AUM is a music and arts festival featuring performance and visual art, workshops, and themed nights held across multiple music stages and zones.

AUM is one of Aotearoa’s friendliest, good-vibes festivals — and one of the longest-running NZ-owned festivals too. We champion Kiwi talent, art, community, sustainability and care for the environment, welcoming people from all walks of life both onstage and off.

Join us for three nights and days of New Year’s magic at a beautiful camping spot in South Head, just north of Auckland.

ABOUT AUM

AUM CULTURE

great vibes festival community

STAGES

4 stages with themed decor

PERFORMANCE

200 artists + performers

WORKSHOPS

fun workshops + activities

CAMPING

stunning camping location

AUM New Year’s Festival

AUM is a music and arts festival featuring performance and visual art, workshops, and themed nights held across multiple music stages and zones.

AUM is one of Aotearoa’s friendliest, good-vibes festivals — and one of the longest-running NZ-owned festivals too. We champion Kiwi talent, art, community, sustainability and care for the environment, welcoming people from all walks of life both onstage and off.

Join us for three nights and days of New Year’s magic at a beautiful camping spot in South Head, just north of Auckland (near Parakai).

Check last year’s music lineup to see what AUM is about: a platform for talent from Aotearoa and around the world.

OUR MUSIC

Music is sacred at AUM. We bring you the most soul-uplifting sounds from NZ and internationally – cutting edge music lineups and a commitment to quality, not what’s trendy.

Music lovers love AUM for the consistently high quality year after year. Expect delicious aural vibes. Expect to be moved by state-of-the-art sound systems and enchanted by themed stages and decor which we create new each year.

AUM showcases some of the best in psychedelic, techno, drum & bass, bass music, house, dub, psychedelic rock, breaks, chill-out, disco and more across four themed stages.

CREATIVITY

AUM is a platform for the music, art and activities we love.

We encourage all kinds of performance, visual art, ideas, interaction and creativity, and support the talented artists of all kinds whom we are privileged to have in our lives. Each year, we offer Kiwi artists prominence on our lineup to showcase homegrown talent.

Whether at our Midnight Cabaret or daytime gala shows, creating visual art, or attending fun workshops, the creativity on offer is a wonderful experience for all.

COMMUNITY

AUM Festival’s story began with the idea of creating an event and to feel the joy of giving & receiving. Together.

Our original, friendly event brings beautiful, like-minded people and tribes together to celebrate as one.

What is important to us? Inclusiveness. Kindness and love. Integrity.

See what AUM culture is all about on our About Us page. AUM is regarded as one of the most fun summer festivals and has safety initiatives and track-record that are second to none in New Zealand. This has helped make AUM popular with international travellers, backpackers and families.