Past Programme 2026 | EcoFest

March 2026

Make Your Mark Nature Event

Sat 21 March @ 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Te Ara Awataha 18A Cadness Street, Northcote, 0627

Free

Adopt-A-Drain Information Session – postponed

Sun 22 March @ 9:30 am to 11:30 am

Free

Butter Making

3 dates from Sun 22 Mar

Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, 2010

$16

Butterflies in the Bay

Long-running Sun 22 Mar to Sat 18 Apr

Blockhouse Bay Shops 556 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay, 0600

Free

Design Your Dream Bike

Long-running Sun 22 Mar to Wed 22 Apr

Online

Free

Eastern Bays Sustainable Garden Trail

Sun 22 March @ 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Various Glendowie, Meadowbank, St Heliers, St Johns, Glen Innes

Everybody Eats

2 sessions at different venues Sun 22 Mar

Central Auckland

Free Kayak Taster Session

Sun 22 March @ 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Rocky Bay Beach Glen Brook Road, 1081

Free

Go Electric! Test Drive an EV on Waiheke

Long-running Sun 22 Mar to Wed 22 Apr

Waiheke Island Various locations, 1081

Free

Introduction to Composting

3 sessions at different venues Sun 22 Mar to Tue 7 Apr

North Auckland

Journeys We Have Travelled

2 sessions at different venues Sun 22 Mar to Tue 31 Mar

North Auckland

Learn to Ride

7 sessions at different venues Sun 22 Mar to Sun 19 Apr

Central Auckland, West Auckland

Low-Carbon Dining Experience at East

Long-running Sun 22 Mar to Wed 22 Apr

East Restaurant 63-67 Nelson Street, City Central, 1010

$69

Make Carbonated Fermented Sodas

Sun 22 March @ 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

The Alembics Lab 13 Moa Ave Oneroa, 1081

$95

MFM’s Roller Disco Extravaganza

Sun 22 March @ 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Old Blackpool School Hall Rata St 14, Blackpool, Waiheke, 1081

Free

Moth Plant Pod Competition

5 sessions at different venues Sun 22 Mar

South Auckland, East Auckland

MyShinyMadness Urban Gallery

10 dates Sun 22 Mar to Wed 22 Apr

Myshinymadness Urban Gallery 23a Boundary Road, Blockhouse Bay, 0600

koha

New Lynn Community Seed Library

Long-running Sun 22 Mar to Wed 22 Apr

New Lynn War Memorial Library 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn, 0600

Free

Ngakinga Natural Dye Workshops

3 dates from Sun 22 Mar

Papa Ki Awataha, Jessie Tonar Scout Reserve (at the end of Kaka Street), Northcote Kaka Street, Northcote, 0627

Free

Noughty Wasters Makerspace Sessions

2 dates from Sun 22 Mar

27 Lake Road Devonport 27 Lake Road Devonport, 0622

Free

Pick ‘N’ Mix Textiles for Adults & Teens

3 sessions at different venues Sun 22 Mar to Thu 16 Apr

East Auckland

Piritahi Marae Working Bee

Sun 22 March @ 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Piritahi Marae 53 Tahatai Road, 1081

Free

Sew Sustainable: Repair and Repurpose

Sun 22 March @ 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Sustainable Papakura 67 O'Shannessey Street, Papakura, 2110

Koha

Upcycling Tiki

2 dates from Sun 22 Mar

141 West Coast Road, Glen Eden 141 West Coast Road, Glen Eden, 0602

Koha