LOVE LOVE LOVE! Charlotte Ryan of RNZ Music perfectly captures the vibe of WOMAD and touches on three of our wonderfully talented artists joining us this year. Go on - have a listen! 📻🦁💙 rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

There's just 16 days left until WOMAD 2020 kicks off! To celebrate, we're sharing 16 things to do at WOMAD's 'sweet sixteen' each day until the big weekend! 🙌 (𝟭) 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Soak in all the music, food and fun! Don't forget to tag #WOMADNZ ☀️🎼📸

Day two of 16 Things To Do at WOMAD's 'Sweet Sixteen': (𝟐) 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 💃🕺 WOMAD is all about discovering new music. This year check out Finnish folk-beatboxers Mari Koivula, funky Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote and Latin Grammy winning Flor de Toloache!

Day Three of our 16 Day Countdown! (𝟯) 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗮 😎✨🏅 WOMAD celebrates cultures around the world. But it's also a place to dive into the indigenous culture of Aotearoa. Come to Te Paepae and share your pepeha and earn a limited edition tohu reo badge!

Day four of our 'Sweet Sixteen' Countdown: (𝟰) 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱 🎤🥂🤣 Late-night comedy is a chance to dip into the boutique bar in Kunming Garden while enjoying a barrel of laughs! This year, check out the talents of bro'Town's David Fane and quick-witted Te Radar.

Top 16 Things To Do at WOMAD 2020: (𝟱) 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 🥟🥘🤤 Eating at WOMAD is an explosion of flavour and culture with everything from Moroccan tangines to Asian dumplings, and of course the ever-popular Hungarian fried bread! YUM!

Top 16 Things to do at WOMAD 2020 Countdown Continues.. (𝟲) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗽 👂📖🧪 Expand your festival experience by visiting stages World of Words and newest offering STEAM Lab, both filled with innovative and award-winning talents. Learn More >> womad.co.nz/experience/fes…

We're now just 10 days away! (𝟳) 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 👒🧶🤪 WOMAD is filled with funky wares, flower crowns and crochet vests - and it's also home to the Friday night dress-up competition. Put on your quirkiest garb and be in to win tickets to next year's WOMAD festival!

🎊 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔!! 🎊 Winners have been notified. Thank you to everyone who participated. Puzzle lovers - get your fill of crossword fun at the festival with our life-size crossword board! 🙌

The Top 16 Things To Do at WOMAD 2020 Continues! (𝟴) 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 ♻️🌎🤝 Check out the Zero Waste stations and stop by the Sustainable Village for inspiration from those spending their lives recycling, up-cycling, restoring and redesigning.

The 'Sweet Sixteen' Countdown continues.. (𝟵) 𝗭𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝘁 😴💆‍♀️🧘‍♂️ Head over to the Village of Wellness this year! It's the soothing home of massage, natural remedies and restfulness. 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝑶𝑴𝑨𝑫 𝑵𝒁 𝒂𝒑𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆!

What's number 10 of our countdown? Glad you asked! (𝟭𝟬) 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 🥁💡💍 Get up-close and personal with artists and interesting folk while learning some new skills! Learn More >> womad.co.nz/experience/wor…

One of the top 16 must-dos is... (𝟭𝟭) 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗦𝗲𝗲𝘀 👀🤳🤩 Go download the WOMAD NZ app! The festival is packed with acts, workshops, speakers and tons of music - but if you're not careful, you could miss something. The app lets you build your itinerary so you're prepared.

'Sweet Sixteen' Countdown... (𝟭𝟮) 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 👩‍🍳🍜👏 Learn how to cook up an exotic dish as artists swap drums for woks and microphones for wooden spoons at the OMV Taste the World stage! Learn more and see the stage schedule >> womad.co.nz/experience/foo…

Our countdown is getting close! (𝟭𝟯) 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 🥿👟👯‍♀️ Comfortable shoes is key to a good time at WOMAD, especially if you plan on breaking out some of your dance moves. Even if you're a laid-back listener, you'll surely get your groove on at least once!

The next up on our 'Sweet Sixteen' Countdown is.. (𝟭𝟰) 𝗦𝗼𝗮𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗔𝗿𝘁 🎨🚩💫 Fill up on interactive artwork with Pou Rama, glowing light structures set to music. And, of course, the famed WOMAD flags by visual artist Angus Watt - always a staple of festival photos.

WOMAD is just around the corner! (𝟭𝟱) 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗗 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 👕🦁🛍 Indulge in some retail therapy and pick up a festival tee and a pile of artist CDs from the WOStore to relive all that you love about WOMAD. Learn More >> womad.co.nz/experience/sho…

We're finally here at the end of our countdown!! 'Sweet Sixteen' bliss... (𝟭𝟲) 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗗 '𝗪𝗼𝘄' 𝗬𝗼𝘂 🤸‍♂️🔮🌼 WOMAD is a chance to soak in all the beautiful things about our multicultural world. So shake off the dust of everyday life and get swept away in wonder!

Not long now till the gates open for WOMAD 2020! 3 days to experience the world of Music, Arts and Dance.

Just hanging WOMAD styles.... #womadnz #festivallife #womad2020 #loveletters 📷Charlotte Curd