Photo Lief Pribicevic Splore is on a mission to reduce festival costume waste. Typically costume attire is purchased cheaply, worn once, and then trashed – entering the waste system. To bring awareness to the issue, Splore has partnered with New Zealand non-profit organisation Fashion Revolution NZ to present
Excitement is building for EcoFest West, which makes its return for the eleventh year running this year. Outdoor experiences, whānau activities and interactive workshops will be on offer from Saturday 19 March to Sunday 17 April, as part of the month-long celebration of our unique
Over the last few weeks, as NZ has been entering the Omicron phase of the pandemic, the Festival team has been considering all options to optimise our chances of delivering a live 2022 Festival for our writers and to our supporters and partners. With the health
The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts has relaunched a revised programme to focus on outdoor whānau-friendly art, visual arts and digital sessions showcasing spectacular chamber music and extraordinary conversations with local and international writers. This new digital platform allows audiences to experience
Amid widespread event cancellations, Threads Textiles Festival goes ahead 16–20 March Programme announced for five-day festival. Wellington’s dedicated visual arts festival, supported by WCC and the Blumhardt Foundation, returns for a third time mid-March – this time exploring the historically undervalued tradition of textile art. Following the
Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival (AAF) has announced how the current Omicron outbreak has impacted the 2022 event, due to take place from 10 to 27 March across Tāmaki Makaurau. All live events and performances in venues, theatres, and outdoor spaces -
After being awarded the Vibrant Gold Award and being hailed as the largest post lockdown festival in the world in the Summer of 2021, Wellington’s Cuba Street precinct is set to come alive again in 2022 as CubaDupa confirms plans to stage the diverse and
Multiple ARIA Award winner, Genesis Owusu will make his New Zealand festival debut at Splore next February 25. The Ghanaian-Australian hip hop artist dominated last month’s awards in Australia, claiming Album Of The Year, Best Hip Hop Release and Best Independent Release for Smiling With
Wakey Wakey — E Oho! is the theme for Splore Festival 2022. What does that mean?! It's calling for Splorers to get creative and let their imagination go wild when creating Splore costumes for the upcoming festival but in an environmentally friendly way. Splore organisers acknowledge that
Dava Mahal As a result of the extended COVID 19 restrictions in Auckland and their impact on movement around the country, Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is moving a selection of shows and events to a brand-new, additional Summer spot from 3 to 13 February. A proudly locally-focused
