Black Sheep Circus presents a playful solo circus show for ages 3–10, full of bricks, wheelbarrows, and audience chaos - Colville School and Whitianga 30 Apr - 1 May.

& Juliet, Darklight: The Hidden World, Airship Orchestra, K-Pop Live, RNZB’s Dazzlehands and more - Auckland, April school holidays.

KidzStuff Theatre presents Birdlife Productions’ tale of a young man’s life-altering journey, set against the backdrop of the miracle of the great migration of Kuaka - Wellington, 4-11 April.

StageAntics presents a holiday favourite, brought to life by six fierce, funny, wildly talented rangatahi aged 19–21 - Takapuna, Auckland, 9-11 April.

“New Zealand’s Loudest Mime” Mr Fungus is on tour across Aotearoa, with a silly show that will amuse and delight kids of all ages - Touring throughout April.

Help Pirate Pickle find his happy place in a jolly adventure full of music, dancing and puppet pals at TAPAC, 13-17 April.

Nightsong is set to wriggle back onto the stage with their hit family show, The Worm, coming to three Auckland venues for the April school holidays.

Cubbin Theatre Company presents a playful and gentle theatre experience created especially for babies that are not yet walking and their grown-ups - 25 - 29 March, Christchurch.

Award winning Wellington-based author and illustrator Ruth Paul brings her much loved picture book characters to the stage in this joyful new theatre adventure for children - 7-19 April at Circa Theatre, Wellington.

The Dust Palace presents a playful circus adventure for ages 4–8, where siblings race melting ice creams home, while exploring environmental themes - Auckland 30 March to 11 April; Wairarapa 15 April.

Peekaboo! Welcome to Cubbin Theatre Company's gentle and playful theatre experience for babies aged 1 to 2 years, with older children welcome - Christchurch, 18-22 February.

In 2026, Jeff Parsnips and Tom Knowles are bringing their special brand of kids’ musical comedy to the World Buskers Festival, Hamilton Arts Festival, CubaDupa and the Circa Theatre 50th Anniversary Season.

Perennial Christmas favourite, Tim Bray’s The Santa Claus Show, has found a new permanent home at Centrestage Theatre in Orewa, with the 2025 season running 19 to 21 December.

New Zealand kids-music creator Tom Knowles is launching a 6-week drop of revitalised, reimagined nursery rhymes - starting 12 December, a new remix arrives every week on all major streaming platforms.

A brand-new musical theatre voyage filled with songs and sea-shanties, inspired by Margaret Mahy’s much-loved children’s classic - Wellington, 5-14 December.

Join Cubbin Theatre Company and musical friends for a concert of original Cubbin tunes - Christchurch, 4-7 December.

YANZ presents a fun, all ages rangatahi open mic where young performers share music and creative work - Sunday 7 December, Auckland.

The Pantoloons unleash mischief and magic just before Christmas - 19-22 December in Carterton, Palmerston North, Paraparaumu and Lower Hutt.

The Wellington Puppetry Festival presents Rosana López, a magical and remarkable marionette artist all the way from Argentina - Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Wellington, 22 December.

Canterbury Youth Theatre brings Shakespeare’s classic drama into the Industrial Age - Christchurch, 16 & 17 January 2026.