Park(ing) Day

Park(ing) day is typically the third Friday in September, though activations tend to happen over the whole weekend too!

What is Parking Day, you ask? Across the globe, in September every year, parking spaces are repurposed. Car parks are converted into parks, social spaces, dining rooms, art installations, health clinics, wedding venues, free bike repair shops and even foosball table equipped lounges. Streets are reimagined as safer, greener and more equitable spaces. Parking Day is an exciting way to engage with urbanism, and to advocate for people-centric city design.

You can make your own parklet, or wander the city centre to see if there are any that pop up there! See some epic photos from previous Parking day events in Tāmaki Makaurau here, and read more about it here.