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Tauranga Arts Festival
22 Oct–1 Nov 2026
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Highlights

2025 Festival

Well, that was fun!

Thanks for coming out in your thousands to support the joy of live performance, music, dance, theatre, comedy, conversation and, most of all, our amazing community.

Eleven jam-packed days and nights of what was a record-breaking Tauranga Arts Festival with more than 35 artists and performers in the 2025 lineup! We hope you had an amazing experience and we can’t wait to do it all again in 2026—hurrah!

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Our Festival thrives thanks to the amazing support we receive from generous funders, sponsors, and individual donors.

As a not-for-profit organisation, your contributions are the lifeblood of our Festival—fuelling us to craft extraordinary, life-changing moments and unforgettable experiences that ripple out to our entire community and beyond.

“We are indebted to the generous support of our funders, sponsors and patrons—there would be no Festival without you.” – Kathryn Lellman, Chair

With your help, we can continue to make magic happen.

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Tauranga Arts Festival 2025 highlights

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Why Cirque Bon Bon is not your average live show
Why Cirque Bon Bon is not your average live show
Tami Neilson: Early release on sale now
Tami Neilson: Early release on sale now
Tauranga Arts Festival goes annual
Tauranga Arts Festival goes annual
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Our Festivals are designed to be inclusive, to celebrate who we are—from Tangata Whenua to our newest residents, visitors and loyal Festival go-ers.

Our 2025 supporters

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  • Company logo with a stylized geometric flower symbol and the word 'TEST' in bold black capital letters.
  • Black and white logo of Tauranga City with stylized abstract shape and city name in cursive font.
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  • Logo of Port of Tauranga with a circular graphic and black text.
  • Logo for Taylor Brostransport Ltd, featuring the company name in bold, black and gray text with a gray horizontal line above it.

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