Auckland Heritage Festival

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The festival

13 - 28 September 2008
Around Auckland city

Ports of Auckland: heritage boat tour.

Celebrate the unique stories and secrets of Auckland and reflect on our city's natural, built and social history during the 2008 Auckland Heritage Festival.

The festival programme will be packed with over 100 exciting events and activities across the city, most of which are free or ask for a small donation. Events will include:

guided walks and tours
exhibitions
open days
film screenings
harbour trips
family friendly activities.

With everything from art and architecture to fashion and music, the festival is suitable for people of all ages and interests.

The festival is part of our long-term campaign to protect heritage areas and buildings and to encourage the public to celebrate their city's heritage.

Applications for programme contributors

If you are a group or organisation that would like to contribute to the festival programme, you need to fill in an application form. The form is available

online - Application form for programme contributors (87kb) PDF
by contacting us.

To view PDFs download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website. Further help on how to view PDFs.

Applications close on Friday 30 May.

We invite you to uncover, discover and explore the unique heritage of Auckland.


Art Deco fashion parade: deco divine.		Volcano guided bus tour.

Updated February 2008