Magic. Mischief. Mayhem.

The sixteenth New Zealand Improv Festival will place from 27 September – 4 October 2025, in beautiful Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), based at the BATS Theatre with a few events offsite.

Featuring a dizzying variety of shows, workshops, mixers, conference sessions and social events, NZIF showcases the best of improv from Aotearoa, Australasia and beyond.

More details to come soon. You can find out more about the Festival here, or view the 2024 Festival programme here,


Want to take part in the 2025 Festival? Sign up to our participant mailing list.

Want to find out about shows in the 2025 Festival? Sign up to our audience mailer.

Proudly Supported

New Zealand Improv Festival is grateful to have been supported by Wellington City Council, NZ Community Trust, Little Manila, Insight to Action Consulting, John Ilott Charitable Trust and Creative New Zealand in delivering this incredible event in recent years.

Want to get behind us? There’s room for you too!

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