costs. You may bring a cis partner/parent/ally with you, as long as they remember that this is a trans-focused event.
This is a dry event at a smoke-free, vape-free venue.
Optional pre-registration is appreciated, this gives us a better idea of who’s coming lets us plan a better event https://forms.gle/iDDjSscaMLy6sBAT9

Pride Service
2026-03-29 10:00 | Aldersgate Centre – Durham Street Methodist, 309 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, 8013, New Zealand
Folk of all faiths and none are warmly invited to join us in our annual Pride Service @Aldersgate, followed by sumptuous refreshments and a chance to make connections. This is an unabashed participatory celebration of the fabulous diversity of humanity, queer & straight, CIS-gender and gender diverse, yound and old. Led by Rev Philo KInera and Lexee Blackmore
