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Tamariki Seasonal Gardening Wheel Craft

Epsom Library 195 Manukau Road

Make a seasonal wheel and learn what and when you can grow and eat. Facilitated by Gardens4Health.

Free

Pick ‘N’ Mix Textiles for Adults & Teens – Botany

Botany Library Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace, East Tāmaki

Pick 'N' Mix Textiles for Adults & Teens Support sustainability and get creative with the Thread Exchange! 🪡 This hands‑on programme encourages the re‑use of fabric and showcases how fun…

Free

Pick ‘n’ Mix @ Botany Library

Botany Library Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace, East Tāmaki

Celebrate Ecofest at Botany Library! Support the re-use of textiles with the Thread Exchange. Cut out a sewing project with a specialised machine, and assemble the project in the library…

Free

Mending and Making Sew-cial

Mending and Making Sew-cial
Beautification Trust 38 Holmes Road, Manurewa

🧵Complete those projects or learn to mend together!🧵 Got a tear, a button missing or a rip you’ve been ignoring? Trying to find motivation to finally use that cute sewing…

Free

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

DIY Terrarium Workshop

Onehunga Library 85 Church Street, Onehunga

Join us to learn how to make your own terrarium! (Suitable for kids aged 7–12 years) We’ll start with a short introduction, then you can create your own using the…

Free

Seaglass and Recycled Material Jewellery

Remuera Library Remuera

Show your care for the environment by what you wear! Learn core jewellery techniques, and show off your skills by designing and creating unique jewellery from local beachcombed sea glass…

Free

Intro to Earth Building at Kelmarna

Kelmarna Community Farm 12 Hukanui Crescent, Ponsonby

Join us at Kelmarna Community Farm for this weekend-long hands on earth building intro. A cob oven is an excellent introduction to earth building materials and methods, all transferable to…

$132 – $165

Nature Notebook Making

Parnell Library 545 Parnell Road, Parnell

Let kids unleash their creativity these school holidays by crafting their own stick-bound notebook! Using simple materials, they’ll make and decorate a unique notebook inspired by the outdoors. They can…

Free

Hands-on Herbal Balm Workshop

Epsom Community Centre 202 Gillies Ave, Epsom

🌿 Create Your Own Herbal Balm Learn how to make your own soothing herbal balm for cuts, scrapes, dry skin and everyday irritations in this hands-on workshop. Guided by medical…

$15 – $25

Repair Café – Tāmaki Zero Waste Hub

Tāmaki Zero Waste Hub 153 Pilkington Road, Point England

Got a broken appliance or a hole in your favourite garment? Bring it to our free Repair Café at Tāmaki Zero Waste Hub! Our skilled fixers will help troubleshoot and…

Free

Mahi Raranga Activations

MAHI RARANGA ACTIVATIONS
Te Wharekura 117 Quay Street, Auckland Central

Spend your Saturday morning overlooking the Waitematā Harbour, learning the art of raranga in a welcoming, beginner-friendly environment. These pop-up weaving workshops offer tamariki, rangatahi, and whānau a hands-on introduction…

Free

MyShinyMadness Urban Gallery

Myshinymadness Urban Gallery
Myshinymadness Urban Gallery 23a Boundary Road, Blockhouse Bay

Step inside the multi award-winning urban gallery of Lisa Watkins, better known as MyShinyMadness. For EcoFest 2026, Lisa opens her own Urban Sustainability Gallery — a rare indoor and outdoor…

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Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

Natural Lipstick and Lip Gloss Making

Epsom Community Centre 202 Gillies Ave, Epsom

💄 Natural Lipstick & Lip Gloss Making Create your own natural lipstick and lip gloss using nourishing ingredients such as cocoa butter, vitamin E and plant-based pigments. Choose between beeswax…

$15 – $25

Sustainable Art Substrates & Processes – Waiuku

Waiuku Zero Waste 5 Hosking Place, Waiuku

Join us to explore options for more sustainable substrates, materials and processes that we can use in our art making. Supported by Waiuku Zero Waste, we will look at a…

Free

CAN Zine Making – cancelled

Epsom Library 195 Manukau Road

Sorry this event has been cancelled. Make zines about the climate, sustainability, eco-consciousness and more with the Albert Eden Climate Action Network.

Free

Tee to Tote & Stitch to Mend

Waiheke Library 133/131 Ocean View Road, Oneroa

Give your old clothing a new life in this creative, hands-on upcycling workshop! You’ll learn how to transform a T-shirt into a stylish and practical book bag, while also picking…

Free

Bin-Tastic UFOs

Botany Library Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace, East Tāmaki

Celebrate EcoFest and the school holidays at Botany Library! Turn rubbish into an out-of-this-world alien UFO using recycled cup lids 🛸 A fun, eco-friendly craft that shows how recycling can…

Free

Seed Bomb Workshop

Rānui Library 431 Swanson Road, Ranui

Join us at Rānui Library for a fun, hands on Seed Bomb Workshop as part of EcoFest 🌍🌿 In this relaxed and creative session, you’ll learn how to make seed…

Free

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

Kauri Clay Friends

Birkenhead Library 204a Hinemoa Street

Who lives around the kauri tree? Kauri snail, pīwakawaka and perching lily! Learn about these and other kauri friends, then create your own out of self-drying clay. Join Pest Free Kaipātiki and Birkenhead library for a…

Free

Rangatahi Album Showcase

The Button Factory 2 Abbey Street, Auckland CBD

Join us for an evening of live music celebrating the release of SW4CA Vol. 3 Album - Rangatahi addition! Enjoy acoustic performances with an environmental theme from our aspiring youth…

Free

ECO-Threads

ECOthreads
West Auckland Resource Centre 2 Seabrook Ave, New Lynn

The West Auckland Resource Centre is delighted to bring you Eco-Threads once again. Fill a box full of fabric for $5 and load up on free swatches for your next…

Free

Waiuku’s ‘UFO’ Crafting Circle Launch

Waiuku Zero Waste 5 Hosking Place, Waiuku

Celebrate community, connection, and creativity at the launch of the Waiuku Zero Waste UFO (UnFinished Object) Crafting Circle. This welcoming space is for anyone with half-finished craft projects waiting patiently…

Gold Coin Donation

MyShinyMadness Urban Gallery

Myshinymadness Urban Gallery
Myshinymadness Urban Gallery 23a Boundary Road, Blockhouse Bay

Step inside the multi award-winning urban gallery of Lisa Watkins, better known as MyShinyMadness. For EcoFest 2026, Lisa opens her own Urban Sustainability Gallery — a rare indoor and outdoor…

koha

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…

$25

ECO-Threads

ECOthreads
West Auckland Resource Centre 2 Seabrook Ave, New Lynn

The West Auckland Resource Centre is delighted to bring you Eco-Threads once again. Fill a box full of fabric for $5 and load up on free swatches for your next…

Free

The Great Exchange: Swap, Snack, and Socialise! – new date

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street

This event has been postponed to Sunday 3rd May 2026. Ready to clear the clutter and uncover some local treasures? Join us for The Great Exchange, Waiheke’s celebration of sustainability…

Free