Wellington Open Day

Wellington Open Day 2014

25 May, Under $20

Wellington Open Day is back! For one day on Sunday 25 May, entry to participating attractions in Wellington is just a gold coin.

Entry to some of Wellington's best attractions will be a mere gold coin on Sunday 25 May. All money raised on the day will be donated to a charity of each of the participants' choice.

Participating attractions: 

• BNZ Museum* - 11am and 2pm tours to view a selection of iconic NZ art
• Carter Observatory - entry into the exhibition for a taster of the observatory
• Circa Theatre - behind the scenes with a backstage tour
• City Gallery - a back-of-house tour to see how they make exhibitions come to life
• Holocaust Centre of New Zealand - a moving experience which tells the stories of the survivors and victims that came to NZ
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - hop on the space multimedia rides 
• Museum of Wellington City and Sea - children aged 5-10 can hunt for treasure with prizes for all who take part
• New Zealand Cricket Museum* - Behind the stumps back-of-house tours, Basin Reserve Moments tours and Fire in Babylon film screenings 
• NZ Portrait Gallery - vote for the portrait that deserves the Peoples' Choice award out of 61 portraits
• Old St Paul's - a guided tour to hear the wonderful and sometimes quirky stories and hidden gems and secrets
• Reserve Bank Museum - tours of the museum including displays of ancient coins and NZ currency
• Staglands Wildlife Reserve - touch and hand-feed native and exotic birds, animals and trout
• Toi Pōneke Arts Centre* - get a rare glimpse of the wide variety of arts practice and activities that go on behind the scenes
• Walk Wellington - experience the city walk offered daily to national and international visitors
• Wellington Cable Car - reacquaint yourself with the Cable Car and check out the great new terminal and viewing platform at Kelburn
• Wellington Ocean Sports* - youth ocean sports 'have a go' day for 16-20 year olds
• Wellington Zoo - get up close and personal with native treasures and exotic animals
• Zealandia - see why Zealandia is a unique and internationally recognised native wildlife attraction

* indicates you need to pre-book this activity

For more information head to:  Wellington Open Day Info