Adrift Open Air 2023
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17th - 19th November 2023, Te Arai, New Zealand
Adrift is back, a more intimate adventure. Let's drift off to the most treasured spot in Aotearoa, the beloved Te Arai event site. Once aboard, our crew will be turning on the sweet soundwaves of only the finest bass, Liquid D&B, House, Downtempo and Melodic tunes that the spring seas have to offer.
Adrift has been created to showcase local talent and bring people together to share the love through music, art, performance, food, sustainability and most of all dancing. So be prepared to dance, create, smile, feel free, take your shoes off and chill-out at the beach in the sunshine.
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TICKETS
The Early Bird and General Admission ticket gives you access to the festival site and camp site for the full weekend.
With the Saturday + Sunday ticket you'll be able to access the event site from Saturday, 8am and stay until the event finishes on Sunday, 4pm.
Generousity Donation Add-ons: If your circumstances allow, you can choose to help out a stranger "pay it forward" style. Choose the amount you'd like to pay forward and we'll use the funds to offer discounted or free tickets to people that need it. If you find yourself in a difficult financial situation, please reach out via [email protected].
GET INVOLVED
If you want to get involved in creating this special event and volunteer, please send us an email via [email protected] with your proposal or skills and we’ll try our best to find the perfect position for you.
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DATES & TIMES
17th - 19th November 2023
186 Atkins Road, Te Arai, 0975, New Zealand
Event Times:
Friday, 17th Nov: 4pm -late
Saturday, 18th Nov: early - very late
Sunday, 19th Nov: very early - 4pm
Gate Opening Times:
Friday, 17th Nov: 12pm -9pm
Saturday, 18th Nov: 8am -9pm
Sunday, 19th Nov: 8am -12pm
All attendees must be off site by Sunday, 8pm.
ZONES
We're all hoping for blue skies and sunshine this year. We've got two plans in place depending on the weather forecast, just in case.
Sunshine - Humming Hut lake stage, pontoons, boats, kayaks and all the good things will be out and about. The beach will be ready for sun bathing and relaxing.
Rain & wind - Shipwrecked stage under the boat with added shade wings, stretch tents and lots of fun. If you know you know!
DRINKS & FOOD
We will be serving a good range of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks as well as free drinking water. We will have you covered, so please leave your booze at home and bring a reusable water bottle instead! To ensure everyone’s safety please only use reusable plastic or metal bottles. This means in short: NO BYO and NO GLASS.
We will also have food vendors on site to suit almost all your dietary desires. You’re welcome to bring your own camping kitchen set up too, but please be aware of open flames.
MONEY
Our bar will accept cash and eftpos, food vendors will be cash only. Please be aware that the eftpos can be intermittent, so make sure you bring some emergency cash.
PHONES
This is a private space and we would like everyone to enjoy the vibe in real time and so please keep your phone and camera in your pocket, at camp or safely locked in a vehicle.
Be aware that phone reception is very limited on site, if available at all. Please let your friends and family know where you are before entering the site.
WASTE
This is a Leave No Trace Event. We are committed to becoming a zero waste event. We use our stainless steel cups with a deposit system for all bars to minimize the waste produced from our end.
Please help us and pack accordingly: no single use plastic, pack your snacks in reusable containers before leaving, bring a rubbish bag for your camp site, take everything home that you brought and don’t forget a water bottle to fill up from our filtered fresh water taps. Please do not bring any glass on site.
WEATHER
This is an all weather event. Please make sure you are prepared and pack your sunnies but also rain coat, gum boots and extra pegs & ropes to secure your camp in windy conditions.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
All attendees are responsible for themselves once they enter into the property. Please look after yourself, your friends and others while onsite, in transit to and from.
Adrift Open Air, the organisers and land owners do not take any responsibility for injury, death or loss of personal belongings onsite or in transit to or from the event.
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