A dead end Wellington street will become an entertainment hub for the central city this afternoon.

A transformation of Bond Street will be unveiled at 12.30pm, including outdoor lounge spaces, complete with polka dot pavement.

Acts will perform on a pop up stage from now until April.

Canteen cafe owner Roy McFarlane says it's the kind of thing New Zealand could embrace more.

"Certainly in South Africa where I was living, things are a lot easier to access - that kind-of food truck street food - than it is in New Zealand."