Festival | The Performance Arcade

February 26 - March 1 | Wellington Waterfront

Free Admission | A festival of live art & music

What is The Performance Arcade

The Performance Arcade is a free live art event on Wellington Waterfront, run every year since 2011. Audiences have grown to over 90,000 in 2019, attracted by the exciting program of performance art and live music, installed with an assembly of shipping containers that create an innovative new space for performance arts presentation.

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LIVE MUSIC SERIES - MICHAEL JAMES KEANE

February 20, 2019

The Performance Arcade

Wellington songwriter Michael James Keane has recently released his 8 track solo album 'The Cascade'.
The Performance Arcade sat down with Micheal to...

LIVE MUSIC SERIES - BLAEK

February 13, 2019

The Performance Arcade

Wellington local and classically trained vocalist Rose Blake (Blaek) steps into a different territory with her exploration of electronic music. With s...

How to Spend a Day at The Arcade

March 2, 2018

Rachel Fox

So, you’ve heard about The Arcade. Maybe you’ve seen the fliers dotted around town, or
heard our Producer Sascha talking on the radio? Perhaps you’ve...

The danger of the walk-by

February 28, 2018

Virginia Kennard

The walk-by with Kirst
The not-really- sure-what- to-do first
The safe playful ‘in’ provided by the Trust Power pink circles
The quiet emptiness of th...

Notes on Arcade from my iPhone