Ticketing Info

• Tickets are on sale from Wed 29 Oct 2025, 10.00am.
  

Booking on aaf.co.nz is the fastest and easiest way to secure your tickets. 

Click on the Buy Now button on any aaf.co.nz event page to be taken through to an official ticketing provider, where you will be able to select your seats and/or complete the purchase.

For most ticketed events, call:

• Ticketmaster
  09 970 9700

For events at the following venues only, call and/or email:

• Q Theatre 
  09 309 9771 
  boxoffice@qtheatre.co.nz
• ASB Waterfront Theatre 
  09 309 3395 
  boxoffice@atc.co.nz
• Te Pou Theatre 
  ticketing@tepoutheatre.nz

• Tickets purchased online from Ticketmaster can be received via mobile only (Ticketmaster app). 
• Our other official ticketing providers (Q Theatre, ASB Waterfront Theatre, Te Pou Theatre) will distribute your tickets purchased online via email.

Mobile tickets are safe, secure and sustainable, and you only need to remember your phone. You can even forward tickets to others in your group. See ticketmaster.co.nz/mobileticket for details.

Tickets may also be collected at the venue for most shows by the credit card holder of the booking. Personal identification and account information may be requested by the venue’s box office staff. We recommend arriving at the venue’s box office at least half and hour prior to the show’s start time.

Most venues offer a range of seating options:

• General Admission (GA) events are seated unless otherwise noted, and are not allocated. Please arrive early to ensure the best choice of seat or position.
• Premium (P) or A Reserve (A) allocated seats will offer you the best views and sound experience.
• B Reserve (B) or C Reserve (C) allocated seats will be located at the sides and back of the venue or may have some sight or sound restrictions.
• If you have Wheelchair, Hearing Loop or other seating requirements, please call the ticketing provider. 

Click through to our official ticketing providers via any aaf.co.nz event page for full details of inclusions.

• Ticket prices on aaf.co.nz include GST but exclude booking fees and credit card charges. These charges will be added to the final total before you confirm the transaction.
• Tickets prices in our Festival Guide/Programme Brochure indicate the lowest adult price (no restrictions) only. For a full range of prices including concessions, refer to our official ticketing providers via the Buy Now links on aaf.co.nz only.
• To ensure you are purchasing genuine tickets, please buy via aaf.co.nz, which links directly to our partners, or through our partners directly. We cannot guarantee your tickets will be valid if purchased through any other channel. Please beware of ticket onsellers such as Viagogo and DO NOT purchase on websites that are not official partners of the Festival. Ticketmaster, Q Theatre, ASB Waterfront Theatre and Te Pou Theatre are our official ticketing partners for 2026.

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