Dunedin Arts Festival

06/11/2025

Seeking solo performances!

TAHI Festival and Dunedin Arts Festival are presenting the inaugural TAHI Ōtepoti from 15th-18th October, 2026.

We’re seeking expressions of interest from established and emerging Ōtepoti artists (and those from further afield!) who would like to present a solo performer theatre, dance or music show.

Click the link to find out more and express your interest.

bit.ly/TAHIŌtepoti26

03/11/2025

Congratulations to Cindy Diver and theatreworks, whose show Wahine Mātātoa: The (Mostly) True Story Of Erihāpeti Pātahi, which premiered in this year's Dunedin Arts Festival, has been selected as part of the The Court Theatre's 2026 programme.
Tell all your Christchurch friends and family not to miss this one!

Presenting the 2026 Season at The Court Theatre!

With every season, we take our audiences on a journey. Whether you’re with us for the whole adventure or stopping in along the way, there’s something for everyone and every mood in 2026.

Without further ado, and in chronological order of performance dates, our season comprises:

🤣 Scared Scriptless (The Court Jesters) – now bringing double the laughs with Scared Scriptless on Saturdays throughout summer!
🎶 Musical! (The Musical) (The Court Jesters)
🥪 The Importance of Being Earnest
🏳️‍🌈 Rainbow Theatre Festival
🎤 Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen
🎈 Scriptless Junior (The Court Jesters)
🇳🇿 Wahine Mātātoa: The (Mostly) True Story Of Erihāpeti Pātahi
🔪 Death at Murder Manor (The Court Jesters)
🩸 Let the Right One In
🐠 Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. (Young Performers)
⚰️ At the Wake
⚽ The Wolves (Court Youth Company)
🏉 Alone It Stands (Court Youth Company)
🍯 Winnie the Pooh: Trouble in Hundred Acre Wood (The Court Jesters)
💔 Heartbreak Hotel
🏴‍☠️ The Pirates of Penzance (or The Slave of Duty)
💋 Kiss Me Under the Mistletoe (The Court Jesters)
🎓 Plus, an expanded Education and Engagement Programme

We cannot wait to share this exciting new season with you!

Subscriptions are on sale now: https://bit.ly/4oS34x8

Individual show tickets go on sale 1 December 2025.

23/10/2025

Hi everyone, just a reminder that due to performer health, tonight's Luca Ciarla concert is cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.

EVENT CANCELLED
Unfortunately we have to cancel our upcoming event Luca Ciarla at Errick's Venue Dunedin this month.
Whist on his world tour which would have included Dunedin, Luca has fallen ill and has had to return to Rome.
For those of you who have already purchased your tickets to the show, Errick's will be in touch soon to arrange your refunds.
We apologise for any inconvenience. Artist health and welfare is extremely important to us, so we know that you will understand this decision.

09/10/2025

This is great news! Jeremy's piece Commentary Of Dreaming premiered and opened this year's Festival and it will be great to have him back in Dunedin in 2026.

The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Arts Fellows have been selected for 2026.

03/10/2025

For those who enjoyed Jo Randerson's and Barbarian Productions' show Speed Is Emotional at this year's Festival, and want a little more - Jo has a book out! Plus, they have penned an article in the The Spinoff that may interest you too. Click below to continue your journey...

An argument for more clowning in our lives.

02/10/2025

Did you know that before landing in Dunedin and performing at Errick's, Luca Ciarla is touring through South Africa, UAE, Taiwan and Australia - from WOMAD in Cape Town to Dunedin Arts Festival in Dunedin (with a few small stops in between!).

This will be a very special night - don't miss out!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.moshtix.co.nz/.../luca-ciarla.../185037
23 Oct, 7pm

02/10/2025

Before landing in Dunedin and performing at Errick's Venue Dunedin, Luca Ciarla is touring through South Africa and Australia - from Cape Town to Melbourne to Dunedin (with a few small stops in between!).
Here he is performing at Cape Town's Womad, and what he had to say about the event:
🇮🇹 How wonderful to be able to play at WOMAD South Africa with Peppe Voltarelli, in an evening dedicated to Desmond Tutu, in the wonderful Cape Town Cathedral! 🎻🇿🇦 This is the beginning of my solo in Mareniro, one of the tracks from Peppe's last extraordinary album, The Great Race to Lupionòpolis. ✨🎶
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.moshtix.co.nz/v2/event/luca-ciarla-mediterramia/185037
23 Oct, 7pm

01/10/2025

Dunedin Fringe Festival 2026 registrations are LIVE!

Dunedin Fringe Festival 2026 registrations are LIVE! A little late.. but worth the wait 😘

Dunedin Fringe Festival is an annual 11-day multidisciplinary arts festival that's open to anyone who wants to participate. From comedy, theatre, and cabaret to visual art, dance and everything in between; if an artist wants to present it, we want to have it! Any form of creative expression, any level of experience, anything goes.

Got a project? Read our handy registration and grant information linked below, or just head straight to Eventotron to register. Be part of the wild heart of the arts in Ōtepoti.

https://www.dunedinfringe.nz/for-artists

KEY DATES:
Fringe Artist Grants close: Monday 27 October 2025
Artist Grant results announced: Tuesday 11 November 2025
Artist Registrations close: Sunday 30 November 2025

Image: BRinG bAcK ThE STaR FOunTAIn, Dunedin Fringe 2026
📸 photo by Armstrong Photography

30/09/2025

We're in October - which means it's Luca Ciarla month!
Got your tickets yet?
When: Oct 23 7pm
Where: Errick's Venue Dunedin
Tickets: https://www.moshtix.co.nz/v2/event/luca-ciarla-mediterramia/185037

Ciao!