Auckland Arts Festival: Difference between revisions

The first Auckland Festival of the Arts was held in 1953, prior to that had been four annual music festivals. A bigger festival was planned due to [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II’s]] coronation. The festival continued annually until the 1980s and the last one was in 1982. [[Auckland City Council]] supported a festival to be reinstated in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hill|first=Marguerite|date=5 Aug 2016|title=Celebrations and centenaries, 1930s to 1950s|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/arts-festivals/page-2|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga|language=en}}</ref> AK03,In September 2003 the inaugural event of the “new” Auckland Festival, opened on 20 September 2003happened. Subsequently the dates were moved to March and festivals were held in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 before going annual in March 2016. The 13th Auckland Arts Festival will take place 3-21 March 2021.<ref name="Shona McCullagh in conversation with Indira Stewart">{{cite web

The Festival is run by an independent not for profit trust, the Auckland Festival Trust. It is principally funded by [[Auckland City Council]].<ref name="Auckland City">