Fires, including camp fires, are not allowed in the camping area. Please just enjoy the authorised festival fires located in the main event areas.

Fire Performers – please light up only in the designated areas.

These restrictions are for the safety of everyone, so please respect them. We want everyone at Luminate to feel safe in their campsites, day and night, for themselves and their children.

As usual, this is a non-alcohol event. Please leave it at home and enjoy a week of alcohol-free fun! If searches are conducted, any alcohol found will be confiscated. You can expect searches on entry to the festival.

Please respect all the non-smokers by being considerate about where you light up. For the benefit of all, please smoke away from the dance floors, and throw your butts in the fires or take them away with you (those empty breath-mint or chewing gum tins are ideal).

Please leave all your pets at home, for the safety and comfort of both pets and humans, and most of all to protect native wildlife and habitats.

Please leave your dogs at home or at the kennels. Only registered guide-dogs and some crew and security with trained dogs are allowed.

Lost items may end up in a lost property area, however there will be no lock-up facilities, so the best idea is to leave valuables at home. Keep it simple.

Your survival guide should include:

• Shade and shelter: a tent and weather-proofing, and the tools required for set-up
• Bedding (bring extra blankets – for extra warmth). Pillows are awesome
• Warm clothes for cold nights – layers are the key – and natural fibres like wool are the best (this includes hats, gloves, scarves, leg warmers etc)
• A torch, with spare batteries. And a spare torch
• Insect repellent – natural is best!
• Raincoat and gumboots
• Sunscreen and sunhat
• Umbrella, if you are that way inclined
• Plates / cups / cutlery / utensils. Bring a chopping board, you won't regret it!
• Containers of various shapes and sizes to put your waste and paraphernalia into, to take back home with you
• Plenty of long-lasting, easy-to-prepare food, and loads of snacks!
• Dish cleaning equipment if you wish – bucket, cloth, tea towel, planet-friendly dishwashing liquid
• Other camping gear: folding chairs, tables, umbrellas, toilet paper (just in case)
• Your bike!
• Whatever medications you may need
• Any cash you might need
• Bring your wide open mind
• Bring your conscious intent to co-create a beautiful, illuminating experience for yourself and all others at Luminate!

Luminate will run for an epic 8 days, from Feb 1st – 8th 2012.

• $155 Early Bird Summer Special tickets: available from 1st November until 5th January 2012
• $185 Standard Price Presale tickets: from 6th Jan - 1st Feb 2012
• $200 Gate tickets: on site at the gate from 1st Feb 2012
• $85 Youth Tickets (14-17 yrs). To gain admission to the festival, proof of age (photo I.D.) must be provided, and all Teens must be accompanied by an adult guardian attending the festival.
• Children 13 and under, and Seniors over 75, gain free admission

(please note, a booking fee may apply at some shops or online)

Please check the Tickets Page for more information

We do realize that it's not easy for parents to attend the festival for the whole duration. That is why we keep the cost of our tickets to a minimum, so that it's still good value even if you can only come for the long w.e. The Early Summer Special is available until the 21st of December for $155. That includes camping, access to amenities and entrance to workshops.

What's more, children (under 14) get in for free, although there is a whirlwind of activities designed to entrain them in a healthy and interactive way: we have juggling, stilt walking, poi, hula hoop, puppet shows, games, storytelling, face painting, nature walks and bush-craft. Yes: it seems a pity to send them to school instead!

Don't forget to bring your bicycles to explore the stunning 200 acre site.

Yes! There are plenty of activities for children including juggling, stilt walking, poi, hula hoop, puppet shows, games, storytelling, face painting, nature walks and bushcraft. We recommend bringing bicycles to explore the stunning 200 acre site.

Youth tickets (14-17 years) are $85.

Children 13 and under have free admission.

No, you have free admission, come along and join the fun!

Only as proof of age if you are a Youth or Senior (check the ticket page for full info).

You are required to pay full price for admission, for full involvement in the festival. If you are in a wheelchair, the majority of the festival is accessible to you.

Tickets are available online from Eventfinder, from Cosmic Corner (stores in Chch, Welly, Dun, Auck), and from various other stores throughout NZ including Takaka (GB Organics), Nelson (Everyman Recs), Greymouth (Planet Funk). All tickets bought in stores get a free car sticker too!

