Welcome to the 10th Hawke's Bay Arts Festival, 9-19 October 2025. Join us for ten days of creativity and culture, bringing the community together with exceptional experiences from local, national and international artists.
A heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, supporters, and community for making this festival possible.
If you are a performer or artist and keen to be involved, you can express your interest here
We gratefully acknowledge our Core Funder Heretaunga Hastings District Council.
Thank you also to our Gold Sponsor JARDEN
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We are always striving to do more, and accept donations towards our mission of fostering creativity, arts, and culture in Hawke’s Bay by ensuring accessible participation for all.
There are simple ways to assist with direct, tangible results — head to the Give & Join tab at the top of this page to read more about the ways your support can make a difference or make a donation today in just a few clicks.
We’ll be sharing festival tips, the juice on different shows and artists, behind-the-scenes tales, video and audio content, along with coverage of the Festival as it happens in October.
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