Gala 2026

27/03/2026

EARLYBIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

We hope that you can join us on Friday 27th March at the Dunedin Town Hall for a great night of entertainment, food, wine and an auction. The Gala is the Foundation's major fundraiser and your support means that we can continue to fund world-class medical research right here in Otago.

Contact Tracey Fleet on 021 030 4900 or [email protected] to lock in your table/tickets. 

The discounted earlybird price is only available until 30th September:

Table of 10 - $2,500 incl GST (instead of $2,650)

Ticket - $250 incl GST (instead of $265).

There are also some exciting sponsorship opportunities. Get in touch with Tracey to find out more.

Entertainment

We are delighted to announce that our headline speaker for next year’s OMRF Gala is Hilary Barry!

Hilary has graced our televisions across Aotearoa since 2016, but now she is joining us at the Dunedin Town Hall on 27th March 2026 at the OMRF Gala! Not only will Hilary be sharing some hilarious stories with us, she’s even agreed to be a “willing” participant for some of MC Jonathan Usher's magic tricks (so long as she’s not sawn in half apparently!).

We are privileged to have the wonderful Jonathan Usher as our MC. Jonathan will be known to many of you not only as an incredible entertainer but as a supporter of a range of charities such as the OMRF. Jonathan will also provide some fabulous entertainment throughout the night.

We have also secured the incredible LA Social as our band for the evening. For those of you who have been to any events with LA Social before, you will know that as soon as they play their first note, the dance floor is full, so we are excited to have booked them with their busy schedule.

What a night! Hilary Barry as our headline speaker, magician and MC extraordinaire Jonathan Usher as our MC, and LA Social as our fantastic band. Combine this with delicious food and wine, dancing, mingling and an auction at the stunning Dunedin Town Hall…would you want to be anywhere else?

Sponsors

Become a Gala sponsor and be acknowledged throughout the year. We will be adding sponsors to this page as they come on board, so get in early! 

Silver Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors