BNZAuckland Diwali Festival

The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival is New Zealand's premier Indian cultural festival. It's a free, family-friendly event held every year.

  • Date Te rā me te wā

    11 - 12 Oct, 2025

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  • Price Utu hoko

    Free Entry

  • Location Te wāhi

    Aotea Square
Festival Information
  • Words by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited
  • Last updated 10 Oct 2025

The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival, the city’s iconic Festival of Lights, attracts over 65,000 people each year. Since its inception in 2002, it has been a vibrant celebration of culture featuring traditional and contemporary music, dance, crafts, mouthwatering Indian delicacies, an epic public fireworks display and so much more!

BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival is a free Auckland Council Event delivered by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, a council-controlled organisation.

Location Te wāhi
Aotea Square
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Getting there Te huarahi ki reira

Aotea Square is located in the Auckland city centre, a 15-minute walk from Waitemata (Britomart) Train Station and the Downtown Ferry Terminal. For all transport options, please check our Festival Information page.

Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe

Diwali is also the largest vegetarian festival in New Zealand with an array of food vendors offering mouth-watering Indian dishes including Pakora, Pav Bhaji, and Kulfi.

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Lightbox Installations 


This Diwali, immersive lightbox installations bring stories of South Asian identity, memory, and migration into the heart of the city centre. 


The Light Within by artists Abhi Chinniah and Sahana Rahman in Freyberg Square, reflects on the evolving ways Diwali is celebrated across South Asian communities in Aotearoa - shaped by migration, family traditions, and cultural memory. 


Deep दीप created by artists Jessie Kanji and Tarika Sabherwal in Khartoum Place / Te Hā O Hine Place off Lorne Street, explores Diwali as a layered narrative of ritual and renewal, drawing from devotional roots and making space for reimagining. 


The installations can be viewed from 10 – 28 October 2025.

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Dates and Times
  • Sat 11 Oct 12pm - 9pm
  • Sun 12 Oct 12pm - 9pm

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The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival is an Auckland Council Event delivered by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the region's council-controlled cultural and events agency. The Diwali Advisory Group, representative of Auckland’s Indian communities, supports and advises on the future development and growth of the festival.