Here. Together. now.

The sixteenth New Zealand Improv Festival will place from 26 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.

Workshop registrations are temporarily paused, but you can still view the full programme here, or book tickets for shows by hitting this cool button:


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

Bodyworks (directed by Gabrielle Raz-Liebman) at NZIF 2024. Photo by Crisstian Grueber.

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 the Performing Arts Foundation of Wellington in delivering this incredible event in recent years.

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

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