Gala 2026

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 or purchase your tickets here (you can pay by credit card or request an invoice).

Table of 10 - $2,650 incl GST

Ticket - $265 incl GST 

Your ticket includes a delicious 3-course meal, drinks and entertainment all night.

There are also some exciting sponsorship opportunities - some of which include complimentary Gala tables. Get in touch with Tracey to find out more.

Sponsors

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

Silver Sponsors

 Supporting Sponsors

Entertainment

Our headline speaker for next year’s OMRF Gala is Hilary Barry who has graced our televisions across Aotearoa since 2016! 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?