HALF/TIME, the project led by New Zealand’s Wairehu Grant, comes to Hope & Anchor in May. Emerging from Grant’s PhD research into the ideological crossovers between te ao Māori and punk culture, HALF/TIME brings together the personal and political, amplifying ancestral echoes of Aotearoa and giving voice to the injustices faced by Indigenous peoples today.

Set within the intimate surroundings of The King’s Chapel of the Savoy, the Australia House Ensemble presents Confluence, a distinctive evening of chamber music inspired by the meeting of Australia’s Murray and Darling rivers.

Aotearoa New Zealand has been named Lead Country Partner for The Great Escape 2026, taking the spotlight at the UK's leading new music festival and industry conference as it celebrates its 20th anniversary in Brighton this May.

The Pacific Tavern will host Sweet Sounds on Sunday 10 May: a free showcase of New Zealand musicians presented in collaboration with Outward Sound, part of the New Zealand Music Commission.

London Australian Film Society returns on 8 May with its fourth annual screening of The Castle (1997) — one of Australia’s most beloved and enduring cult comedies.

Australian cabaret star Trevor Ashley brings his acclaimed tribute show A Million Years of Minnelli to London’s Garrick Theatre for one night only on Sunday 3 May 2026.

New Zealand artist Hemi Hemingway brings his latest London show to Hope & Anchor this April. With a sound that draws on 60s rock, 50s polish and 80s romanticism, Hemi pairs swagger with real emotional force, blending classic influences into something fresh, theatrical and distinctively his own.

Australian artist Vivienne Tétaz brings a new series of haunting large-scale photographic works to London this spring with Resort, warehouse and the nation state, now showing at La Gallerina.

Australian lyric soprano Siobhan Stagg returns to London for a spellbinding recital at Wigmore Hall on Tuesday 31 March, joined by acclaimed American pianist Jonathan Ware.

BFI Southbank celebrates the work of acclaimed Australian director Peter Weir this spring with a major retrospective spanning his career, from Australian New Wave classics to his best-known Hollywood films.

Award-winning New Zealand author D. V. Bishop appears in conversation at the Reading Minds Helensburgh Book Festival to discuss his acclaimed Cesare Aldo series of historical thrillers set in Renaissance Florence. The event takes place at The Hill House ahead of the UK publication of Shadow of Madness, the sixth Aldo novel, by Pan Macmillan later in 2026.

Edel Assanti presents Portals to Place, a rare London showing of work by three artists from the legendary Papunya Tula Artists cooperative — one of the most significant art movements in Australian history.

Our Fragile Space, a powerful outdoor photography exhibition by Australian photographer Max Alexander, is on display in central London this spring at the Royal Astronomical Society.

An electrifying reinvention of a modern literary classic, Yentl arrives at Marylebone Theatre in London after a sold-out, five-star run at the Sydney Opera House, where it captivated audiences and critics alike.

As part of the Chipping Campden Music Festival, New Zealand–born, London-based violinist Benjamin Baker - acclaimed for his “utterly meaningful” and “out-of-body” playing - takes on one of the great feats of classical music: performing the complete Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin in a single evening.

Australian sister duo Charm of Finches bring their spellbinding harmonies and emotionally resonant songwriting to the UK with a tour in February and March 2026, supporting their new single Meteor.

A luminous evening of choral music celebrating love, hope and praise, Pax Musica brings together works by Australian and British composers in the soaring surroundings of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge.

Waltja: One Family brings together five members of one extraordinary artistic family from Wirrimanu (Balgo), in the remote south-east Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Celebrate Waitangi Day in style with the New Zealand Society UK’s Waitangi Day Gala Ball - one of the marquee events for Aotearoa New Zealanders and friends in the UK.