FAQ’S
Your questions answered!
Art Deco Festival Dates
- 18 – 21 February 2027
- 17 – 20 February 2028
Winter Deco Weekend Dates
- 16 – 18 July 2027
During the Festival, the Art Deco Shop is open
Thursday 18 February: 9am – 5pm
Friday 19 and Saturday 20 February: 9am – 6pm
Sunday 21 February: 9am – 5pm
The Festival Information Hub, located in Herschell Street, behind the Art Deco Masonic Hotel will be open
Thursday 18 February: 2pm – 6pm
Friday 19 February: 9am – 6pm
Saturday 20 February: 9am – 6pm
Sunday 21 February: 9am – 4pm
LOST & FOUND BELONGINGS
The Art Deco Trust is the place to take found property and enquire about lost items. After the Festival, lost and found can be collected from the Art Deco Trust Office, Memorial Square, Napier.
LOST & FOUND CHILDREN
Please arrange with your children at the beginning of the Festival to meet at the Art Deco Trust if you become separated. For any lost or found children, please contact the Art Deco Trust on: 06 835 0022. We recommend that children have or know their parents/caregivers mobile phone number.
Located in Ocean Boulevard, Te Kōhungahunga is a sanctuary for parents and caregivers of very young children. It features private feeding spaces, a play area for young children, changing facilities, a kitchenette and hot water. Public toilets are nearby. Ocean Boulevard can be accessed from Dickens St or Emerson St.
There will be road closures in Napier CBD from 5pm on Friday 19 February to Sunday 21 February at 5pm. There might be additional road closures over the weekend due to planned road works, please refer to the Napier City Council Website for further details and updates.
We will endeavour to keep an up to date page on the road closures that will take place during the weekend. To see the most recent updates please visit our Transport page.
The Art Deco Trust offer a limited amount of mobility parks for the Art Deco Festival in February. For information and to request a mobility parking pass, please email festival@artdeconapier.com
Lower lawn parking on the foreshore from Friday to Sunday will not be permitted due to safety risks with the large numbers of pedestrians and cyclists using the pathway. For more information, email: festival@artdeconapier.com
No alcohol is to be brought or consumed in public spaces at the Art Deco Festival Napier and Winter Deco Weekend.
Napier CBD is brimming with plenty of wonderful food outlets, restaurants and bars! During our Summer Festival in February, we also have an amazing array of food vendors that will be parked at our food truck village on the lower lawn below the Tom Parker Fountain. You will be spoilt for choice!
Online
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR ART DECO FESTIVAL NAPIER WEEKEND EVENTS ONLINE
IN PERSON
You are able to purchase tickets in person at the following locations:
iTICKET purchases
Art Deco Trust, Memorial Square, Napier.
Hastings isite Visitor Information Centre, 319 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings.
Havelock North isite Visitor Information Centre, 1 Te Aute Road, Havelock North.
Napier Municipal Theatre, 119 Tennyson Street, Napier.
Ticketek purchases
Napier Municipal Theatre, 119 Tennyson Street, Napier.
Eventfinda purchases
Toitoi: Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre 109 Hastings Street South, Hastings.
Napier Municipal Theatre, 119 Tennyson Street, Napier.
BY PHONE
iTICKET 0508 iTICKET (0508 484 253)
Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (0800 842 538)
Eventfinda 0800 BUY TIX (0800 289 849)
Please note: The Art Deco Trust Events Office is unable to take bookings or sell tickets over the phone. See the ticket offices above.
Door sales are available at the Art Deco Trust and are subject to availability and only at selected events.
All prices are in New Zealand Dollars and include GST. Booking and transaction fees apply and a credit card charge will apply to all ticket purchases.
Please refer to the Art Deco Festival Napier / Winter Deco Weekend – Terms and Conditions in regard to refunds.
- Refunds will only be issued strictly upon a FULL cancellation of an Art Deco Festival Napier / Winter Deco Weekend programme of events.
- In the event of a cancellation, the Art Deco Trust will endeavour to reschedule selected events from within the Festival programme.
- In the event of a postponement of an event, ticket(s) purchased will be automatically transferred to the new event date. If the ticket holder is unable to attend the event on the rescheduled date a refund will be made to the ticket holder.
- Upon the FULL cancellation of an event, the ticketing provider will refund all tickets to the credit card from which the ticket was purchased. Refunds will take place within two (2) weeks of the cancelled event date. Booking fees will not be refunded.
We have a ticket exchange website and Facebook page where people can list tickets to events they can no longer attend. The Art Deco Ticket Exchange acts as a forum that joins people looking to buy tickets and people who are selling their tickets.
We strongly recommend that you do not buy (or sell) any tickets that are delivered via email and are printed on standard paper on the Art Deco Ticket Exchange. This style of ticket can be easily mass printed by those wishing to deceive. Tickets printed on standard ticket stock will be a more secure item to trade on the ticket exchange. Make sure you have read and understand the rules published on the Ticket Exchange before you enter into any transactions. Please note that buying or selling tickets on the Ticket Exchange is at your own risk and the Art Deco Trust has accepts no responsibility.
There is a Taxi Stand on Dickens Street (beside St Patrick’s Catholic Church). There may be a wait on any taxi’s not pre-booked. (06) 835 7777
The Art Deco Centre –Memorial Square, Napier
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Napier Operatic Society (Tabard Theatre Costume Hire) – 18 Coronation Street, Napier
Napier Antique and Jewellery Centre – 65 Tennyson Street Napier
Napier Central Store – 74 Hastings Street, Napier South, Napier 4110
Art Deco Costume & Fancy Dress Hire – 9 Te Aute Road, Havelock North, 4130
Locations include:
Art Deco Trust – Memorial Square, Napier
Hawke’s Bay Museum – 1 Tennyson Street
Daily Telegraph Building – 49 Tennyson Street
Napier isite – 100 Marine Parade
Napier Municipal Theatre – 119 Tennyson Street
