We’ve sadly cancelled the Omega Cabaret. Apologies for any inconvenience

MOVED TO THE 11th JULY
Refer to following for details:
https://lytfest.nz/whatson/stories

Dangerous Darlings After Dark is here to warm you up this winter! A thrillingly seductive combination of circus, comedy and cabaret that will leave you laughing, gasping and yelling for more! 

Tickets $25
Duration 50 mins
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What do you get when you combine Aotearoa's only sword swallower with the hula hoop sensation from across the nation? The Dangerous Darlings!

Tickets $10 kids | $15 adults | $40 any group of 4
Duration 50 mins
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Lots to do and see:

Make a birdfeeder thanks to PL’s Community Gardens group.
Shop up cycled and repaired kids clothes thanks to PL’s Garage Sale and Lyttel Sew’n’Sews.
Borrow or play with Toys from the Lyttelton Toy Lbrary
Browse the Art Exhibition by Wildhearts’ Kids

Lyttelton Library will have the badge maker available for people to drop-in and make a badges of their own creation.

Brought to you by your Lyttelton Library and the CCC.

FREE

A pottery class for kids (ages 9 and up)

This school holidays, Ata is offering a kid's pottery wheel class with tutor Coralie Winn. It's a chance to play with clay and have messy fun. This holidays, our theme is food given that it will have recently been Mātariki.

Tickets $160
Duration 5 hours
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Tjopi and audo visual, spoken word adventure.

$10 Unwaged | $15 Waged
Duration 50 mins
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Joe takes you through his favourite bits of Shakespeare, purely for the pleasure.
Joe Bennett is a Lyttelton-based author and columnist.

Tickets $25
Duration 60 mins
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Folk Artist Amiria Grenell will play live at Eruption Brewery for a stunning Sunday session.

KOHA
Duration 3 hours

Arcana Tattoo Craft will be providing you with a selection of Lyttelton Tattoos that you can pop and get on the spot - although bookings are advised as last time this event was a full day for the team.

The larger than life Keith Preene brings you everybody’s favourite singing contest, ‘Stars in their Eyes’. Always a sell-out and never disappoints.

GA Tickets $40 early birds, $50 standard
Duration 4.5 hours
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The Whakaroupō Carving Centre Trust presents this presentation to provide a brief understanding of what informs the ideas, designs, creation and presentation process of kaiwhakairo / carvers.

FREE Event
Duration 90 mins
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Come and play with clay on both Saturdays of the Lyttelton Arts Festival (Saturday July 6 and July 13). A boat, a building, whatever you like. Come and help sculpt our harbour. All tools provided.

FREE
Drop-in Session

Experience a range of experiences throughout the evening. DJs, drag performances, a live performance and visual projections. While we are aiming to centre creatives who are LGBTQIA+ we are welcoming to all audiences with an open mind.

Tickets: $20 early bird, $25 standard
Duation: 5 + hours
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Think Mr Bean meets cirque, where Thom turns the ordinary into the most extraordinary through acrobatics, comical contortions, and a whimsical perspective.
Thom Monckton has been making solo physical theatre pieces for over 10 years, and Endling presents the favorite fingers of this body of work.

Tickets $20 / $25
Duration 60 mins
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Think Mr Bean meets cirque, where Thom turns the ordinary into the most extraordinary through acrobatics, comical contortions, and a whimsical perspective.
Thom Monckton has been making solo physical theatre pieces for over 10 years, and Endling presents the favorite fingers of this body of work.

Tickets $20 / $25
Duration 60 mins
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“Stories in the Holidays”, suitable for families, stories, songs, rhymes, and a craft activity. Brought to you by the Lyttelton Library, CCC, and special guest.

MOVED FROM THE 18TH JULY
FREE

Come check out Lytteltons littlest artists at the Wildhearts Art exhibition. The theme is 'My Wild Heart'. The Art work will be on display at the Union Chapel during the festival, but sales will be available on July 11

FREE

PAINT/MUSIC is a sensory holiday workshop for kids to connect with their artist-self through painting expressively to various live and recorded soundscapes.
Fun, emotional wellbeing, relaxation and imagination - all in one mind-expanding session!

Especially for 6-12 year olds

Tickets $45
Duration 4.5 hours

Something loud, rambunctious and extremely silly has been happening at the Lyttelton Rec centre the last few months, and the Feminist Clown Posse are about to unleash it upon Lyttelton.

Tickets $10 unwaged | $20 standard | $35 Power Posse (support donation)
Duration 60mins
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Slapcity Collective are running two 90 min workshop for kids ~12 up. One at 10am and another at 12pm.
Have a go at making your own urban art stickers with The Slapcity Collective. Get you art out into the world through the medium of sticky paper!

KOHA
Duration 90 mins
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Make a birdfeeder, shop up-cycled and repaired kids clothes, borrow or play with Toys from the Toy Library
Browse a kids Art Exhibition

Slapcity Collective are running two 90 min workshop for kids ~12 up. One at 10am and another at 12pm.
Have a go at making your own urban art stickers with The Slapcity Collective. Get you art out into the world through the medium of sticky paper!

KOHA
Duration 90 mins
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A stunning dance piece by acclaimed choreographer Fleur de Thier featuring accomplished dancers Julia McKerrow and Aleasha Seaward.

Tickets $25
Duration 60 mins
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Simon Gregory on guitar and Carmel Courtney on a number of instruments, and friends, will entertain and delight in this 3 hour Sunday Session at Eruption.

Duration 3 hours
KOHA

Come journey with Paul Klaass as he tells the tale of a shy, introverted artist who discovers the wonderful world of circus, and ends up having an exciting, hilarious and intriguing adventure that takes him to the furthest corners of the world, and the furthest reaches of his imagination.

Tickets $10 kids | $15 adults | $40 any group of 4
Duration 60 mins
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Are you interested in pottery? Have you ever wanted to try throwing clay on a potter's wheel? Here's your chance to have a go.

In this session you will learn about clay, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, look at a kiln and have a go yourself at centering the clay and throwing a pot yourself. This session is conducted in the spirit of fun, learning about and enjoying working with clay!

Tickets $80
Duration 150 mins
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The enigmatic Paul Klaass heads this stellar cast, with stunning circus skills, comedy and live music. Paul will be joined by Burlesque Star Angela Rose, Circus Artist and aerialist Celina Nogueira, gender bending music looper Von Leon, local funny guy Shay Horay, and delicious drag artist Jack Swallows.

Tickets $35 / $45
Duration 2 hours
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