Example imageFor Matariki, Diwali and lantern festivals
Local supporters for your celebration.
List the family zone, the stage, the programme and supporter tiers once, and local businesses ask to support your festival. You approve every one.
- Free to list
- Every option priced
- Gives to a charity you choose
Why events list with us
Celebrations that bring the whole community together
Matariki, Diwali, lantern festivals and Polyfest bring families together across the whole community. Local businesses want to support them, respectfully, and just need to be asked.
Sponsors find you
Local businesses browse what your event offers and ask to back it. No more committee members ringing round the same five businesses every year.
Every sponsorship priced
A ribbon, a station, a prize or the whole naming rights, each with its own price and booked online. Nobody has to wait for a proposal.
Local businesses, local crowd
The businesses that book want to be seen by the whole community, together, which is exactly who comes to your event.
What you can list
Supporters, zones and the programme
List each one on its own, for the dates it runs. You set the price for each.
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Example imageSupporter tiers
Named supporter
A supporter tier with their name in the programme and on the website. Matariki Ramaroa in Otaki lists tiers from $500.
Zero waste sponsor
Back the bins, the cups and the clean-up.
Supply or volunteer team
Support in kind: gear, food or a team of volunteers.
On the night
Family zone sponsor
The lantern making, games and activities tent.
Stage sponsor
Thanked from the stage between performances.
Programme acknowledgement and ad
In the printed programme everyone keeps.
Example imageLook after your sponsors
What a business gets from backing your festival
Add any of these to a listing so a business can see exactly what they get. Sponsors who feel thanked are the ones who come back next year.
Thanked from the stage
Acknowledged in front of the whole crowd.
Named in the programme
In print and on the website.
Priority seating
Seats for their whanau and team.
Posts on your socials
Thanked before and after.
How it works
It's this easy
- 1
List it
A photo and a price. Free.
- 2
They find you
A local advertiser books your space.
- 3
Advert arrives
It's sent to you or dropped in.
- 4
Put it up
Snap a quick photo so they know it's up.
- 5
You beauty!
All done. The money goes to your bank.
You never design or print a thing. The advert is always supplied to you.
Supporting local
Every booking gives to a charity you choose.
Pick a local cause that matters to you, and every time a business books one of your sponsorships a donation goes to it. It never comes out of your pocket.
Does it cost anything to list?
No. Listing is free, there is no monthly fee and no lock-in contract. You are paid the full price you set.
What should supporters pay?
Up to you. Supporter tiers at NZ cultural festivals often start around $500, with in-kind support for those who would rather give gear, food or time.
Do we have to accept every supporter?
No. You see who the business is first, and you can decline anyone who does not fit the kaupapa of your festival.
We only run once a year. Is it worth it?
Yes. List each sponsorship for the dates it runs, and it comes down when the event is over. List it again next year in a couple of minutes.
Other kinds of event
Run a different kind of event?
Want us to set it up for you?
Reply to the email, or tap below and Joel will put your listing together with you.