New Zealand Music Festivals - Major Festivals

Major Festivals

  • Parihaka International Peace Festival. The farmland close to the Parihaka Marae is turned into an international festival each year with music and markets. January 2007 saw 7000 visitors with Dave Dobbyn headlining the main stage. There were two smaller stages and a speakers forum that were all well attended. Wood and rock carvers worked on their pieces throughout the 3 day festival.
  • 1973, 3 days, 6–8 January, The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival - Farm at Ngaruawahia, 19 kilometres north-west of Hamilton, on the Waikato River.
  • Redwood music festivals - Farm/orchard at Redwood Park, West Auckland.
  • Waikino music festival 1976 - Farm at Waitawheta near Waikino, between Waihi and Karangahake Gorge. Pre-event run by Nambassa.
  • Hinuera Music Festival - Farm at Hinuera, near Matamata.
  • Concert for the Deaf - Sports (rugby) stadium in Hamilton.
  • Nambassa Music and alternatives festivals 1978, 1979, 1981 - Farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi and Waitawheta valley near Waikino.
  • Sweetwaters Music Festivals - Farm near Ngaruawahia; farm near Pukekawa,
  • Mountain Rock Music Festivals - Farm near Pahiatua
  • Strawberry Fields Music Festivals - Farm near Queenstown; farm at Te Uku near Raglan.
  • The Gatherings - Canaan Downs, Takaka Hill, near Nelson (96/97, 97/98, 98/99, G2000) and Cobb Valley, Golden Bay, near Nelson (G1 and G2).
  • The Moos - Check-Point Charlie 2001. Farm (sheep station) near Rimutaka Forest park.
  • The Phat Festivals - Maitai Valley, near Nelson, and Inangahua. The 2007 event was called 'Phat07 Bass Camp'
  • Big Day Out - Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
  • Big Gay Out - Pt Chevalier, Auckland
  • Parihaka - Taranaki
  • Rhythm & Vines - vineyard near Gisborne
  • Parachute Music Festival - A contemporary Christian music held since 1995 and attracting around 30,000 people each year to Mystery Creek, Waikato.
  • Camp A Low Hum - Purposefully small music festival in Wellington each year over Waitangi Weekend. 50 bands over 3 or 4 days.
  • Soundscape (New Zealand festival) - Hamilton's CBD. Several stages spread over Alexander St in the central city.
  • Swampfest - Palmerston North's Globe Theatre
  • Toots & Grooves - Wellington's ska festival over 2 days.
  • G-TARanaki Guitar Festival - International guitar festival in New Plymouth, Taranaki.
  • Brown Trout Festival - 1980, 1983, on a farm east of Dannevirke
  • Te Wairua - January 1986-89 and Gathering 1989 and Gathering 1990 (not connected to the Canaan Downs Gatherings); New Age festivals held on a farm east of Owhango on the bank of the Whakapapa river. No mainstage, but a marquee and permanent building as HQ. Intensive, day-long Native American style sweat lodges were a feature of these festivals. Te Wairua is Māori for "The Spirit".
  • Zombies' Jamboree - c1987 acoustic music festival at Muhunoa, east of Ohau, Horowhenua

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