Luminate Festival 2010

Luminate is an earth friendly festival of music, art, dance, creativity and sustainability on Canaan Downs, Takaka Hill, New Zealand/Aotearoa, 28th January - 2nd February 2010.

Join us to celebrate the ancient summer harvest festival of Lughnasadgh, on the full moon midway between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.

Returning for it's third year, Luminate is a place to re-energise on the dancefloor, participate in workshops, be inspired about living sustainably, receive a massage, join in drumming around the fire, relax with a warm chai, watch an enlightening movie, be in harmony with nature, and celebrate a sense of conscious community. Luminate Festival is a Charitable Trust.

The music zones at Luminate feature an inspiring line-up of performers from Aotearoa/New Zealand and overseas, taking you on a unique, flowing journey through a diverse range of Live music, World Grooves, Tribal rhythms, Psytrance, Progressive electronica, Minimal Tech, Breaks, House, Dub, Funk, Folk, Roots, Soul, Ambient, esoteric beats and more...Find your rhythm on the 2 amplified dancefloors, the chillout zone, the tribal drum circle or the acoustic jam space.

Luminate offers an extensive range of inspiring workshops on sustainable living and other holistic topics, a healing zone, the Flaming Jugglepoitoy zone with fire performers at night & circus skills workshops by day, enlightening movies & documentaries, organic refreshments, arts, crafts & market stalls, solar showers and spacious camping....all set 2000ft up a quartz crystal and limestone mountain surrounded by native bush.

Luminate is a Clean Environment event. We welcome you to support us as we co-create a culture of self-reliance and sustainability:

There will be no rubbish bins or recycling on site! Be prepared to pack out what you bring in and leave no trace.

Food stalls will serve onto ceramics or direct to your own plate and cup. The festival site layout and art installations have been designed using sacred geometry, natural materials and re-used resources. Read more on how we RRRESPECT Zero Waste

Luminate is family friendly. No alcohol or dogs thanks.

Early Summer Special Tickets are out now until 21st December after which they go to Standard price. More info on ticketing

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Luminate is very grateful to all the sponsors, supporters, in-kind contributors, volunteers and enthusiastic festival-goers from around this beautiful planet who help us manifest this creative vision and conscious gathering of community in the spirit of light and love.

Luminate: to spread light, elevate spiritual consciousness, put a smile on your face.