EcoFest

Friday 22 March – Sunday 22 April 2025

EcoFest is an annual month-long festival celebrating the unique environment of Tāmaki Makaurau and how we care for it. The EcoFest 2025 programme will be packed with events, activities, installations and workshops for people of all ages and at any stage of their sustainability journey. From composting workshops to beach clean-ups, EcoFest’s aim is to make sustainability fun and accessible, inspiring people to make simple changes to reduce their impact on the environment.

EcoFest is a collaboration between EcoMatters Environment Trust, Kaipātiki Project, Beautification Trust, and Waiheke Resources Trust.

2024 programme now live

To explore the full list of over 300 events for this year, visit EcoFest.org.nz and register for the ones that you’d like to attend. You can view all the events that EcoMatters is hosting as part of EcoFest on our website here.

Plus, keep an eye out for one of our printed fold-out calendars coming soon to your local libraries, community centres and cafes.

Register Your Event

Registrations are now open for events for EcoFest 2025.

Hosting an event is a great way to showcase the wonderful work you’re doing, share your environmental knowledge, reach new audiences and recruit volunteers.

Organise any event with an environmental or sustainability theme in Auckland during EcoFest and register it with us by 31 January to be considered for inclusion in the printed festival calendar which will be distributed Auckland-wide.

Organising your event

Events can range from guided nature walks to film screenings, stream restoration days to family bike rides, hands-on workshops and more. You are welcome to include your regular ‘business-as-usual’ events and volunteer sessions. View the 2024 programme for more inspiration on what kind of event you could host.

Decide when and where to hold your event by picking the date and time between Friday 22 March to Sunday 22 April that suits you, and securing your location. The 2025 festival dates include Easter weekend from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April and the school holidays are from Saturday 12 April.

Event categories

Event Host SUPPORT

You can click here to view or download the Event Host Support Pack, full of handy tips for planning, organising and promoting your event.

If you have questions about being part of EcoFest or would like to discuss an event idea, feel free to get in touch with our Festival Coordinator, Ana, on [email protected] or 021 394 447.

STAY IN THE LOOP

To get the latest EcoFest news and featured events direct to your inbox, join the EcoFest mailing list.

Festival updates

To receive updates about EcoFest, as well as EcoMatters news and events throughout the year, sign up to get our regular EcoMatters newsletter and follow us on Facebook.

tell us what you thought

Gathering feedback from people who attend events is really important for EcoFest, as it helps us keep improving the festival each year.