Join us for festive weekend activities – choral performances, FREE Christmas crafts, and book a visit with Santa in his special Museum Study.
SAT AND SUN, 21 NOV - 20 DEC
PLUS MON 21 - WED 23 DEC, 9.30AM - 4.30PM
$15 PER FAMILY (UP TO FIVE PEOPLE)
SESSIONS ARE LIMITED. PRE-BOOK TO AVOID DISAPOINTMENT
Exciting news for fans of the jolly white-bearded, red-suited man! Santa Claus is back at Auckland Museum! He loved his private study so much last year that he has returned to us.
For a limited time, we'll be offering this affordable option to meet Father Christmas with your excited little ones. For more information and to book a special session with Santa Claus, see our Visit Santa's Study page.
SAT AND SUN, 21 NOV - 20 DEC
PLUS MON 21 - WED 23 DEC, 10AM - 3PM
ORIENTATION SPACE, TE AO MĀRAMA SOUTH ATRIUM
FREE
Get your festive creativity flowing with hands-on craft activities— decorate a wooden bauble to take home as a keepsake, or as a gift for someone special in your life.
From 10AM – 3PM pop into the Orientation Space, just off Te Ao Mārama the South Atrium on the ground level, and we’ll provide examples and inspiration to help release your child’s inner artist, whatever their age.
SATURDAYS, 21 NOV – 19 DEC
11AM – 11.30AM
GRAND FOYER
Join us on Saturday mornings for a festive musical treat when our majestic Grand Foyer is filled with beautiful song. Local choirs from Tāmaki Makaurau will perform seasonal classics, singalong carols, and favourites from their own songbooks.
Choir schedule
Stimmung Choir is proudly "Auckland's coolest choir", having given choral music the grunge rock treatment for a decade now. With repertoire including Nirvana, Radiohead, and Queens of the Stone Age, Stimmung brings community joy to some of the best music from the turn of the millennium (plus carols too!).
The We Are Loud Community Choir brings people together through the joy of singing, celebrating the power of music to connect, inspire, and uplift. With a focus on inclusivity, creativity, and having fun, the choir reflects the spirit of We Are Loud: music is for everyone! Bringing together voices from across the community, the choir creates an energetic and welcoming sound that celebrates the shared experience of making music together.
Founded in 2022 by composer and conductor Kate Bell, All Together Now runs seven non-auditioned choirs across Auckland and Taupō. With over 400 members ranging from first-time singers to seasoned performers, the choirs rehearse weekly under the guidance of a team of professional conductors, offering an opportunity for people of all abilities and musical backgrounds to share in the joy of singing. They work hard and have lots of fun together, singing a wide range of different types of music, including waiata Māori, folksongs, arrangements of pop
Formed in 2003, Handel Consort & Quire directed by Robert Howell, is an ensemble of singers and instrumentalists committed to performing Handel’s lesser-known and less-performed works to the highest musical standard with attention to baroque stylistic detail. They will sing a variety of well-known carols in glorious harmony.
SAT 21 NOV - WED 23 DEC
TE AO MĀRAMA SOUTH ATRIUM
FREE
It’s not too late for your little (or not so little) ones to write their Santa wish lists and post them into the Museum’s dedicated North Pole mailbox.
Wish lists must be posted by 23 Dec.
FROM MON 7 DEC
From Monday 7 December, our stunningly decorated tree will be on display in Te Ao Mārama South Atrium.