Kiwiburn
New Zealand’s Burning Man regional — six days on a Rangitīkei paddock, no headliners, no money.
- Dates
- 27 Jan – 1 Feb 2027
- Where
- Hunterville, Rangitīkei, New Zealand
- Hosted by
- Kiwiburn
About
A participatory festival where the participants bring and make everything: no central stages, no headline acts, no spectators. Theme camps, art, fire spinners and neon on a paddock in the hills — and no money changes hands except for ice. The 2027 theme, Moss & Microchips, sits between cyberpunk and faerie: how we balance technology with community and the natural world.
Why now
The 2027 theme, Moss & Microchips, is out — time to plan a camp or an art piece.
Programme
- Arrival — Onto the paddock: Camps and art go up.
- Days — Gifting: Workshops, events and theme camps run by participants.
- Nights — Fire and neon: Sound camps, art and fire performance.
- Close — Effigy and Temple: The burns that end the week.
Included
- Gift economy — nothing to buy on site
- Theme camps and registered art
- Effigy and Temple burns
Stay
Self-sufficient camping; join a theme camp or bring your own.
Getting there
The site is at 136 Cooks Rd, Hunterville — about 190 km from Wellington and 460 km from Auckland. Palmerston North is the nearest regional centre.