The cheaper tickets are available now (from the start of Nov), until Dec 21st for just $155.

We encourage people to stay at the event and to bring everything they need for their happiness and comfort, for the duration of the Festival.

You can print a new one. But tickets are scanned, so only one with your barcode will be admitted. Look after it!

Yes, gate sales are available for $200. Cash only!

Please check the Travel & Location page

• Yes, by all means bring your vehicle in
• No, you don't have to pay extra for parking

Yes, but read about the condition of the road. Drive slowly and carefully, there is no need to rush.

Day one (Wed Feb 1st) is a settling-in day, if you'd like to arrive then to set up camp, chillax, enjoy nature, go for a bush walk, find the stream, or try out the various mountain bikes trails in the surrounding DOC land.

Markets open and the schedule of workshops start on Thursday Feb 2nd from 8.30am, and music zones start after the opening ceremony at sunset.

There is no festival-organised bus or shuttle service to the festival, so you may need to try these suggestions:

There are two local bus services that run daily from Nelson (Abel Tasman Coachlines: http://www.abeltasmantravel.co.nz/home) and from Golden Bay (Golden Bay Coachlines: http://goldenbaycoachlines.co.nz/). These pass within 10km of the festival site, at the beginning of Canaan Road.

If you are travelling from Nelson, book through Abel Tasman Coachlines. If you are travelling from Golden Bay, book through Golden Bay Coachlines. Book early, as Feb is a busy time in this part of the country. Contact Golden Bay Coachlines for charters and extra shuttle services, these will be at an extra cost to you.

Also check out our facebook page to connect with others wanting to share rides or carpool.

Bring your bike! They are a fantastic way to get around the festival site, which is also rather conveniently located near some awesome mountain biking trails, if that's your thing. Bikes are welcome throughout the entire event; while motorised vehicles need to be kept to the camping area only, for the safety and ease of everyone else.

Luminate is a Clean Environment event. It is renowned for groundbreaking environmental initiatives in resource conservation and waste minimization. There are no rubbish bins or recycling on site! Be prepared to pack out what you bring in and leave no trace. Bring your own plate and cup for the food stalls. There is a composting area for biodegradables.

No, there is no communal kitchen available for use. We encourage self-reliance, so please be prepared and bring everything you need for you and your family to feed yourselves for the duration of the festival – in your campsite.

Yes, there are basic solar showers available, the cost of which is included in your ticket price. These are a real delight after days of dancing and playing in nature. There may be queues, so take that time to rest or chat with friends and/or family while you wait for your turn.

Yes, there is clean, fresh drinking water available from several locations.

If you are requiring laundry facilities, please bring what you need with you to the festival. Remember to respect the environment – we want our greywater to be planet-friendly, and take home with you everything you bring in.

There is a dishwashing area available. If you bring your own simple equipment (bucket, dishwash liquid etc) for use in your camp, please ensure the greywater is disposed of responsibly and use planet-friendly products.

There are eco-composting toilets at Luminate with a team of dedicated maintenance crew.

There are eco-composting toilets at Luminate with a team of dedicated maintenance crew.

There will, only at set times. A transaction fee per withdrawal will be applied. We recommend being prepared and withdrawing whatever cash you might need before coming. Check at the info tent.

Some phones will have limited reception, some won't. Probably most won't, actually. So why not turn off and relax?

If you need to recharge, why not try a massage and a delicious organic meal? (There are no phone charging facilities available – if you're driving in, bring your adaptor and charge in the car).

No, and you won't need it. You'll be so busy enjoying and participating you won't have time to work, to surf, to email, to update your facebook status.

Join a workshop – learn, experience, play, live in the moment.

If you require refrigeration, bring a chilly bin. Remember that it probably won't stay cold for the duration, so if you're a hardcore milk-drinker you may need to consume it all in the first day or two!

The cost of attending all workshops is included in your ticket price. How amazing is THAT?

No, just show up with your open mind and shining face and enjoy.

There will be timetables available at the festival, and on the website closer to the event, so make sure you check it out, you don't want to miss anything!

For arts & crafts and goods traders - contact Sarah: luminatemarketgoods@gmail.com

For food & refreshments traders – contact Selena: luminatefood@hotmail.com

For all info regarding volunteering, Contact Gayle: luminatevolunteers@yahoo.co.uk