Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival

Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival
GenreRock music, pop music
Dates6–8 January 1973
Location(s)Ngāruawāhia on the Waikato River, New Zealand
Coordinates37°40′S 175°9′E / 37.667°S 175.150°E / -37.667; 175.150 (Ngaruawahia)
Years active1973
FoundersRobert Raymond, Barry Coburn

The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival was the first large outdoor music festival in New Zealand. It was held on a farm at Ngāruawāhia on the Waikato River, 19 kilometres north-west of Hamilton, for three days from 6 to 8 January 1973.