Upcoming events.

Sunflowers in Bloom - Harmonies for Ukraine
Nov
8

Sunflowers in Bloom - Harmonies for Ukraine

A concert to raise money for the Youth Orchestra of Ukraine. Music and words of love, hope, joy and consolation, with Syndey Manowitz, Donald Cullington and special guests - koha entry!

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Sancta Maria - Concert with the SCV and friends
Nov
14

Sancta Maria - Concert with the SCV and friends

Southern Consort of Voices, featuring the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Choir and the Stella Singers, present ‘Sancta Maria’ - a concert of luminous choral treasures in the Cathedral tradition.

Join the Southern Consort of Voices, Stella Singers, and the visiting Christchurch Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Choir for an inspiring afternoon of sacred choral music in the beautiful acoustic of St Paul's Cathedral.

Featuring double-choir masterpieces by Paweł Łukaszewski and Franz Biebl, Britten's Hymn to a Virgin, and works from Aotearoa and beyond, including composers Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Douglas Mews, David Childs and David Griffiths.

A rare opportunity to hear three choirs united in music of beauty, devotion and grandeur.

$25 Adult | $20 Concession | $10 Student | School children free

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Choral Mass with the CBS Choir
Nov
15

Choral Mass with the CBS Choir

Join us for our 10am Choral Mass with special guests, the choir and musicians of the Christchurch Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, featuring Piccolo’s Canterbury Mass and a number of motets and anthems for the occasion!

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Royal Dunedin Male Choir Christmas Concert
Dec
7

Royal Dunedin Male Choir Christmas Concert

We’re delighted to welcome back the Royal Dunedin Male Choir for their Christmas Concert 2026! Details to follow…

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Beneath the Southern Stars - Octagon Ensemble
Nov
6

Beneath the Southern Stars - Octagon Ensemble

The Octagon Ensemble returns for a celebration of the life and work of British composer Benjamin Britten, along with music by David Hamilton, Chris Artley and Rosa Elliott.

Tickets at door - $25 waged, $15 unwaged.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Oct
27

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Chapter Room (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Office entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Oct
20

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Chapter Room (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Office entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Southern Youth Choir Spring Concert
Oct
17

Southern Youth Choir Spring Concert

Come and join the fantastic Southern Youth Choir as they return to St Paul’s for their Spring Concert, “Rejoice!”, featuring Benjamin Britten’s ‘Rejoice in the Lamb’ and works by Charles Wood, Gerald Finzi, Hoagy Carmichael, Kirby Shaw, Christopher Tin, Michael Tippet and Joni Mitchell… with John Buchanan (conductor), Tessa Campbell and Ewen Clarke-Wallace (student conductors), and David Burchell (organ).

Tickets $25 (full price) and $15 (concessions)

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Sept
22

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Chapter Room (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Office entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Sept
15

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Chapter Room (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Office entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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The 12th Annual Dame Dorothy Fraser Lecture
Sept
13

The 12th Annual Dame Dorothy Fraser Lecture

Join us for the 12th Annual Dame Dorothy Fraser Lecture, an evening celebrating the contributions of women to public life, leadership, education and social change.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE FOR $34.05 each ($30.00 + $4.05 fees)

Hosted by Ingrid Leary MP, this year’s lecture features acclaimed author and educator Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, in conversation with Hon Carmel Sepuloni.

Pauline Vaeluaga Smith is an author and educationalist of Samoan, Tuvaluan, Scottish and Irish heritage. After training as a teacher in Dunedin and later lecturing at the University of Otago, she has dedicated her career to education and community development. She is currently Director of the Murihiku Māori and Pasifika Cultural Trust in Invercargill.

Pauline is the author of the award-winning My New Zealand Story: Dawn Raid (2018), which was a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and received the Best First Book Award. In June 2026, she released the highly anticipated sequel, My New Zealand Story: Dawn Raid – The Apology, continuing the powerful story of one of New Zealand’s most significant social and political chapters.

The evening will explore Pauline’s work as an author, educator and advocate, and reflect on themes of identity, belonging, justice, resilience and the importance of preserving and sharing our histories.

