Arts events in Nelson

Check out happening arts events all around Nelson, NE

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026 - Whakatū Nelson

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Trafalgar Centre NZD 0 to 47

ELTON JOHN vs BILLY JOEL - Theatre Royal Nelson

 Sat, 23 May at 09:30 am Theatre Royal Nelson

Te Ramaroa - Nelson Light Festival 2026 (City Centre)

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:30 am Trafalgar Sq, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Strange Behaviour presents Frank Booker

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am DeVille

In Other Words

 Thu, 21 May at 09:00 am Theatre Royal Nelson

NELSON, NZ - Theatre Royal Nelson

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

Alexandr Misko in Nelson NZ at Nelson Centre for Musical Arts

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:30 am Nelson Centre of Musical Arts

✨Gala 2026 Women's Support Motueka ✨

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

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

Alexandr Misko - The International Guitar Sensation LIVE

 Thu, 04 Jun at 09:30 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

Make It at the Cathedral - FREE EVENT

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 am Nelson Cathedral

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

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

Clay for Breakfast - SOLD OUT

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

Natural Fibres as Contemporary Art

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Taonga Pūoro – Māori Flute

 Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 pm Tātou Studios

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

 Sat, 06 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

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

Vintage Posters - SOLD OUT

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

STEAMS School NELSON Term 2 2026

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

Jazz Embassy at Chanel Arts Centre

 Sat, 23 May at 09:30 am 31 High St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand

Painting with Colour Simplified

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

Drawing the Figure

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Simple Books & Bindings

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Three-Hour Earring Making

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

Indian Folk Painting

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Aniseed Ascent v2

 Fri, 24 Jul at 11:00 pm Aniseed Valley

Te Ramaroa Workshop - FREE

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

Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 am Cultural Conversations Nelson

Lunchtime Concert: Arie d'amore italiane

 Thu, 04 Jun at 02:30 am 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010

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

Make Magic with Stained Glass - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 05 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Learn to Crochet for Absolute Beginners - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 05 Jun at 11:00 pm Refinery ArtSpace

Harakeke Weaving - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 05 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Coiled Harakeke Basketry - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 am NMIT

Life Drawing

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 am NMIT

Brooches, Beads & Body Adornment from NZ Fibre

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:30 pm NMIT

The Mindful Mark

 Fri, 05 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Cut & Create: Collage for Everyone - SOLD OUT

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Handmade Paper Fun - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 am NMIT

Ring Fling

 Fri, 05 Jun at 11:00 pm Jewel Beetle

Walk Talk Draw

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

One Day Ring Making

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

Spoon Carving Intensive

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

Foraged Fibre Workshop - SOLD OUT

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

NBS Live Lounge: Daisy Chain

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

Eco-Designer, One-Day Fashion Lab

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 pm NMIT

Carving Essentials: Introduction to Linocut - SOLD OUT

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

Flame Glass Beads & Pendants - SOLD OUT

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

Fundamentals of Glass Fusing

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

Brushes & Bubbles

Thu, 28 May at 08:30 am 90 washington road, Washington Valley, Nelson, New Zealand

The Art of Man

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