There are several fantastic free events scheduled in this year's Festival, but please note these sessions are not ticketed and entry is on a"first come, first in" basis.

If you want to attend any of the free events we recommend you arrive well ahead of the scheduled start time, as they tend to be quite popular.

The following are free sessions at the 2012 Festival, for more information click the link:

19. Helping Children with Learning Disabilities

 23. NZ in the Twentieth Century

27. A Fine Prospect: Auckland's East

31: The Orator: Filmmaker Tusi Tamasese

36. Small Holes in the Silence: A Tribute to Hone Tuwhare

41: Exile: An ATC Play Reading

45: Ora Nui: A New Maori Voice

47: Open Mike: Poetry Pleasures

50. Them + Us

54: The Composer's Life: Nathan & Joel Haines

58: The Expats

61: The Politics of Prizes