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2025 Festival Programme

The 2025 Festival is happening October 9-19. Check out our Full Programme BELOW!

The Hawke's Bay Readers & Writers Programme is available by clicking HERE.

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The Blyth Performing Arts Centre

SCENA - Project Prima Volta

Wed 8 Oct - Thu 9 Oct

Opera

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Hastings Arts Centre

Firing Season

Thu 9 Oct - Thu 30 Oct

Contemporary Art

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Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre

The Emerging Arts Advocates Programme (EAAP)

Thu 9 Oct - Sun 19 Oct

Education

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Toitoi - Opera House

Deva Mahal

Thu 9 Oct

Blues

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Hastings Arts Centre

110 Years of the Opera House - Art Exhibition

Fri 10 Oct - Thu 30 Oct

Contemporary Art

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Hastings City Centre Square

ArtsFest Heretaunga

Fri 10 Oct

Family Entertainment

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Martin House, Kamaka Pottery and Kilns

Tour of the Martin House and Kilns

Sat 11 Oct

Contemporary Art

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Toitoi - Opera House

Guru of Chai - Indian Ink Theatre Company

Sat 11 Oct

Theatre

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MTG Century Theatre

Hysterical

Sat 11 Oct

Theatre

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Toitoi - Opera House

The Velvet Rebels

Sun 12 Oct

Festivals

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National Aquarium of New Zealand

Of Sea and Sky

Sun 12 Oct

Classical Music

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MTG Century Theatre

Master of None: Brown Fala

Sun 12 Oct

Theatre

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Hastings Arts Centre

Streams of Consciousness

Mon 13 Oct - Tue 14 Oct

Theatre

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Toitoi - Opera House

Pecha Kucha

Tue 14 Oct

Public Talks & Tours

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Napier Municipal Theatre

Holding Ground and Intensional Particle

Thu 16 Oct

Dance

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Toitoi - Opera House

Cirque Bon Bon

Fri 17 Oct - Sun 19 Oct

Circus

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Paisley Stage

Fables

Fri 17 Oct

Folk

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Toitoi - Assembly Ballroom

The Performing Arts Exchange

Sat 18 Oct - Sun 19 Oct

Education

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Hastings Arts Centre

This, In Here

Sun 19 Oct

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