The annual Waitakere Festival is back with another stellar line-up of fresh local music, forward-thinking community projects, and an abundant marketplace.
West Auckland's favourite festival will take to Henderson Park on Sunday 27th October with a line-up of local acts, programmed by Cheese on Toast and PIKDAT.
The Waitakere Festival 2013 line-up will include:
David Saunders (The 3Ds) with Street Chant
Sal Valentine & The Babyshakes
The Eversons
Dictaphone Blues
Eddie Numbers
Miss June
In line with its Eco City roots, the 2013 Waitakere Festival will be the first in Auckland to go Zero Waste. The festival team are working with the Auckland Community Zero Waste Alliance (ACZWA) to divert 70-80% of waste from landfill. With the use of compostable or recyclable packaging, festival vendors will be Green Vendor certified.
The festival was started in 2010 by two friends - Chloe Waretini and Tim Gregory because they wanted to ensure that local people continued to feel a sense of place and identity.