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WĀNAKA FESTIVAL OF COLOUR

Our next Festival of Colour kicks off from the 29 March — 06 April 2025.

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WĀNAKA FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
29 MARCH — 06 APRIL 2025

THAT'S A WRAP!

The 10th Wānaka Festival of Colour was a huge success with 51 ticketed performances attended by over 8,000 enthusiastic and appreciative audience members.

We’re thrilled to have presented the largest free community day ever along with a diverse array of other free events attracting record crowds to participate, play and enjoy.

Our week-long festival entertained and inspired local audiences, school students and visitors to the festival with a rich programme that celebrated and showcased the arts, community
and region.

Our heartfelt thanks to our funders, sponsors, benefactors and patrons for their support in making the festival possible.

Mark your calendars! Our next festival will take place from 29th March to 6th April 2025. Be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter below for updates!

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WĀNAKA FESTIVAL OF COLOUR PRESENTS NADIA REID

This November, acclaimed songwriter and New Zealand's sweetheart, Nadia Reid, journeys back from her new home in the United Kingdom's North West for a series of pre-summer shows in a selection of her favourite towns.

Renowned for her evocative lyrics and introspective folk-infused sound, Nadia has been lauded by The Guardian as “an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory” and “one of New Zealand’s best-kept secrets”.

Nadia will be joined by guitarist, Sam Taylor, for a special evening promising to be a listening experience of bare-bones beauty and soul.

Doors open at 7pm
Cash and card bar serving the fine wines of Quartz Reef.

All proceeds support the fundraising efforts for the Wānaka Festival of Colour.

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Welcome to Aspiring Conversations!

We're thrilled to present this year's impressive lineup of speakers and artists to inspire, entertain, challenge and engage your thinking and discussion kōrero.

In these challenging times, gathering, discussing, listening, and reflecting on community and global issues is more important than ever. We're excited to have Kathryn Ryan back to chair several sessions, her experience, warmth, and wit enrich our conversations.

Peruse the programme, purchase your tickets - tickets go on sale Friday 2nd Feb 8.30am - and we look forward to seeing you at Aspiring Conversations 2024.

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2024 Aspiring Conversations

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Friday 5 April

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AI Versus Librarians

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Chancing It!

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Breakfast with Papers

Saturday 6 April

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Ngāi Tahu me Te Tiriti

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Syndromes and Surgery, Politics and Personal

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HELIOS

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Quintessentially Irish

Sunday 7 April

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The Drinking Game

Sunday 7 April

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Tower of Song

Sunday 7 April

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Truth & Lies

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DIRTY PASSPORTS

Thursday 4 April

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Modern Chinese

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KIA ORA FESTIVAL WHĀNAU

The Wānaka Festival of Colour 2023 has officially launched and the programme is live!...

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SPONSORSHIP AND PRIVATE
DONOR OPPORTUNITIES

The Wānaka Festival of Colour would not exist without the generosity of our benefactors, patrons and sponsors.  

Business sponsorship is a fantastic way to promote your company to an engaged audience while supporting the New Zealand arts scene. The Wānaka Festival of Colour offers a range of sponsorship options with opportunities to secure naming rights to one of the festival events, enjoy complimentary ticket packages and be promoted online and in print collateral. Please contact us to discuss sponsorship options.

We also have private benefactor and patron options for individuals that include priority booking, access to Festival functions and preferred seating. Again, please contact us to learn more about supporting The Wānaka Festival of Colour.

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