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 known as one of the most friendly, good vibes festivals in Aotearoa and is now one of the largest NZ-owned festivals, one which champions Kiwi talent, sustainability and looking after the environment. We welcome everyone and have among the most diverse group of attendees and crew of any local festival.

AUM runs for three nights and days over new year’s at a beautiful location at South Head (near Parakai) just an hour north of central Auckland and is surrounded by a coastal Kānuka forest.

Last summer was our 10th anniversary festival. It was our largest event ever with a stellar lineup of music, performance and visuals artists from Aotearoa and around the world.

MUSIC

Music is sacred at AUM. We bring you the most soul uplifting sounds from NZ and internationally – the most 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 by some of the most talented musicians. 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 is a showcase of the best house and techno, drum & bass, bass music, psytrance, dub, psychedelic rock, breaks, chill-out, disco and more across four themed stages. For AUM 2025 we already have a bunch of fabulous artists lined up.

CREATIVITY

AUM is about platforming the music, art and activities we love.

We invite and encourage all kinds of performance, visual art, ideas, interactions 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 encourage and showcase fresh talent.

Whether at the Midnight Cabaret or Daytime Gala shows, playing live at The Hub, 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 gorgeous, 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, and why AUM is regarded as one of the most fun and safe summer festivals in New Zealand and popular with international travellers, backpackers and families.