Aucklanders, do yourself a favour and get amongst at least one of the epic-sounding activities going on at this year’s Elemental AKL festival. 

I really, really love my local dinner spots and often return to those comforting, familiar flavours. However, the promise of my locals can be so alluring that venturing out leaves me a little apprehensive. The new and mysterious dining experience offered in the Millenium Hotel called Dans Le Noir might have resolved that hesitation.

Elemental AKL 2023 is announcing nine new inclusions in the festival that make this year’s edition of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s festival of ‘arts, eats and beats’ bigger than ever before.

Running from July 20 until August 6, Tāmaki Makaurau will be filled with art, eats and beats – with eight new experiences announced. Dans le Noir has also been added to the line-up, a sensory dining experience where guests enjoy a delicious meal – in the dark.

Your evening will be full of conviviality, and excitement but also self-questioning. A full immersion in this sensual dining adventure will impress you as a once lifetime experience.

After a three years break due to the health crisis, “Dans le Noir ?” reopens its doors in partnership with Grand Millennium Auckland on March 23rd, 2023. Bookings are already available.

Dans le Noir ? — a dining-in-the-dark phenomenon that’s wowed over two million people worldwide is returning to Auckland's Millenium Hotel on March 23.