Arts events in Nelson

Check out happening arts events all around Nelson, NE

Te Ramaroa - Nelson Light Festival 2026 (City Centre)

 Fri, 03 Jul at 07:30 am Trafalgar Sq, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Te Huihuinga-o-Matariki 2026

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 am Saxton Stadium

NELSON, NZ - Theatre Royal Nelson

 Wed, 26 Aug at 09:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Victory Matariki Celebration and Lantern Hīkoi

 Wed, 01 Jul at 05:00 am Victory Community Centre

Delaney Davidson Baby Heavyweight | Wellington

 Sat, 18 Jul at 10:00 am The Boathouse, Nelson

Delaney Davidson Baby Heavyweight | Nelson

 Fri, 17 Jul at 09:30 am The Boathouse, Nelson

Rick Price in Nelson City

 Thu, 03 Dec at 07:30 pm The Boathouse Society

The John Psathas Group, CMNZ Series, Nelson

 Tue, 11 Aug at 09:30 am Nelson Centre of Musical Arts

Mel Parsons - Castle Hill Album Tour - Nelson

 Thu, 27 Aug at 09:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

✨Gala 2026 Women's Support Motueka ✨

 Sat, 12 Sep at 08:00 am 8 Pah St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand

My Time My Life 2026

 Sat, 15 Aug at 12:30 am Founders Heritage Park

Abra Cadabaret Volume 2 (R18)

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 am Nelson Musical Theatre

Music Icons - Let's Dance!

 Fri, 24 Jul at 09:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Indian Block Printing - SOLD OUT

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 am The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Te Ramaroa Workshop - SOLD OUT

 Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 am Rumi Tahi at 1 Rutherford Mews, Nelson

"Bringing back Tertulia" - A Cultural Conversations fundraiser

 Sun, 28 Jun at 06:30 am The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Paint Like A Pro! (The Wham Bam of Painting) - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 pm The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

You, Me, Everybody - Midnight Album Tour - Live at the Boathouse

 Fri, 26 Jun at 10:00 am The Boathouse, Nelson

Taonga Pūoro – Māori Flute - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 pm Tātou Studios

Natural Fibres as Contemporary Art - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Painting with Colour Simplified

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:00 pm The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Form with Line, Colour & Space

 Sun, 28 Jun at 02:00 am The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Jazz Embassy live at Chanel Arts Centre

 Sun, 21 Jun at 05:30 am 31 High St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand

Clay for Breakfast - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 pm Claybound Studio, Nelson

Experimental Contemporary Basketry - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 12 Jun at 04:00 am The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Drawing with Line & Colour

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

Social Animal

 Sun, 07 Jun at 08:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Fused Glass Heart workshop

 Sat, 27 Jun at 09:30 am unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 125

STEAMS School NELSON Term 2 2026

 Mon, 27 Apr at 11:00 pm 173 Rutherford St Nelson or 27 Dorset St Richmond

Echoes of Pink Floyd - Theatre Royal Nelson NZ - 60 Years of Pink Floyd

 Tue, 17 Nov at 09:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Life Drawing

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 am NMIT

Vintage Posters - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 pm The Armarie Room

Spoon Carving Intensive - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 pm The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:00 pm Nayland College NZD 9

Learn to Crochet for Absolute Beginners - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 05 Jun Refinery ArtSpace

Simple Books & Bindings

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Walk Talk Draw

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū

One Day Ring Making - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am The Bench, 100 Collingwood St, Nelson

Aniseed Ascent v2

 Fri, 24 Jul at 11:00 pm Aniseed Valley

Indian Folk Painting

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Eco-Designer, One-Day Fashion Lab

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

The Mindful Mark

 Fri, 05 Jun NMIT

Three-Hour Earring Making - SOLD OUT

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 am Refinery ArtSpace, 114 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Drawing the Figure - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Coiled Harakeke Basketry - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 06 Jun NMIT

Join us at the Nelson Library for an author talk with Roimata Smail

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 am Nelson Public Libraries Ngā Whare Mātauranga o Whakatū

Cut & Create: Collage for Everyone - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Jazz Jam Nights 2026

 Thu, 04 Jun The Honest Lawyer

Life Drawing Nelson

 Tue, 09 Jun at 08:00 am Hardy Street , Nelson City, New Zealand 7010

Flame Glass Beads & Pendants

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 pm flamedaisy glass design

The Fabulous...WAA! HAA!

 Fri, 19 Jun at 10:00 am 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Building a Social Media Presence

 Tue, 16 Jun at 11:00 pm Mahitahi Colab, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Carving Essentials: Introduction to Linocut - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 pm The Armarie Room

Brooches, Beads & Body Adornment from NZ Fibre

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:30 pm NMIT

Lip Sync Battle Nelson 2026

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am Nelson Musical Theatre

Make a Puppet and Bring It to Life!

 Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Cut, Fold, Make: A Beginner’s Zine-Making Workshop - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

No Man's Land Film Festival - Motueka 7120 New Zealand

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:30 am GECKO THEATRE

Ring Fling - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 05 Jun Jewel Beetle

NBS Live Lounge: Daisy Chain

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Handmade Paper Fun - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 am NMIT

Fundamentals of Glass Fusing

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 450

Foraged Fibre Workshop - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Copy of Coral Creations: Fused Glass Bowl Workshop

 Sat, 20 Jun at 09:30 am unit 8/4 Fayette Lane NZD 125

Morning Bodylight® (Pilates, Yoga, Qigong)

 Wed, 27 May Koru Studio

Flame Glass Beads & Pendants - SOLD OUT

 Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 am flamedaisy glass design

Richmond Library - Gerard Hindmarsh Author Talk

Tue, 16 Jun at 04:00 am 280 Queen Street, Richmond, Richmond, New Zealand 7020

Tangata Tiriti - Treaty People Workshop

 Thu, 11 Jun at 02:30 am Tasman District Libraries

The Visual Diary – Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm Balance, Level 1 Farmers' Arcade, Trafalgar St

Top of the South Branch AGM

 Sun, 14 Jun at 03:00 am 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Open Day @ Richmond Waimea Toy Library

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:30 pm 20c Gladstone Road, Richmond, New Zealand 7020

Mixed Media/Collage art workshop

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:30 pm Broadgreen Historic House

The Art of Man

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm 322 Hardy Street Free