Rhythm & Vines (RNV) in Gisborne typically draws tens of thousands of people each year, with recent editions sitting around the mid‑tens of thousands in total attendees.

Rough attendee numbers

  • Early years (mid‑2000s) saw the festival grow from under 2,000 people to around 15,000 attendees as it added more stages and days.
  • By 2010, RNV had reached a capacity of about 25,000 people at the festival.
  • Recent coverage describes “over 25,000 Kiwis” gathering at the vineyard over summer for RNV.
  • An official 2024 recap mentions about 25,000 festival attendees on the first official day, with roughly 18,000 campers on site plus staff and crew.

Range you can expect now

  • For current editions, a ballpark is roughly 20,000–30,000 people across the festival, depending on the year and line‑up.
  • Within that, around 18,000 or so may be camping on site when the campground is at or near capacity.

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Year/era Approx. attendance Source detail
Early years (2003–2006) 1,800 to 15,000 Growth from first event to multi‑stage festival.
2010 (capacity) About 25,000 Described as a record‑breaking capacity crowd.
Recent summers Over 25,000 Marketing and media pieces cite 25k+ attendees.
Campers (recent) Up to ~18,000 New Zealand media reports on campground capacity.
Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.