WOMAD Aotearoa

WOMAD Aotearoa WOMAD Aotearoa brings the world to Taranaki for three days of music, art, dance, culture, food and discovery at the Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park.🌏✨🌿
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The world's music festival in New Zealand/Aotearoa. 30 hours of the best music from around the world and New Zealand. Multiple stages, onsite campground, workshops, DJs, retail and food stalls from around the globe. Loved by all ages from young to young at heart. Under 12s free, youth tickets, single-day and three-day tickets available. WOMAD - your gateway to the world!

11/10/2026

WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!🔥🌍

We've already given you a little taste of what's coming to WOMAD Aotearoa 2027. But, there's a whole lot more where that came from!

Different countries, cultures and musical styles. Familiar favourites alongside artists you've never heard of (but might just become your new obsession).

That's the beauty of WOMAD. You never quite know what you'll discover. 💛

WOMAD AOTEAROA 2027 LINEUP REVEAL
⏰8AM WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER

SUBSCRIBE to our e-newsletter to get the line-up sent straight to your inbox 👉https://www.womad.co.nz/

01/10/2026

Lucky Star HQ is on the road to WOMAD Aotearoa 2027!⭐

Rolling into the Bowl of Brooklands in March, LuckyStar is bringing its colourful little world of live music, DJs, cabaret, roaming characters, interactive games and good old-fashioned festival shenanigans with it.

Built around vintage-inspired trucks, quirky spaces and retro lounges, LuckyStar is part stage, part café, part playground and part beautiful chaos. A welcoming place for families, kids and big kids alike.

Pull up a seat, grab a drink, catch a show, join a game, have a dance or get swept up in whatever fun is unfolding. This is entertainment you can be part of, where kids can join the action, grown-ups can let their hair down and there’s always something unexpected happening.

Quirky, playful, welcoming and wonderfully weird, LuckyStar is joining us at WOMAD Aotearoa 2027. ⭐

24/09/2026

Fijian Flying Circus brings a bold new voice to contemporary circus, combining breathtaking aerials, acrobatics and tightrope with traditional iTaukei movement, live percussion and Fijian storytelling. Led by VOU Dance Fiji, the tribe is the first homegrown circus company in the Pacific Islands, created from VOU’s long-standing work in dance, culture and youth development.

Inspired by Fiji’s unique flora, fauna and folklore, the show follows young Loma on a journey through a world of extraordinary creatures and ancient landscapes. Expect high-flying spectacle, Pacific humour and a performance deeply connected to land, culture and community.

Want to be part of the team that brings WOMAD Aotearoa to life? 🌍We are looking for three absolute superstars to join ou...
21/09/2026

Want to be part of the team that brings WOMAD Aotearoa to life? 🌍

We are looking for three absolute superstars to join our Site Operations and Artist Liaison team:

🤝 Volunteer Coordinator: Love people AND spreadsheets? You’ll recruit, train, and inspire our legendary crew of 400+ volunteers.

📋 Operations Assistant: Good at solving problems on the fly? You’ll help run the onsite control room, managing everything from radios and signage to transport and site logistics.

🫶 Artist Liaison Coordinator: A natural host who loves looking after people? You’ll help make sure our artists have everything they need, bringing the manaakitanga and warm welcome WOMAD Aotearoa is known for.

The closing date for these team positions is Wednesday 30 September, 5pm.

📅 When: Part-time/flexible from Nov 2026, moving to full-time on-site in New Plymouth from Jan/Feb through March 2027.

Fast-paced, rewarding and right in the heart of the action. You’ll work outdoors, alongside a brilliant crew, helping bring one of Aotearoa’s most loved festivals to life. Festival experience is essential!

APPLY 👉https://www.womad.co.nz/apply

21/09/2026

A symbol for Tuareg resistance and poetry since 1979, Tinariwen blends blues with Saharan traditions to create a unique output that has turned the heads of artists from Robert Plant to José González.

Founded in Northern Mali, the band are pioneers of the assouf style (‘nostalgia’ in the Tamasheq language), bringing Tuareg stories to the world stage. Beginning their career as a wedding band, bootlegged tapes helped the now GRAMMY-winning collective to gain a following across the Sahara.

Now on their tenth studio album, Tinariwen are award-winning globetrotters who have left their mark through a marriage of traditional drums with electric guitars and immersive storytelling.

Troy Kingi is bringing the finale of his ambitious 10|10|10 project to WOMAD Aotearoa 2027.Ten albums. Ten genres. Ten y...
18/09/2026

Troy Kingi is bringing the finale of his ambitious 10|10|10 project to WOMAD Aotearoa 2027.

Ten albums. Ten genres. Ten years.

Spanning psychedelic soul, funk, roots reggae, hip-hop, folk, synth-pop, desert rock and more, Troy will bring that decade of music to life across two landmark WOMAD performances.

One with special guests. One with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

A major moment in Aotearoa music, celebrating the completion of one of Troy Kingi’s biggest creative projects to date.

17/09/2026

The first names are in 👀

Troy Kingi brings his genre-spanning 10|10|10 project to its finale, including a world premiere with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Grammy award-winning Tinariwen return to the Bowl with their unmistakable desert rock, and the Fijian Flying Circus brings high-flying contemporary circus, dance and Fijian storytelling from the Pacific.

Three very different performances. One very WOMAD mix 🌍

And this is just the beginning! There’s plenty more still under wraps, with the next artist announcement coming next month.

Get your tickets here 👉 https://tickets.ticketspace.co.nz/tickets/womad-2027/

10/09/2026

A little something to whet the appetite...👀

Before we get to the big WOMAD Aotearoa 2027 artist announcement next month, we've got a few names we're ready to share.

Consider this your first taste of what's to come.

Early Artist Taster: 7pm Thu 17 Sept
Save the date!

There's a lot that goes into making WOMAD happen, and every year a big part of that comes down to our wonderful voluntee...
09/09/2026

There's a lot that goes into making WOMAD happen, and every year a big part of that comes down to our wonderful volunteers.

Applications are now open for the WOMAD Aotearoa 2027 volunteer crew. From welcoming festival-goers at the gates and helping backstage, to Kidzone, artist support, site crew, zero waste and more, there's lots of ways to get involved.🎪🎨🎶♻️

Whether you've volunteered with us before or you're thinking about giving it a go for the first time, we'd love to hear from you.👋

APPLY HERE 👉 https://www.womad.co.nz/apply

08/09/2026

GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? SAY IT AT WOMAD.🎤

The WOMAD Aotearoa Poetry Slam is back for 2027 and we’re celebrating 10 years of poets taking to the mic. 🎉

We’re looking for wordsmiths, storytellers, seasoned slam poets and first-timers ready to put their words out there.

10 finalists will be selected to perform live at WOMAD Aotearoa, with the brilliant Penny Ashton back at the helm and the infamous squeezy pig of doom ready to make an appearance if you run over your three minutes. 🐷🎤

Your poem can be funny, moving, personal, political, rhyming, non-rhyming or completely unexpected. The only important bit? It needs to be your own original work.

And for the first time, all 10 selected finalists will receive a three-day WOMAD pass. 🙌 Fancy giving it a go?

APPLY HERE 👉 https://www.womad.co.nz/apply

Applications close 1 February 2027.

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