
To book this venue, contact Whanganui Venues & Events - email or phone (06) 349 0513 for bookings. The Whanganui Venues & Events office at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre at Pukenamu Queen’s Park is open to the public between 10.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday, or by appointment.

Pre-show and intermission refreshments are provided in the upper bar area, and there are roaming ice-cream sellers to sweeten your theatre experience. The venue is equipped with audio visual equipment and the technical lead and team are available to assist with set-up and technical advice. The Royal Whanganui Opera House offers tours of the building to groups by donation.

It opened in 1900 and is renowned nationally and internationally for its architecture and acoustics. The Royal Whanganui Opera House is New Zealand's last Victorian theatre. The Royal Whanganui Opera House provides an atmospheric setting for local, national and international events.

