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At the World's Edge is an annual spring chamber music festival in the Southern Lakes of Te Waipounamu, presenting world-leading artists alongside Aotearoa's finest musicians. We are a registered charitable entity, laying down roots at the edge of the world so that chamber music can thrive here.

AWE's venues are intimate by design. That is much of what makes the festival what it is, and it also means ticket sales will never cover the cost of the work. The rest comes from people who believe it should exist.

3% Cover the Fee

Chamber Music at the World's Edge Foundation is a registered charitable entity in Aotearoa New Zealand, CC57615, and a donee organisation. Donations of $5 or more are eligible for a 33.33% tax credit. A receipt will be emailed to you.

Donors in the United States can give through At the World's Edge Music Foundation (AWE USA). Donors in the United Kingdom can give through At the World's Edge UK Music Foundation (AWE UK).

Support from our donors sustains all of it: two new works commissioned from New Zealand composers each year and a Composer in Residence at the centre of every festival, free AWE+ performances throughout, a week-long tour reaching around 2,000 students across Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago schools, and mentoring, fellowship and scholarship pathways for the next generation of New Zealand musicians.

Every school we visited in 2025 asked us to come back.

Whether audience, patron, donor, volunteer or enthusiast, AWE could not exist without you and our whānau of supporters.

To talk about a larger gift, a multi-year commitment, or supporting a particular part of AWE's work, get in touch with Justine at info@worldsedgefestival.com.

Thank you for helping AWE thrive.