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Drinking, nightlife and entertainment
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Gone are the days when evenings in Christchurch revolved around decaying, male-dominated Edwardian pubs. The modern city harbours enough traditional hostelries, late-night cafAŠs and throbbing music bars to suit most tastes, and many of these offer more than just booze: live music, resident DJs and good food are increasingly taken for granted. After about 10pm the restaurants of "The Strip"
metamorphose into rowdy bars and clubs: just follow the crowds.
Serious music and drama are centred on venues like the Town Hall and the Arts Centre, while less cerebral entertainment is offered by a concentration of downtown clubs and a clutch of city-centre cinemas. Entertainment
listings
are published in Christchurch's daily newspaper
The Press
(the "What's On" section on Fridays is best for live music and clubbing), and in the free monthly magazines
Volume
and
Presto
. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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New Zealand,
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