The inaugural TAHI Ōtepoti will run from the 14th to the 18th of October, exclusively in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
The 14th Dunedin Arts Festival will be presented from the 2nd to the 16th April 2027.
TAHI Ōtepoti
Our newest event is a collaboration with TAHI Festival of Solo Performance, and we will be presenting our first programme over four days in October 2026, providing a well-supported performance and income opportunity for predominantly Dunedin artists.
The Dunedin Arts Festival
Our flagship festival is a premier cultural event that celebrates the diverse artistic spirit of Ōtepoti Dunedin and the wider Otago, Southland, South Canterbury, and Canterbury regions. Held biennially since 2000, the festival brings together local, national, and international artists across multiple disciplines—music, theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, and community arts - to create a vibrant, inclusive, and inspiring programme focussed for the whole community.
The Otago Festival Of The Arts Trust
We connect people through shared cultural experiences, stimulate creativity, and support artists by providing high-quality opportunities for presentation and collaboration.
For people to truly engage in and relate to the arts they need to see themselves reflected in the arts. We design our programmes to:
- Ensure we offer opportunities for many people to see their cultural identity, as well as that of their community, reflected back to them
- Expose people to cultures and arts they may not have experienced much before
- Increase community participation through workshops and free and diverse events
- Have a distinct Ōtepoti flavour and mood
- Celebrate the beauty, skill, challenge, inspiration and pleasure intrinsic to the arts
Philanthropy and Sponsorship are now a tried and tested method of profile raising and publicity that enables companies (and individuals) to give something back to the community in which they operate.
Supporting the Arts is not just a donation but a sound investment in community and a marketing opportunity for you. Successful sponsorships have financial benefits and PR opportunities.
Supporting the Arts essentially promotes a “feel-good” factor in the minds of people. Research has shown that the public remember the name in association with a good event/time and a carefully considered sponsorship project can add enormous value to existing promotional and public relations endeavours.
Arts Support contributes directly to regional growth in that it supports the growth of a socially healthy and well-balanced society….an intelligent society capable of initiative, creativity, and sustained growth.
What Supporting the Arts can offer you:
