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At the Worlds Edge Festival
Location: Wanaka, Cromwell and Queenstown
Region: South Island
Dates: Sat, 8 October 2022 - Sun, 16 October 2022
Festival Artist Performances Overview
Six intertwined programmes, thirty-one musical works, each charting a waypoint along our exploration into the roles that solitude and togetherness play in the creative process. Spanning two weekends this October, experience captivating live music events in WÄnaka, Cromwell, and Queenstown with the best of chamber music in New Zealand.
With the first steps of the journey taking place in WÄnaka, the At the World’s Edge Festival schedule begins with the Bloom my heart and Tranquil Bay programmes on 8 - 9 October. From there, Nine Seas Away presents our Emerging Artists side-by-side with our Festival Artists in a mid-week Queenstown performance.
Sei Solo follows in Cromwell, offering intimate solo and duo performances matched with fine wine and food throughout the evening at the Cloudy Bay Shed. Finally, the Festival Programmes culminate with Free But Lonely and Into the Night concluding the journey in Queenstown the following weekend, 15 - 16 October.
In conjunction with our Festival Performances, the AWE Festival also includes a series of free community events and chamber music concerts in Queenstown.
For further information and to book click HERE
Location
Wanaka, Cromwell and Queenstown
August 2025
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Central Otago Art Society Blossom Festival Exhibition 2025 - Enter Now!Fri, 1 August 2025 - Mon, 15 September 2025 @ Entries Open Now | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | Central Otago District Arts Trust - Top Art Exhibition 2025.Fri, 18 July 2025 - Tue, 5 August 2025 @ Mon to Fri 11.00 - 3.00. Sat & Sun 11am - 1pm. | 6 | Mt White Station - Pastels and Peaks Workshop with Master Pastelist Julie Greig Artist (MPANZ, PSA).Thu, 7 August 2025 - Sun, 10 August 2025 | Creative New Zealand, Creative Communities Scheme Central Otago - Applications Open.Wed, 9 July 2025 - Fri, 8 August 2025 @ Applications Open Now. | 9 |
Mt White Station - Pastels and Peaks Workshop with Master Pastelist Julie Greig Artist (MPANZ, PSA).Thu, 7 August 2025 - Sun, 10 August 2025 | 11 | 12 | Queenstown Arts Society - Life Drawing Classes with Kasia Hebda.Wed, 13 August 2025 - Wed, 24 September 2025 @ Every Wednesday at 7.30pm. | 14 | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - More Wine Anyone? by Katie Robinson.Fri, 18 July 2025 - Fri, 15 August 2025 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Central Otago Art Society Emerging Artist Scholarship - 2025.Tue, 1 July 2025 - Fri, 22 August 2025 @ Open Now! Dunstan High School Musical 2025: Grease (Alexandra)Wed, 20 August 2025 - Fri, 22 August 2025 @ 7.30pm | Wanaka Concert Society - Acclaimed International Pianist Francesca Khalifa.Sat, 23 August 2025 @ 7.30pm. |
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