Bookmark Kāpiti celebrates the people, stories and places of Kāpiti. The festival aims to showcase our rich creative diversity and includes stories and writing for all kinds of readers, writers and storytellers.

We have workshops, talks and performances for children, young people and adults – from sunny Ōtaki to wild Paekākāriki. From foraging to kōrero about sport and indie publishing to workshops on writing songs or your life story, there will be something to explore or inspire.

Our interactive CycleStory will populate the ‘Coast 35’ route. Grab your bike or walk a part of the trail to connect people, story and place. Read a poem about nature, a memory of a colonial war battle, a famous local or a fact about the expressway. There will be poetry challenges and other opportunities to respond to what you see and read.