Kia Ora! As part of the Ōtautahi Pride 2026, our Rainbow Families meetup will be joining forces with Christchurch Pride and attending the Closing Picnic! We will have some activities for the tamariki and a shady area to sit down and have some kōrero and fun together. The playground won’t be far, and if it’s […]
Hosted by the wonderful Tony Chestnut and Tucker Inn - you and your best buds will take an easy 30 min stroll around the city, then get a FREE pup cup as a sweeeet reward + Giveaways & epic prizes for best dressed pooches!
Join us for a special Wā Kōrero-Storytimes session to celebrate Pride 2026! Meet others in our community when you and your preschooler join us for a fun variety of stories, songs and rhymes which foster children’s literacy. Perfect for 2-5 years. All whānau and caregivers welcome.
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt […]
Introducing Mud & Meditation, a blend of mindfulness and pottery in a beautiful setting - Ashe Gallery located in Ōtautahi. The details: Meditation, with the intuitive Reiki Guide, Angelah Rose. Providing calm practices you can experience and learn from. Mud, the clay aspect in this workshop. Playing, learning and creating something special. Anything you feel […]
One final Sunday Session before winter. 🌇 Join us for The Sunset at Smash Palace on Sunday, 17 May. We’ll kick things off from 2PM and roll through golden hour, with sunset over Ōtautahi at 5:13PM. All the usual Sunday Sessions seasonings—great music, great people, and a welcoming space for our LGBTQIA+ whānau and allies—the […]
A Sapphic Witchcore Party Step into the dark, dreamy realm of The Queer Coven — a night created for queer women, sapphics, and kindred spirits to gather, connect, and celebrate under the stars. On this enchanted evening, we invite you to embrace your inner witch, your softest self, your wildest self — fully adorned in […]
Trade boredom for board games! Come hang out with the Qtopia team and other lovely humans who just want to roll the dice, pull a card and have a good time. You'll find us at Meepleopolis at the Climate Action Campus (plenty of parking available and the closest bus stops are Woodham Rd and Stanmore […]
A place for LGBTQIA+folks and allies to connect with each other and nature. We will be putting in the mahi to look after the environment alongside the Richmond Community Gardens in Ōtautahi. We will finish up early for a cuppa.
Come and have a nice time with a chill group of (usually around 8 or 9) queer people! We have crafters always happy to help and teach, chatty people, quiet people, energetic people, tired people, younger people, older people, regulars, people dropping by once in a while, people who come to work on their WIP, […]
Join us for Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) – No Pride in Genocide, a groundbreaking global film event co-organized by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) together with hundreds of partner groups worldwide. QCP 2026 features 300 screenings in nearly 60 countries all over the world of a collectively-curated stellar short film […]
A Classic Gay Friday Night Out. OUT is a new Friday night event by Q Events, inspired by the classic Friday and Saturday nights that have brought our rainbow community together over the years. Created for our rainbow community and allies, OUT is a welcoming space to connect, celebrate and dance. Whether you're catching up […]
