Arts events in Nelson

Check out happening arts events all around Nelson, NE

YATRA FESTIVAL '26 in ritual with MO:DEM

 Fri, 27 Feb at 05:30 am Cobb Valley Rd, Upper Takaka, Takaka 7183, New Zealand

Nelson Italian Festival 2026 — FREE!

 Sun, 01 Mar at 12:00 am Club Italia Nelson

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight: Nelson

 Mon, 23 Feb at 10:00 am Trafalgar Centre

Multicultural Festival 2026

 Sun, 22 Mar at 01:00 am Founders Heritage Park

THE BETHS ★ AOTEAROA TOUR – THEATRE ROYAL

 Mon, 23 Mar at 09:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

The Underground Presents - A Simple Cure

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am The Playhouse Cafe and Theatre Restaurant

The Beths in Nelson City

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Theatre Royal Nelson

Blues On The Point Festival 2026

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 am The Honest Lawyer

Matilda - The Musical

 Wed, 04 Mar at 09:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

The Big Bike Film Night 2026 - Nelson

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 am The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson // Founders Heritage Park

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:30 am Founders Heritage Park NZD 175

Mad Hatter Magic

 Sat, 07 Mar at 03:00 am Red Door Theatre

Motion Sickness

 Wed, 11 Mar at 11:00 am Red Door Theatre

A Very Gaga Cabaret

 Fri, 27 Mar at 09:00 am Red Door Theatre

The Big Bike Film Night 2026 - Motueka

 Thu, 26 Mar at 09:30 am State Cinema Motueka

Dr Jo Prendergast is #coping

 Wed, 11 Mar at 09:30 am Red Door Theatre

Jerome Chandrahasen presents: On Words - 2026 Nelson Fringe Festival

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 am Yaza Cafe

Alice May Connolly’s BOX

 Thu, 05 Mar at 11:00 am Red Door Theatre

The Bell

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:00 am Red Door Theatre

IMPROV - Live Electronica Vol1 w/ M-Phonik + RKD

Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 am 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Open Day at Willow Bank Heritage Village

Sun, 19 Apr at 12:00 am Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield

Rock Tenors - Anthems Reloaded Tour

 Sat, 02 May at 09:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Fairies Wear Bleach: A Night Of Black Sabbath & Nirvana

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 am The Playhouse Cafe and Theatre Restaurant

Open Day at Willow Bank Heritage Village

Sun, 22 Feb at 12:00 am Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield

Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson // Broadgreen House

 Sun, 08 Mar at 12:30 am Broadgreen Historic House

NZTrio: Groove Café

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Paintvine in the Park in Nelson - Abstract Landscape

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 am Queens Gardens

Michael Houstoun - The Masterpiece Concert

 Fri, 01 May at 09:30 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Up Late Cabaret – Friday 13th Edition

 Fri, 13 Mar at 11:00 am Red Door Theatre

The Night Ali Died

 Sun, 08 Mar at 08:00 am Refinery ArtSpace

Forbidden Love – the Tale of Oshichi

 Thu, 12 Mar at 08:00 am Refinery ArtSpace

After The Worst Has Happened ; A Celebration of Hope

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Flamencodanza

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Nelson Boathouse NZD 38

Pub Tales

 Mon, 09 Mar at 09:30 am Yaza Cafe

Doctor Dolittle JR

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Theatre Royal Tour

 Mon, 30 Mar at 12:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson // Founders Heritage Park

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:30 am Founders Heritage Park

Field Trip - Nelson North

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 am Trafalgar Centre

Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson // Broadgreen House

 Sun, 08 Mar at 10:30 am Broadgreen Historic House NZD 175

Fundamentals of Glass Fusing

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:30 am unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 450

Songs & Chats

 Wed, 11 Mar at 08:00 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

 Sun, 01 Mar at 03:00 am Motueka Public Library

Pro-CRUST-ination

 Wed, 11 Mar at 08:00 am Refinery ArtSpace

Open Day at Willow Bank Heritage Village

Sun, 22 Mar at 12:00 am Willow Bank Heritage Village, Wakefield

BONES

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:30 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

