Sunrise Aotearoa 2026

About Sunrise

Sunrise is Blackbird's love letter to founders and the beautiful things they create. It’s a festival of creativity, technology, and ambition, where Kiwis and Aussies come together to dream up the future.

At Sunrise, you can immerse yourself in our startup community, become a part of it, and help to shape it.

What happens at Sunrise

Sunrise isn't a business conference. It's not exactly a tech event either.

It's a mirror and a myth machine. A place where founders, operators, and creatives gather to stretch the edge of what feels possible.

In 2026, Sunrise opens up to a softer kind of space. One of beauty, wonder, and emotional resonance. Not to retreat, but to dream more wildly.

We believe that the future lives first in our imagination. It begins soft, strange, and dreamy, before being shaped into reality through our collective energy, creativity, and action.

At Sunrise you will meet new people.

You'll be inspired by bold ideas and visionary leaders.

You'll learn new ways of thinking, building, and becoming.

Join us.

Godspeed, Traveller