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You can reach us via email (info@aaf.co.nz) or phone (09 309 0989) during normal business hours. 

View all Festival staff and address details on the Contact Us page.

Job openings are posted throughout the year as part of Festival’s annual cycle, with recruitment vacancies typically most active from June through to December. Expressions of interest for volunteering and internships are posted they come to hand. 

Browse current opportunities on the Work With Us page.

Sign up to our email newsletter for announcements, updates and offers.

If you are an artist or arts professional, we encourage you to also sign up to our email newsletter for industry-specific updates and offers.

Participation in the Festival as an artist or artistic company — whether local or international, emerging or established — is by invitation. You can make your work known to our Artistic Director and Kaihautu Māori (for works and ideas of kaupapa Māori, kaupapa Pasifika and Indigenous origin) for future consideration.

Contact the Artistic Director/Kaihautu Māori via the Artist Enquiries page.

The Festival offers a range of accessible events and services, and annually consults with communities to improve these initiatives. Following the announcement of our accessible programme, you’ll be able to find full details on wheelchair access, NZSL interpreters, audio descriptions and other services, as well as how to book tickets to accessible events.

View details of our accessible programme on the Accessibility page.

Every year, we curate special opportunities for schools and students to experience the Festival and engage with artists and arts professionals. Many of these opportunities are offered for free.

View details of our education initiative on the Creative Learning page.

Everyone is welcome at the Festival and we offer a range of family-friendly events. Some events may not be suitable for children under 3, and others come with an age recommendations and/or a content advisory. Please check the individual event pages on our website for this information.

Unfortunately, due to ticketing arrangements with our partners, we can not offer Festival-specific vouchers at this time. You can, however, buy venue-specific vouchers directly through the following partner websites: 

• Q Theatre 
• ASB Waterfront Theatre 
• Ticketmaster
  

The Festival's core funders are Auckland Council and Creative New Zealand. As a charitable trust we also rely on the generous support, both financial and in-kind, of many individuals and organisations.

View our supporters on the Patrons, Donors, Partners and Funders page.

You can support us by simply donating, or becoming a Festival Patron or Festival Friend. 

View details on the How to Support the Festival page.

The Festival is a registered Charity (CC22145). Donations over $5 are tax deductible (33% rebate, excluding the ticket package).

Toitū Te Reo is a programme of te reo and kaupapa Māori works and collaborations, and is part of our commitment to te reo and te ao Māori through Tuia Te Muka Kōrero, The Auckland Festival Trust’s Māori Strategy. 

View details of our Māori programming on the Toitū Te Reo page.

The Festival has a rich history dating back to 1948. It became a biannual event in 2003 and has been an annual fixture on the Auckland event calendar since 2015. 

Browse our archives on the Festival History page.

Once an event has concluded, its web page is moved to our Festival History portal. Access the portal for links to archived Festival websites (with past event information) and downloadable PDFs of Festival programme brochures.

Browse our archives on the Festival History page.

View brand guidelines and logo files on the Brand Resources page.