Here at the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust, we’ve been enriching the lives of our people since 1991. We’re proud to present some of the best, world-class festivals and events right here in Taranaki, New Zealand.
Womad, the Centuria Taranaki Garden Festival, Tropfest, Kinetika and the hugely successful Taranaki Arts Festival have brought together people, performers and the community and have become part of the fabric of Taranaki life.
A first of its kind, the Taranaki Arts Festival attracted considerable national attention and generated extraordinary enthusiasm locally.
Taranaki was set alight with world-class entertainment, feeding people’s appetite for the cultural ‘stuff’. It was an unprecedented success.
The festival showed that arts and live performances could become a major catalyst for encouraging tourism within the region, stimulating the city, businesses, and people ignited by the 150 shows and 500 artists curated into the programme.
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Rediscover the world and experience its goodness through music, multiculturalism, art, workshops, and food. People of all ages can discover and be exposed to new experiences, be enlightened, and build memories with their friends and whanau.
WOMAD 2023 is one of the most anticipated tickets on the festival calendar; with limited tickets on sale for 2023, don’t miss the WOMAD NZ 2023, an epic 20-year celebration!
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Artists from Afghanistan to Zambia have been announced as part of the Womad lineup for 2023, as the World of Music,
Spiegel Fest will kickstart the Taranaki Arts Festivals’ official festival season for 2022-2024 and give audiences even more reason to celebrate
More than 18 years after he first joined the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (TAFT) Board of Trustees, Charles Wilkinson has announced
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