This Anniversary Weekend, celebrate 178 years of Auckland. If you're in the city, visit the Pop-up Globe, tip your hat at the Auckland International Buskers Festival 2018 and find yourself on the waterfront with Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival 2018 and Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta. All before Vector Limited switch on the lights at Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Today is set to be another scorcher in Auckland and there are no shortage of ways to enjoy the weather and celebrate Auckland Anniversary Day.
For those who stayed in the City of Sails for the long weekend and those visiting there is music, sailing, sport and busking to enjoy.
The weather is predicted to be fine with the chance of showers in the west and a high of 27C.
Auckland International Buskers Festival
Busker Sara Twister entertains at Queens Wharf during the 18th International Buskers Festival during Auckland Anniversary weekend. Photo / Dean Purcell.
The Buskers Festival, which features everything from acrobats to magicians and unicycle champions, wraps up today. World-class talent will be performing at various locations across Auckland. Dig out those spare coins and enjoy the spectacle.
Six sites across Auckland CBD Free
SeePort Festival Captains Cook Wharf has been transformed into a bustling summer carnival packed with rides, tours and entertainment on and off the water. Enjoy a bite to eat from the many food stalls or take the chance to discover Auckland's port from land, sea or sky with helicopter rides, bus tours and boat cruises available.
Have a go at paddling a waka at the Tamaki Herenga Waka Festival. Photo/Dean Purcell
Take the opportunity to get up close with the city's Maori heritage and culture this weekend at the Waka Festival. Have a go paddling a waka or enjoy live music, kapa haka, crafts and delicious kai on the waterfront.
ANZ Viaduct Events Centre Free admission
St Jerome's Laneway Festival
Busker Sara Twister entertains at Queens Wharf during the 18th International Buskers Festival during Auckland Anniversary weekend. Photo / Dean Purcell.
Four stages, 29 acts and thousands of music fans are set to take over Albert Park today for Laneway Festival. The lineup includes Anderson Paak and The Free Nationals - who achieved breakout success with several appearances on Dr Dre's 2016 album Compton - The Internet, Mac Demarco and New Zealand's Aldous Harding.
Gates open at 11.30am Albert Park, Auckland $164.90 plus booking fee
