RANGATAHI YOUTH & FAMILY FRIENDLY
The Nelson Arts Festival provides a unique opportunity to spark joy and creativity in curious minds.
Our tamariki & rangatahi, and family friendly programme gives young people a chance to participate and get directly involved in the arts. From music, dance, theatre, and hands-on creative expression, it’s all theirs for the taking.
Young person friendly events include:
- Tune Up | Thurs 19 Oct
- Night Vision | Thurs 19 Oct
- Mask Carnivale Fri 27 Oct
- Tōrua | Fri 27 + Sat 28 Oct
- Victory Poetry Slam (workshop + performance) | Mon 23 Oct
- Girl, In A Savage World | Sat 28 Oct
- Force of Nature | Mon 23 Oct
- Gráda | Sun 29 Oct
- By Whakatū Residency Sharing | Sun 29 Oct
- Spanish Language Storytime | Thurs 26 Oct
- Can I Live? (Ages 12+) | Sun 22 Oct
- Sensory Self Portraits (installation and performances) | Thurs 19 – Sat 28 Oct
- Lunchtime Concerts – Mike Ford Thurs 19 Oct
- Lunchtime Concerts – Duo Enharmonics | Thurs 26 Oct
- Reimagining Mozart | Sat 28 Oct
Pukapuka Talks with youth appeal include:
- Witi & Friends Gala Night | Sun 22 Oct
- After Dark II: Dusk Chorus | Mon 23 Oct
- Mokorua: Ngā Kōrero Mō Tōku Moko Kauae – My Story of Moko Kauae | Sat 28 Oct
- Tools for Navigating Our Crazy World | Fri 20 Oct
- End Times: The Question of Hope | Sat 21 Oct
- In The Temple | Thurs 19 Oct
- Dazzling New Voices | Sat 21 Oct
Our Mask Making Workshops are on the programme once again.
Visual Arts offerings suitable for young people and families throughout the Festival period (19 – 29 Oct) include:
RANGATAHI YOUTH & FAMILY FRIENDLY
Throughout the Festival | 19 – 29 Oct
FREE, TICKETED or PAY WHAT YOU CAN (PWYC)
Please check specific event listings for age recommendations and trigger warnings.