FESTIVAL ONE IS BACK IN 2025 FOR OUR 11th YEAR OF MUSIC, ART, COMMUNITY AND FAITH. WE’RE BACK ON THE BEAUTIFUL KARAPIRO WHENUA, AT HARTFORD FARM.

With community the central icon on it’s metaphorical flag, Festival One comes across a little different. Born in the dusty summer of 2015 the festival has now run continuously for 10 strong years - with a covid hiccup 2022 where we got stopped 4 days before gates opened and a weather cancellation 2023 where we had to close gates 24 hours after opening! Each year a wave of sun-soaked people from around the tiny islands of Aotearoa, New Zealand come together and pitch their tents with intense expectation.

Over the last 11 years bands such as Charity Gayle, Amanda Cook, We Are Messengers, Tekoa,  Lauren Daigle, For King & Country, Switchfoot, Citizens, Kings Kaleidoscope, John Mark McMillan, NF, Rapture Ruckus, Social Club Misfits, Gungor, All Sons & Daughters, Bethel Music, Tenth Avenue North, The Brilliance, Halfnoise, and hundreds more, along side speakers Reuben Munn, Rikk E. Watts, Sam Bloore, Chad M. Johnson, Mary Bielski, two tonnes of free meat and a vibe that struggles to be explained have greeted these pilgrims.

We’re thrilled as ever to bring you our beautiful, musical extravaganza again this summer. Grab your tickets, gather your whanau and get excited! Festival One ’25, Let’s do it again!

Caravan, Motorhome, Rooftop Tent & Vehicle campsites.
Make sure to get your booking in, these sites sell really fast. We ask that all caravans, motorhomes, rooftop tents and vehicle camping pre-book a specific site.  If you arrive at Festival without a pre-booked site you will have take your chances that we will be able to sell you one at Registration. This is unlikely as these sites sell out every year. Make sure to get yours now. 

We’d love it if you could come as self contained as possible as this is a “greenfield’s” site - we have to install all power and plumbing ourselves! If you can run off solar panels and batteries, and have your own water and grey water handling facilities please use them (no generators please). If you can be self contained with solar etc there’s no need to purchase in the powered section. The size options are as follows. For Rooftop Tents and other vehicle camping we’ve allowed space for you to set up your rig and spread out your awnings. 

POWERED SECTION
Large 5.5 x 16m
Standard 5.5 x 8m

NON POWERED SECTION
Large 5.5 x 16m
Standard 5.5 x 8m

ROOFTOP TENT AND VEHICLE SECTION
Standard 5m x 8m

If you have a small caravan that won’t take up your whole site you’re welcome to pitch a small tent within your allocated caravan site.

We are not permitted for Health and Safety reasons to people to camp inside their vehicles in the carpark or anywhere else on site, you will need to book a Rooftop Tent site. 

iCamp Section
No tent? No camping gear? Or no time to set up? No room in your vehicle for camping gear? No problem! Book one of our iCamp packages and arrive to an already set up 2 person bubble tent, 2 air mattresses, 2 sleeping bags, 2 pillows and two camping chairs. At the end just leave everything as you found it. Cost? Only $185 for he whole set up for the whole festival! Tempted to say “Stay and Walk Away?!” 

Some tips and tricks. 
Fairy lights are a must! Bring your solar powered lights and customise your set up. The tents are 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.35 high - although the roof is low and the tent is nice and snug it can get cold at night. We’d strongly suggest bringing an extra rug each. We personally like a rug that go both underneath and over the top! On that note bring a picnic rug and use it to personalise your entry space. (It also helps keep the inside floor tidy)  

More details
We offered iCamp for the first time last year, and learnt a whole lot! We were surprised by how many people took this option! Well done. This year we will be labelling each tent so you can find yours easily. We will be also setting up all the guy ropes so that if it does rain the tents will remain dry inside. (Our supplier is used to festivals where attendees might be under the influence and trip over guy ropes! We - of course - are not like that! They will be firmly pitched this year!) We will also supply some more night time lighting to assist with late night movements after a great time around the Festival. There will also be a concierge service on hand to help with any issues, mattresses needing a pump up etc. Happy to hear any other suggestions from those who used iCamp this year. 

Soul Lounge Caravan Option
At The Soul Lounge, our focus is on creating an accessible and inclusive space at Festival One. It is a place where individuals with disabilities, neurodiversity, differing abilities, illnesses, and injuries can find a welcoming home. If this is not you, please purchase a general caravan site. 

Can I get a discount?
We’ve got a few different discounts available – see below! We know families come in a few different shapes and sizes, so here are our family discount pricing structures. And remember to grab your tickets at the early bird prices if you can! 

Family – One Adult +
Select one adult and at least 3 children/student tickets and we will give you (15% OFF the total ticket price (excl booking and transaction fees). Family tickets are only applicable to immediate family members.

Family – Two Adult +
Select two adults and at least 2 children/student tickets and we will give you (15% OFF the total ticket price (excl booking and transaction fees). Family tickets are only applicable to immediate family members.

Students
These tickets are available to anyone at high school or have a valid student ID. Please present a letter from your school or your student ID upon arrival at Festival - our staff with be checking!

Group discounts/how do I get a group to Festival One?
Become a Festival One Group by getting your unique code from groups@festival.one and sharing it with your friends. Get 20+ of them to enter your code when they purchase their passes and voila, you have a complimentary Festival One ticket.

Can we reserve a space for our group?
Absolutely! Email our groups team at groups@festival.one. Your group must be a minimum of 20 people to have space reserved.

Contact Info:
For specific inquiries, please email the relevant contact in each section. For all other questions and comments, email us at info@festival.one, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.