The Event

The coromandel artbeat spring festival is a lineup of local arty events all over the Peninsula and runs for 3 months each year (September to December). It was started in 2023.

Discover and enjoy the creative, natural spirit of the Coromandel Peninsula at the coromandel artbeat spring festival from September to December each year.

Here on the Coromandel Peninsula, art is at the heart of our communities. We want to celebrate and share this creativity with you during this three-month festival.

Join us at events, exhibitions, workshops, open studios, musical and theatrical performances all over the Peninsula, that will welcome and inspire you.

Explore a diverse range of creative activities, take a scenic journey off-the-beaten-track, immerse yourself in artistic experiences and be inspired meeting the people creating work you will love.

Enjoy the laid-back pace of the Coromandel Peninsula, relax in our beautiful, wild spaces, find hidden gems, great food and coffee, and be welcomed into accommodation by our fabulous locals.

Creative Coromandel

Creative Coromandel/ He Mana Toi Moehau Trust is the central arts network for the Coromandel Peninsula and the Hauraki rohe.

We advocate on behalf of the creative industries in our area, and we offer opportunities and resources to foster our creatives and communities.

Our Story
The Coromandel Peninsula is a beautiful region filled with pockets of stunning scenery, wild terrain and an abundance of talented creatives offering unique performing and visual arts experiences.

In 2015, driven by the Thames-Coromandel arts sector, a district-wide arts strategy was created through consultation with artists, art leaders and arts groups to develop, promote and sustain local artists and arts activities. In 2016 the Arts & Creative Industries Strategy was adopted by TCDC and an Advisory Board represented by all five communities was formed to implement it.

The Advisory Board became the He Mana Toi Moehau Trust, commonly known as Creative Coromandel, an independent charitable trust, made up of visual artists, performing artists and arts leaders from the region.

Our Board of Trustees and sub committees are all arts & community passionate volunteers committed to advocating for and championing the arts in the Thames-Coromandel District and Hauraki rohe. Our mahi is supported by our specific projects committees, the District Arts Manager and our part time Creative Coromandel & Board of Trustees support Team.

You can find out more about who we are and what we do on the Creative Coromandel website, by clicking the button below.