Tickets
All tickets are available for purchase online right until the events start. Just click on the ticketing button on the event you’d like to go to and you’ll be taken to Humanitix to complete the purchase.
Tickets range from $22 for Earlybird through to $30 for General Admission plus booking fees. Earlybird tickets are available until 4 September.
Door sales: You can purchase door sales at the venue 1 hour before start time, unless the event is sold out.
Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible, unless stated otherwise. The following events will be translated by New Zealand Sign Language interpreters: From the Floor, The Politics of Disabled Joy.
You don’t have to print your ticket: On the day of the event you can just show your ticket to our ushers using your phone.
Festival Passes
A Festival Pass is a great way to save money and still see multiple events. They also make wonderful gifts and can save you up to 20% off full priced tickets*. You can purchase them here.
A 2026 Festival Pass is four events for $80. You choose your events at check-out. After your purchase, we will email you your Festival Pass (please allow one day for this).
Festival passes are available until midday Thursday 24 September. *Passes are not available for the following:
Verb Showcase: If This Finds You
Don't Worry, Tech will Save Us – A Verb Debate
Workshop - Fear & Loathing in First Draft, with Michelle de Kretser
Workshop - That's What She Said: Playing with Dialogue, with pip adam
Workshop - Groundwork: Writing for Live Performance, with Victor Rodger
Verb Community
Verb Community members get $5 off ticket prices and advance access to sales: join the Verb Community.
If you are already a member you will receive your discount code via your dedicated news, the ReVerb. Just email us at info@verbwellington.co.nz if you have any queries.
Venues & Locations
Meow, 9 Edward St, Te Aro
Bedlam & Squalor, Level 1/18 Garrett Street, Te Aro
Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington Central
The National Library, 70 Molesworth St, Thorndon
The Hannah, 12 Cambridge Terrace, Te Aro
Books
Unity Books are our Festival Booksellers and will have a pop up shop set up at our festival home, The Hannah. Festival titles will be available for purchase at the Willis St store, or online.
All of the income from ticket sales and donations goes straight to the making of this festival and supporting the incredible writers and artists who are at the core of all that we do. Thank you to our generous partners, sponsors, supporters and Verb Community – your support makes this wonderful event possible!