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22 July 2026 – Rhythm And Vines Prepare One Final Gisborne Dance
By Editorial Team - July 22, 2026
Summary
New Zealand's Rhythm and Vines festival confirms 2026 will be its 24th and final edition at Gisborne's Waiohika Estate before relocating in 2027.
Key Facts
- Rhythm and Vines 2026 will be the final edition held at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne.
- First lineup announcement scheduled for 29 July.
- Festival runs from 28 to 31 December 2026 before relocating in 2027.
- Entities: Rhythm and Vines, Waiohika Estate, Gisborne, New Zealand
- Tags: rhythm-and-vines, gisborne, waiohika-estate, festival-news, new-zealand
<a href="/tags/rhythm-and-vines">Rhythm and Vines</a> has confirmed that its 2026 edition will be the final festival held at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, closing a 24-year chapter before the event relocates in 2027. Since beginning in 2003, the New Year festival has become a major part of New Zealand’s summer culture and a rite of passage for generations.
The first artist announcement will arrive on 29 July, with organisers promising a farewell worthy of the venue and community that helped build the festival. The move is designed to support the event’s future rather than end it, but leaving a home after nearly a quarter of a century inevitably carries emotional weight.
Rhythm and Vines 2026 will run from 28 to 31 December. Expect celebration, nostalgia and several people confidently claiming they remember every previous edition.