2024 Programme Announcement!

Aotearoa’s biggest and best free music festival and street fair returns, presenting a lineup for the 30th Newtown Festival on Sunday 3 March 2024. Our programmers are Newtown hardcore and have curated a stunning lineup, and we’re very excited to share it with the community. Without further ado, big mihi to the many many awesome artists, from Newtown and beyond, who are bringing their creativity, sick skills and star quality.

THE LINEUP!
ACAPOLLiNATiONS, Adoneye, Awning, BABETECH, Bailey Talamasina, Balfolk Wellington, Beacon Bloom, Ben Makisi, Bidibids, Big Girls with REACT, Billy Lyrical, BIRDPARTY, Bishop Viard College Band, Blues Clues, Borrowed cs and Mara TK, Breaking Limits, Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, Capoeira Angola, Cherry Punch, Clara van Wel, Class War on The Dance Floor, Crash Bandihoot, Dangerous Dave and The Cold Ones, Dateline, deepState, Des Mallon, DJ Art, DJ Craze, Dj KERB, Don Mackay, Ebony Lamb, Elliot and Vincent, Elvin Brandhi, Elyssa Vulpes, Fire & Emergency Burning Kitchen, Florence, Fohobodo, Fun and Funner, Geoff Ong, Hans Pucket, Hearth, Ingrid and the Ministers, Isitolo Alesana, Japes, JDK, jeline + W.K Bookclub, Jilter Off Kilter, Jordyn with a Why, Jörmungandr, Jujulipps, Kaishandao, KENZIE FROM WELLY, King Home Boy, KITA, Klezmer Rebs, Kubatana & the Moringa Dancers, Laura Oakley, Lavender Menace, Legacy Taekwon-Do, Lost Tribe Aotearoa, LOU’ANA, Lucy Wilson, Luo Community of New Zealand, Marmalady, Mel Stevenson, MESSIE, Milly Moon, MOHI, Motte, Move It Danceworks, Mr Fungus, MR MEATY BOY, Narħelwa, NLC, No L, OdESSA, Olin Yoliztli, Orlęta Dance Ensemble, Orzeł Dance Ensembles, OTC, Ovus, Pati Taii, Peruvian Pōneke Dance Troupe, Planet, PLUG, RadioActive.FM DJs, REID, Revulva, Riddim Cartel, Sea Mouse, Soft Bait, Solid Gold Dance Crew, Sounds Almighty Sound System, Spikey, Ssendam Rawkustra, Star Time, Subtle Grape, Sugarfoot Stomp Performance Troupe, Summer Body, Sureboy, Taikoza Wellington, Tandrom Trio, Tarrant Dancers Traffic Angels, Tautua Dance Academy, Te Kapa Haka o Te Kura o Ngā Puna Waiora – Newtown School, The Circus Hub, The Cthulus, The Divorcees, The JayJs, The Rocking Rainbows, The She Jays, The Side Characters, The Weather Machine, Tipene, TJ Taotua, Tone Rene, Vera Ellen, Vinyl Burns, Vox Ethno, Warm Regards, Wellington Batucada, Wellington Chinese Sports & Cultural Centre, WOSOSI – World Song Singers, Wu Zhuoling, Yadana Saw, Zane and Degge

Stay tuned for more announcements, we’ll have even more artists joining the programme for afterparties at local Newtown venues.

Meri Kirihimete, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays from the NF team. See you on Sunday 3 March!