Invercargill: 2026
Join us this July 24th - 26th in Waihōpai!
Thank you for freezing with us! ❄️
Come sit down at SIT, and have some collaborative fun to make a game with fellow creatives.
The SIT Creative Campus, opposite Packn’Save, has limited dedicated spaces to participate in the Kiwijam in person. There are toilet facilities, wheelchair access, and a student kitchenette. You can bring a formed team or ask to join a team at the event!
There are PCs and Wacom cintiqs to use on-site plus a range of industry software: Unity, Unreal, Maya, Blender, Adobe Suite, Toon Boom Harmony. You cannot install any new software. You can bring a personal device, Guest Wifi is available. Temporary logins will be issued after signing up if you are not a current SIT student.
Read over the Kiwijam Code of Conduct and small print. You must also adhere to the SIT Code of Conduct if using SIT facilities. Registration is FREE, please register your interest and join the Discord for updates.
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Schedule
Friday
Around 6.30pm meet, play previous games, Health and safety outline, theme reveal, group making, PC claiming, jam starts 7pm sharp. Brainstorming areas available. 11pm building closes.
Saturday
Student access starts at 7.30am, check in with teams, jamming, create upload page, 11pm building closes.
Sunday
Student access starts at 7.30am, check in with teams, finishing and uploading games before 7pm, playing games, estimated end 8pm or earlier, out by 9pm.
The campus hours are strictly 7.30am – 11pm for this jam. You will not have building access outside of those hours.
Where to go
Kiwijam IVC is being held at the SIT Centre for Creative Industries. Go to Te Rau o Te Huia, Hawthorndale, Invercargill.
Free parking roadside after 5pm Friday. Free Parking all day down on Forth St or after 3pm Saturday. Free parking roadside all day Sunday.