Tours & Events
The UXBRIDGE events programme is supported by a vibrant and exciting mix of outdoor, performance and community events for all ages and cultures.
The MATARIKI GLOW SHOW is back with an all-new, giant-scale puppet show for tamariki, educators and whãnau. The Glow Show’s magical glow-in-the-dark characters are getting ready to celebrate with you at 40 theatres around Aotearoa, alongside the first-ever nationwide Matariki holiday! Bigger, better, bolder; with more music and more characters; this is an upbeat show that ‘edu-tains’ and engages the audience over 50 minutes with patai (Q and A) afterwards. Shorter shows of 30 minutes are designed for 0-5yo. MATARIKI GLOW SHOW 2022 relates to our whakatauki at Matariki, with a strong theme of togetherness! Little Green Man Productions is thrilled to present MATARIKI GLOW SHOW in a theatre near you.
Kicking off St Patrick’s Day celebrations a few days early with a rustic afternoon of Celtic Culture and music for the whole family to enjoy. An afternoon with Céilí band and dance followed in the evening with Celtic fusion and contemporary folk-rock for the ‘grown ups’!
Featuring: AUCKLAND CEILI DANCE COMPANY; King and Power with The Steve Edwards Collective and Jasmine Brett.
Family friendly Ceili Dance in the Theatre with King and Power (Afternoon)
2 – 5PM
$15
Ceili (Family of 5)
2 – 5PM
$55
Live Out East – (Evening)
6 – 10PM
$22
Students will reframe their past, current and future outlook and gain a better understanding of themselves. Work produced will go forward to an exhibition in the Malcolm Smith Gallery.
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS
Our young musicians will inspire and delight you with classical, jazz, and everything in between. Join Howick, Pakuranga, Sancta Maria, Macleans, Botany, St Kentigern, and Edgewater Colleges for these wonderful lunchtime concerts you will love!
TIME: 12noon
DATES: 21 May – 2 July
COST: $5 (door sales only)
Whether you are from in town or out in the country, a Field days veteran or visiting for the first time, Field days has something for everyone. Careers and education, Kitchen theatre, health & wellbeing, international, innovations, entertainment, history and yep tractors, diggers, wood chopping and more. With more than 1000 exhibitors and 125,000 visitors each year this is one not to miss, put this trip on your 2021 ‘things to do’ list now.
Ticket includes return bus trip and entry fee to the event. There are onsite food outlets at field days or you can take your own.
Tickets make great gifts for parents!
Bus departs UXBRIDGE 8am, departs Hamilton Field Day at 4:30pm.
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Hang a Photo – Take one Away is a unique, a collection of photographic work created by you, shared and exchanged.
On the photo laundry wash line, you don’t just hang and take photographs. Here we exchange stories, memories and perspectives from everybody involved, an insight into anothers world.
The washing line gallery expresses the way pictures used to be developed in the pre-digital era when photographers had to dry their pictures after fixation and rinsing.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced photographer, most important is that the pictures reflect your interpretation of “Nostalgia” our chosen topic for this event.
Nostalgia, “triggered by something reminding us of an event from our past or pleasurable emotions associated with and/or a longing to go back to a particular period of time, a fond memory of past times”.
FREE PARTICIPATION Rules & Conditions
FREE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Saturday 27 June 10:30AM – 11:30AM OR Saturday 27 June 12:00PM – 1:00PM
FREE PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS Wednesday 24 June 6:30PM – 7:15PM OR Wednesday 24 June 7:30PM – 8:15PM
Uxbridge Theatre comes to life for kids and families with a Matariki afternoon of music and art-making, celebrating the brand new starry album for children, Little Wild Universe. This collection, supported by NZ On Air, takes listeners on a whimsical and joyous rocket ride through the solar system, with family-friendly tunes about the earth, the stars and the universe. Written by award-winning Howick songwriter and mum, Claudia Robin Gunn, she will also be joined by special guests to be announced!
The Great Magic Circus Show!
Prepare to be enchanted by the mesmerizing magic of renowned French circus maestro, JP. Hailed as one of New Zealand’s premier circus magicians and family entertainers, JP is set to captivate audiences at UXBRIDGE for an exclusive two-show engagement!
Secure your tickets for Saturday, 18th of May, and let JP create treasured memories for your family. Two sensational performances 11am or 2pm. The intimate setting of the UXBRIDGE theatre ensures a close-up and personal experience.
JP’s shows are a blend of interactive, comedic magic and mesmerizing circus acts. There is plenty of laughter, interaction, and audience participation. The Great Magic Circus Show is a one-of-a-kind experience with a wow factor for the entire family. Don’t miss out – grab your tickets now!
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ICE AGE . 2002 . PG . 84m
Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth is a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid a really bad frostbite, the planet’s majestic creatures – and a few small, slothful ones – begin migrating south .
The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat that is known as Scrat.
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| ICE AGE (2002) | $5.00 |
The Princess Bride . 1987 . PG . 98m
A story of a young woman named Buttercup and her true love, Westley, as they navigate through a series of challenges, including a vengeful prince, giant rats, a fire swamp and a band of misfit companions.
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| The Princess Bride | $5.00 |
BABE . 1995 . G . 96m
A story of a pig narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with Fly, the farm border collie, and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other farm animals, including Fly’s jealous husband Rex, accept a pig who doesn’t conform to the farm’s social hierarchy?
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| BABE | $5.00 |
Peter Rabbit and his three sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail enjoy spending their days in Mr McGregor’s vegetable garden. When one of McGregor’s relatives suddenly moves in, he’s less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home. A battle of wills soon breaks out as the new owner hatches scheme after scheme to get rid of Peter
Runtime: 95 min
Rated: PG
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| Peter Rabbit - October School Holiday Film Showing | $5.00 |
Join us for a rare opportunity to experience this private art collection on a Gibbs Farm Visit.
Gibbs Farm is a privately owned property with a one-of-a-kind open-air sculpture park. UXBRIDGE is delighted to hold a fundraiser day through a Gibbs Farm Visit and encourage you to witness this incredible place for yourself. There is no entry fee to visit Gibbs Farm – all money from ticket sales will go directly towards the UXBRIDGE theatre programme and upgrade. We thank the Gibbs Farm Trustees and employees for their much-valued support.
Gibbs Farm rests on 400 hectares of farmland on the Kaipara Harbour, 47 kilometres north of Auckland. It contains the largest collection of large-scale outdoor sculptures by some of the world’s leading artists, commissioned and curated by Alan Gibbs over the past 25 years.
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| Gibbs Farm Visit | $48.00 – $138.00 |
Join author Chelsea Johnson Fischer and illustrator Sharon Campbell in celebrating the launch of their brand new book, Luna the Loon and her Marvelous Tune.
More about Luna the Loon and her Marvelous Tune below!
A tale of a young girl’s close encounter with the galaxy’s most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly “dog,” whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren’t in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth.
Runtime: 85 min
Rated: G
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| Lilo & Stitch - October School Holiday Film Showing | $5.00 |
*ONE TICKET PRICE ONLY* – Friday 4 October 1pm Show Ticket
A fun 1hr interactive live show packed with singing, dancing, and a whole bunch of laughs. Aimed at children aged 2 to 10, but irresistible to the whole family. We will have mats on the floor with cushions too as we know kids (and some adults) will want to be close to Craig.
Tickets are non refundable. If you are unable to attend then please gift or sell your tickets to a friend.
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| The Wonky Donkey Show | $15.00 |
Eight-year-old Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family leaves for France. At first, he’s happy to be in charge; but when thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
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