Programme
Doors open: 4.30 pm
Wine, fruit juice and canapés (included in ticket price)
Guests seated by: 4.55 pm
Lecture begins: 5.00 pm

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Sept
1

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Prayers for Ukraine with Fr Andriy Mykytyuk
Aug
29

Prayers for Ukraine with Fr Andriy Mykytyuk

Fr Andriy joins us at St Paul’s to lead prayers for Ukraine at 2pm.

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Book Launch - The Body and the Blood
Aug
26

Book Launch - The Body and the Blood

Our very own Molly Crighton is the author of a new murder mystery novel set in the Cathedral itself, where we will be launching the book on Wednesday 26th August at 6pm. We’re very excited to celebrate Molly’s talent (and the Cathedral’s starring role!) - if you would like to come along, please RSVP here: https://brnw.ch/21x4fZ0!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Aug
25

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Aug
18

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Aug
11

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Jul
28

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Southern Consort of Voices Concert - Starlight…
Jul
26

Southern Consort of Voices Concert - Starlight…

The Southern Consort of Voices returns for a “Starlight” themed concert, featuring a performance of Anthony Ritchie's "Ururangi", and other works for the month of Matariki. Watch this space for ticket details!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Jul
21

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Royal Dunedin Male Choir 140th Anniversary Concert!
May
31

Royal Dunedin Male Choir 140th Anniversary Concert!

This special concert, with special guests the Southern Youth Choir, features work from throughout the 140 years of the Royal Dunedin Male Choir, including a piece sung at the inaugural concert in 1886!

Tickets are only $25 for Adults and $15 for Students - Door Sales, Cash only

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Southern Youth Choir - Rutterly Glorious
May
30

Southern Youth Choir - Rutterly Glorious

The excellent Southern Youth Choir return to St Paul’s for a concert featuring works by Rutter, Parry, Britten, Stanford and more, including John Rutter’s Gloria, accompanied by brass, percussion and organ.

Tickets are only $25, with Student/Unwaged tickets for $15, and Under 16’s are free!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Apr
21

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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NZSSC in Dunedin!
Apr
12

NZSSC in Dunedin!

Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to Te Waipounamu, for the first time since 2023, the internationally renowned New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, and modern, plus waiata from Aotearoa and the Pacific.

This is your only chance to see the 2025-26 NZSSC perform in the South Island!

“The repertoire we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not choral music as you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform”– 2023-24 NZSSC singer

Bring the whole family for an evening of choral excellence and entertainment!

This is a full length concert with interval.

Door Sales (cash/eftpos) available. Tickets (priced from $1-$50) also available in advance here.

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Mar
31

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Octagon Ensemble Concert
Mar
29

Octagon Ensemble Concert

The Octagon Ensemble returns for a Passiontide Concert - details to follow soon!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Mar
24

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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AAW Commissioning Service
Mar
22

AAW Commissioning Service

The Committee of the Anglican Association of Women for the next three years will be commissioned as part of our main 10am Mass, including new President Dot Muir from the Diocese of Dunedin. All are welcome!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Mar
17

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Dunedin Pride Service
Mar
15

Dunedin Pride Service

An inclusive Pride month service for everyone, where we come together in celebration to affirm the wonderful diversity in which God has made us, and to give thanks for the unfailing love of God for every person in Jesus Christ. Absolutely everyone is welcome!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Mar
10

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Commonwealth Sunday Service
Mar
8

Commonwealth Sunday Service

A service of celebration to give thanks for the Commonwealth of Nations, in partnership with the Royal Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship. The service features readings and music from the young people of the Diocese. All are welcome to attend!

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Craft Group at the Cathedral
Mar
3

Craft Group at the Cathedral

The Craft Group normally meets in the Kitchen (downstairs in the Cathedral - entry through the Car Park entrance) on Tuesday evenings, and everyone is welcome to come along and bring some crafts they are working on to share some fellowship and fun together. Sometimes the group also works on crafts for good causes, or for use as part of the Cathedral’s events and service.

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Braden Southee - Free Luncthime Concert!
Feb
27

Braden Southee - Free Luncthime Concert!

Join us for a free lunchtime concert in the lush acoustics of the grand St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin.

Featuring the acclaimed classical guitarist - Braden Southee - Known for his immersive interpretations, and engaging knowledge, the concert promises to be uplifting, comforting, and encouraging.

Programme highlights include works by Scarlatti, Sor, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos, Barrios, Dynes!

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