Christchurch has a good selection of bars, and nightlife in the city is very active at the weekend. A night on the town starts in Cathedral Square, Oxford Terrace or the Cashel Mall, where there are plenty of fashionable cafes, bars and clubs to choose from.

Bars: The Bog Irish Bar and Café Bleu, a bit more upmarket (both on Cashel Mall) are both popular places to go for a drink. So is the Bard on Avon, on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace, and Dux de Lux, in the Arts Centre. There are plenty of trendy bars on Oxford Terrace, including Liquidity, Coyote, Ferment, Sticky Fingers, Boulevard and XO Club.

Clubs: Two popular clubs are Ferment (website: www.fermentbar.com) and Azure, which are both located on the strip (Oxford Terrace).

Live Music: Sammy's Jazz Review, 14 Bedford Row (off Manchester Street) and Southern Blues Bar, 198 Madras Street (website: www.bluesbar.org), both have live music 7 nights a week. The Bog Irish Bar, Cashel Mall (website: www.thebog.co.nz/christchurch) and Dux de Lux in the Arts Centre (website: www.thedux.co.nz) also have bands most nights.