Whisky Galore's DramFest 2027

We look forward to welcoming you to DramFest 2027, New Zealand's largest whisky education and tasting festival. Our special 10th anniversary festival will take place over 3 days at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre from Friday 12th March to Sunday the 14th of March (1pm-6pm each day) 2027.

We will have over 350 whiskies and dark spirits available to sample over the weekend from an array of world-renowned distilleries and independent bottlers. DramFest also provides a unique opportunity to meet with overseas and local whisky experts including distillers, owners and brand ambassadors attending the event - these visiting experts are for many the highlight of the event, offering the chance to interact with those who are directly involved with the creation, selection and promotion of some of the whiskies on offer.

Within in the Main Event you can:

• Sample a wide range of whiskies and dark spirits from around the globe

• Chat with special guests who are directly involved with the creation of many of the spirits on show

• Enjoy the DramFest Forums, hosted by whisky legend, Dave Broom

• Visit the Collectors Corner where you can sample some old rare and intriguing whiskies

• Watch how a whisky cask is made in real time by a professional cooper

• Enjoy some trad music from local musicians

Your Main Event ticket will include:

• a DramFest etched Glencairn whisky nosing glass, lanyard, pen and official event programme

• a range of whisky and dark spirit samples

• the opportunity to attend the DramFest Spirit Forums

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE:

• Tickets are valid for one day. To attend multiple days, additional tickets must be purchased.

• Please note that by purchasing a ticket to this event, you are adhering to the ticket T&C's as outlined on the DramFest website.

We look forward to welcoming you to DramFest 2027!

Register through the link at the top of the page from 8pm on Wednesday the 14th October. This pre-sale registration will only be available for 24 hours and it is ‘first in best dressed’ so we recommend registering as early as possible to give yourself the best chance of securing tickets (please note that registering is not a purchase).

Choose the tickets you want, fill in your personal details and hit ‘register’. By doing this, you are joining a waitlist to be notified of a ticket offer.

After that there's nothing to do but watch your inbox (that includes your junk folder!). All offers depend on what's available at the time, so you may be offered all, some, or none of what you asked for depending on your place in the queue.

Ticket offers will start being sent in order of registration on Friday the 16th October. Once a ticket offer has been sent your email, you will have 24 hours to complete your ticket purchase. ​

Easy as! But if you do have questions, scroll down to read our ticketing FAQ's.

Humanitix is our only approved resale provider. Tickets bought or sold anywhere else can't be validated and may be refused at the gate.

Ticket Resale will be enabled in early 2027

Buying: Resale tickets will appear on the Resale page when it is enablesd in early 2027. They move fast and there's no queue, so keep checking.

Selling: Open your order confirmation email, select Manage Order, then the Resale tab.