THREE LITTLE PIGS

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 am Red Door Theatre

Rise & Flow Qigong / Taoist Yoga

 Tue, 17 Feb at 11:30 pm Trafalgar St Hall

Flamencodanza @ The Boathouse

 Wed, 04 Mar at 09:00 am 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Animas Valley 5 day Dream Work Immersion

 Wed, 25 Feb at 05:30 am Baton Valley Rd, Tapawera, Wakefield 7196, New Zealand

Finding Love, After All @ Nelson Fringe

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

Memoria: Echoes & Transformations (Nelson)

 Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Kotahitanga: IRMTNZ Conference

 Tue, 07 Apr at 11:00 pm 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Unknown Territory - EP release party

 Fri, 20 Feb at 09:30 am Red Door Theatre

The Sensemaker

 Thu, 12 Mar at 08:00 am Red Door Theatre

Escapegoat

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:00 am Refinery ArtSpace

Are You Game

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:30 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva

 Mon, 09 Mar at 08:00 am Red Door Theatre

Naranjarte Puppet Workshop

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

Open Day - Theatre Royal Nelson

 Sun, 03 May at 01:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Roots of Resilience - DEEP ECOLOGY Day - Nelson

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 am Fairfield House

Soul Collage - Visual Journaling

 Sun, 22 Mar at 12:00 am 44 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Port Nelson Export Hub: Export Ready - with Pete Torrington and ExportNZ.

 Fri, 13 Mar at 12:30 am Mahitahi Colab, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Dreaming of Lulu

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 am The Suter Theater

Recycle & Create Workshop - Creative Textiles

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 am Richmond, NZ

Morning Bodylight® (Pilates, Yoga, Qigong)

 Wed, 18 Feb at 09:00 pm Koru Studio

PechaKucha

 Wed, 29 Apr at 09:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

LIFE DRAWING CLASS

Thu, 26 Feb at 08:00 am Refinery ArtSpace

1-Day Stained Glass Workshop

 Sun, 01 Mar at 12:00 am Motueka Valley Hwy, Motueka, New Zealand

NZ - 5 Day Kyusho-Jitsu Intensive Seminar with Hanshi Chris Thomas

 Tue, 07 Apr at 11:00 pm Old Wharf Road, Port Motueka, New Zealand 7120

ASH, POEM & SONG

 Fri, 13 Mar at 09:30 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

Ocean Film Festival World Tour - Nelson Sat 7 Mar 2pm 26 MATINEE

 Sat, 07 Mar at 04:00 am Suter Art Gallery - Queens Gardens NE NZ, Bridge Street, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Create and Connect with Land, Sand and Stone Art

 Sun, 22 Feb at 12:00 am Staples St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand

Four high-school kids who think they’re kinda funny

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 am Red Door Theatre

Jazz Jam Nights 2026

 Thu, 05 Mar at 09:00 am The Honest Lawyer

3POETS – one dream and some words

 Thu, 12 Mar at 08:00 am WAA! Club, 183 Bridge St, Nelson

Author Talk Kerry Makin-Byrd

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:15 am 254 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Zonnis (Canadian Duo) @The Boathouse Nelson

 Thu, 19 Feb at 09:00 am 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Designing a Fused Glass Sushi Plate

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 145

Mark Making Essentials - Drypoint Etching

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 am 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Aladdin JR

 Thu, 09 Apr at 04:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Intro to fused glass Ocean Coasters

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:00 pm unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 125

The Little Mermaid JR

 Wed, 15 Apr at 04:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Author Talk Peter Laurenson - change of date

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 am 280 Queen St, Richmond 7020, New Zealand

Crafters Camp Lake Rotoiti

Fri, 17 Apr at 05:00 am Lake Rotoiti - St Arnaud

Intro to Fused Glass: Coastal Wall Art Workshop

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 145