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Upcoming road closures around events
View the list of upcoming events for information about any road closures and parking restrictions.
Last updated: 18 October 2024
Auckland Diwali Festival – 19 and 20 October 2024
Event time: 12pm to 9pm
Location: Auckland Central
Impacted roads: Queen Street, Mayoral Drive, Wakefield Street, Wellesley Street East, Wellesley Street West, Rutland Street, Lorne Street
Roads closed: Queen Street, Wakefield Street, Airedale Street, Rutland Street, Lorne Street
Road closure time: 8pm Friday 18 October to 5am Monday 21 October
Auckland FC versus Brisbane Roar – 19 October 2024
Event time: 5pm to 7pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: Beasley Avenue, Maurice Road, O'Rorke Road
Road closure times: 3pm to 8pm
Mairangi Bay Markets – 19 October 2024
Event time: 10am to 2pm
Location: Mairangi Bay
Roads closed: Hastings Road
Road closure times: 10am to 2pm
Thom York – 25 and 26 October 2024
Event time: 7pm to 11pm
Location: Spark Arena, Auckland Central
Roads closed: Mahuhu Crescent, Tapora Street, Te Taou Crescent
Road closure time: TBC
Otahuhu Food Festival – 26 October 2024
Event time: 10am to 4pm
Location: Otahuhu
Roads closed: Great South Road, Mason Avenue, Hall Avenue, Criterion Street, Avenue Road, King Street
Road closure time: 4am to 8pm
Auckland FC versus Sydney FC – 27 October 2024
Event time: 4pm to 6pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: Beasley Avenue, Maurice Road, O'Rorke Road
Road closure times: 2pm to 7pm
Travis Scott – 31 October 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Eden Park
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure time: TBC
Kiwis versus Tonga – 2 November 2024
Event time: 7pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Auckland Marathon – 3 November 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Auckland Central
Roads closed: Shelly Beach Road, Sarsfield Street, Curran Street, Westhaven Drive, Fanshawe Street, Beaumont Street, Jellicoe Street, Customs Street West, Lower Hobson Street, Quay Street, Tamaki Drive, Kings Edward Parade, Vauxhall Road, Hamana Street, Church Street, Old Lake Road, Seacliffe Avenue, Winscome Road, Barry's Point Road, Fred Thomas Drive, Dominion Street, Karaka Street
Road closure time: 2am to 10:30am (North Shore), 2am to 3pm
Hibiscus Coast Motorsport Club Hillclimb Komokoriki Hill Road – 3 November 2024
Event time: 9am to 5pm
Location: Komokoriki Hill Road
Roads closed: Komokoriki Hill Road
Road closure time: 9am to 5pm
Pearl Jam – 8 and 10 November 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure time: TBC
Takapuna Rocks – 9 November 2024
Event time: 10am to 5pm
Location: Takapuna Beach
Roads closed: The Strand, Gibbons Rd
Road closure time: 4am to 11.30pm
People's Triathlon Maraetai – 9 November 2024
Event time: 10am to 5pm
Location: Maraetai
Roads closed: Maraetai Drive, Maraetai Coast Road, North Road
Road closure time: 7:30am to 11.30am
Coldplay Concert – 13, 15 and 16 November 2024
Event time: 5pm
Location: Eden Park, Auckland
Impacted roads: TBC
Mairangi Bay Markets – 16 November 2024
Event time: 10am to 2pm
Location: Mairangi Bay
Roads closed: Hastings Road
Road closure times: 10am to 2pm
IronMaori Tamaki 2024 – 16 November 2024
Event time: 10am to 2pm
Location: Mission Bay
Roads closed: Tamaki Drive, between Long Drive and Ngapipi Road
Road closure times: 5am to 12:30pm
Twenty One Pilots – 17 November 2024
Event time: 7:30pm
Location: Spark Arena, Central Auckland
Roads closed: Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Tapora Street
Road closure times: 5pm to 1am
Tate McRae – 19 November 2024
Event time: 7pm
Location: Spark Arena, Central Auckland
Roads closed: Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Tapora Street
Road closure times: 5pm to 1am
Hozier – 20 November 2024
Event time: 7pm
Location: Spark Arena, Central Auckland
Roads closed: Tangihua Street, Mahuhu Crescent, Te Taou Crescent, Tapora Street
Road closure times: 5pm to 1am
Corporate Challenge 2024 – 20 November 2024
Event time: 5pm to 8pm
Location: Auckland Domain, Grafton
Roads closed: Domain Drive, The Crescent, Wintergarden Road, Kiosk Road, Football Road, The Cenotaph, Museum Circuit, Grandstand Road
Road closure times: 5pm to 8pm
The Cult – 21 November 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Spark Arena
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Crowded House – 21 November 2024
Event time: 7pm
Location: Spark Arena
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
247 Bike Rave Expo – 23 November 2024
Event time: 3pm to 10:30pm
Location: Otara
Roads closed: Bairds Road, Newbury Street, Watford Street
Road closure times: 2pm to 11:30pm
Onehunga Christmas Parade – 23 November 2024
Event time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Location: Onehunga
Roads closed: Onehunga Mall Road, Princess Street, Arthur Street, Church Street
