The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival is returning to Aotea Square,
Queen Street and Lorne Street on 11 – 12 October 2025.
The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival is returning to Aotea Square, Queen Street and Lorne Street on 11 – 12 October 2025. This year’s event features the popular annual festival programming, with food, retail and information stalls and performances across multiple stage areas at the highly anticipated free, family-friendly event.
Stallholder site application open:
The diversity and vibrancy of stallholders are an important and much-loved component of the festival.
Applications are now open for stallholder sites at the BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival 2025. As in previous years, stalls will operate from 12pm – 9pm on both festival days.
The deadline for applications is Sunday, 13 July 2025
There are eight types of stalls available for the 2025 event:
• Food (vegetarian only, no eggs)
• Food Charitable (vegetarian only, no eggs)
• Food Truck (vegetarian only, no eggs)
• Beverage Truck (non-alcoholic beverages only)
• Retail (craft, music, clothes, art etc.)
• Henna (specialty store)
• Information
• Information Charitable
Retail, information and henna stalls will be located on Rutland Street and Lorne Street this year.
