Franklin Community Arts

29/05/2026

More musical talent in Franklin than you can throw a thrift shop CD at, get in amongst it in the welcoming atmosphere of the Franklin Centre in Pukekohe.

This Saturday 30th May, 10am - 11.30am NZ Modern School of Music will be putting on a showcase of student musical performances. Come down to Franklin Arts Centre and enjoy some live tunes.

07/05/2026

Change is coming, looking forward to seeing how local arts communities can proposer in the Beachlands / Pohutukawa Coast area.

The refreshed space will support connection, creativity and everyday use – featuring flexible areas to work, meet, create and recreate.

22/04/2026

What's a handmade card worth now-days Dad? Get the kids involved and find out for yourself.

17/04/2026

Does Waiuku has a new Youth Choir? Musify Youth, meeting Wednesday nights at the Waiuku Community hall.

08/04/2026

Now it's 6th year, this popular music series hosted in the stunning historic All Souls Church in Clevedon, brings some of the finest musicians in the country to local audiences. The 2026 Autumn season kicks off 3 May with the first of four concerts. Check their page for updates, bookings are always advised as this is an intimate venue and frequently sold out.
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Proudly supported by Franklin Local Board

A twice-yearly series of hour-long Sunday evening concerts in the historic church qt Clevedon

25/03/2026

Serve your community, get involved in the decision making.

🗳Know some one who would be perfect to represent East Franklin on our local board? Nominate a mate! Nominations are open until 31 March 2026.

To stand, your two nominators must be enrolled on the electoral roll in the Wairoa subdivision, which includes Beachlands, Clevedon, Whitford, Maraetai, Kawakawa Bay and Orere Point.

Nominate and stand for Franklin now at: voteauckland.co.nz

12/01/2026

It's in my diary :--)

08/01/2026

Franklin Get Your Hands Working.
Get a 2026 Community Arts Grant.

Music, performance, visual arts, digital storytelling, poetry, workshops and anything that brings people together locally to express themselves through art-making.
We are now welcoming applications for small grants for artists or arts groups living or working in the Franklin area. The Expressions of Interest (EOI) process encourages you to share your ideas where-ever you’re at with it, we can help to develop your project or better articulate it for others.
Your project needs to take place in the first half of 2026 (March - July) for this round of grants. EOIs must be received by Fri 23 Jan.

https://www.franklincommunityarts.co.nz/funding-for-projects.html

17/12/2025

Do you have a community-led Arts project that could do with some help to fly? Music, performance, visual arts, digital storytelling, poetry, workshops and anything that brings people together locally to express themselves through art-making.
We are now welcoming applications for small grants for artists or arts groups living or working in the Franklin area. The Expressions of Interest process encourages you to share your ideas where-ever you’re at with it, we can help to develop your project or better articulate it for others.
Your project needs to take place in the first half of 2026 (March - July) for this round of grants.

To learn more https://www.franklincommunityarts.co.nz/funding-for-projects.html

Or get in touch [email protected]

04/12/2025

Good with your hands? Join Margaret next Saturday in Waiuku for a FREE clay workshop.