Road closure times: 10am to 1:30pm
Onehunga Christmas Parade – 23 November 2024
Event time: 4:30pm to 6pm
Location: Orewa
Roads closed: Hibiscus Coast Highway, Moana Avenue, Florence Avenue, Alice Avenue, Edward Avenue, Tamariki Avenue, Moenui Avenue, Riverside Road
Road closure times: TBC
Farmers Santa Parade – 24 November 2024
Event time: 1.00pm to 2.30pm
Location: Auckland Central
Roads closed: Queen Street, Customs Street East, Fanshawe Street, Beach Road, Wellesley Street East, Wellesley Street West, Victoria Street East, Victoria Street West, Mayoral Drive, Greys Avenue, Vincent Street, Upper Queen Street
Road closure times: TBC
Run the Point - Hobsonville – 24 November 2024
Event time: 8am to 10am
Location: Hobsonville Point
Roads closed: Buckley Road, De Hallivand Drive, Raffin Street, Kanuka Road, Clark Road, Joshua Carder Drive, Wallace Road, Bomb Point Drive
Road closure times: 8am to 10am
Auckland FC versus Newcastle Jets – 30 November 2024
Event time: 5pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Takapuna Christmas Festival and Market – 30 November 2024
Event time: 9am to 3pm
Location: Takapuna
Roads closed: Hurstmere Road
Road closure times: 5:30am to 5pm
HCMC - Komokoriki Hill Road Rally – 1 December 2024
Event time: 9am to 5pm
Location: Komokoriki
Roads closed: Komokoriki Hill Road
Road closure times: 9am to 5pm
People's Triathlon Series - Orakei – 1 December 2024
Event time: 6am to 12pm
Location: Orakei
Roads closed: Tamaki Drive
Road closure times: 7am to 11:30am
Henderson Christmas parade – 7 December 2024
Event time: 1pm to 2:30pm
Location: Henderson town centre, Great North Road
Impacted roads: Edsel Street, Montel Avenue, Great North Road, Edmonton Road, Peacock Drive, Wadiwe Place, Buscomb Avenue, Lincoln Road, Alderman Drive, Ratanui Street, Henderson Valley Road, Railside Drive
Roads closed: Ratanui Street, Great North Road
Road closure times: 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Auckland FC versus Wellington Phoenix – 7 December 2024
Event time: 5pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Browns Bay Christmas Parade – 7 December 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Browns Bay
Roads closed: Beach Front Lane
Road closure times: TBC
Omaha Half Marathon – 8 December 2024
Event time: 5am to 1pm
Location: Omaha
Roads closed: Taumata Road, Paraoa Crescent, Mangatawhiri Road
Road closure times: 5am to 1pm
Howick Santa Parade – 8 December 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Howick
Roads closed: Picton Street, Wellington Street, Uxbridge Street, Ridge Road, Fencible Drive, Moore Street
Road closure times: 9am to 4pm
Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park – 14 December 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Auckland Domain, Grafton
Roads closed: Park Road, Grafton Bridge, Grafton Road, Khyber Pass Road, Domain Drive, Football Road, Maunsell Road, The Crescent, Lower Domain Drive
Road closure times: 6am to 11pm
Annual Chariot Festival – 14 December 2024
Event time: 12pm to 2pm
Location: Auckland CBD
Roads closed: Queen Street, Shortland Street
Road closure times: 11am to 2pm
Auckland FC versus Western United FC – 21 December 2024
Event time: 5pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
ASB Classic 2025 – 30 December 2024 to 11 January 2025
Event time: TBC
Location: ASB Tennis Centre, Parnell
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
SkyCity New Year's Eve Fireworks – 31 December 2024
Event time: 11:55pm
Location: SkyCity, Auckland CBD
Impacted Roads: Queen Street, Federal Street, Victoria Street West, Victoria Street East, Shortland Street, Wyndham Street, Albert Street, Wellesley Street East, Wellesley Street West, Lorne Street, High Street
Roads closed: Queen Street, Federal Street, Victoria Street West, Victoria Street East, Albert Street
Road closure times: 10pm to 1am
Auckland FC versus Melbourne Victory – 1 January 2024
Event time: 5pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Black Caps versus Sri Lanka – 11 January 2024
Event time: 2pm
Location: Eden Park
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Luke Combs – 17 and 18 January 2024
Event time: TBC
Location: Eden Park
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Sail GP – 18 and 19 January 2024
Event time: 4pm
Location: Wynyard Quarter
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Auckland FC versus Melbourne City FC – 18 January 2024
Event time: 5pm
Location: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Penrose
Roads closed: TBC
Road closure times: TBC
Run Devonport – 19 January 2024
Event time: 5:30am to 12pm
Location: Devonport
Roads closed: Ngataringa Bay Access, Mozeley Avenue, Abbotsford Terrace
Road closure times: 5:30am to 12pm
Childish Gambino – 28 January 2024
Event time: 7pm
Location: Spark Arena
Roads closed: Mahuhu Crescent, Tapora Street, Tangihua Street, Te Taou Crescent
Road closure times: 5pm to 1am