Ao Pūrākau | Story Worlds is a new festival that invites audiences to experience storytelling as a rich, interconnected practice - through the written words, material cultures, and oral traditions.
Thursday 11 - Sunday 14 September 2025.
Join a brilliant line up of thinkers, storytellers, authors and artists across four days as we explore how stories shape our understanding of the world, especially when viewed through the lenses of language, ecology, and participation.
Story Worlds is an invitation to see storytelling not only as something we tell or hear, but as something we live, carry, and co-create.
Experience a festival that celebrates storytelling in all its forms and honours the ways stories help us make sense of ourselves, each other, and the world we share.
