The Hawke's Bay Opera House is a stunning fusion of Spanish Mission, Art Deco and contemporary architectural design. We offer a 'one stop shop' where our clients can arrange everything from venue hire, catering and technical equipment through a single point of contact. Our goal is to make the event planning, coordination and delivery process easy and enjoyable for our clients. Contact our friendly event professionals today to see how we can make your event truly unique.
Over its 96 years of operation, Hawke's Bay Opera House has hosted a myriad of performance genres, from ballet to contemporary dance, operas to musical theatre, vaudeville to stand-up comedy, Shakespearean drama to pantomime and more. Boasting newly renovated venue spaces from a ballroom, business centres, cutting edge architecturally designed display and event areas to one of the top three lyric theatres, seating 981, in the southern hemisphere, the Hawke's Bay Opera House complex is ready to take its place as one of the top entertainment and convention centres in the country.