TUNE UP
Kirby Lane
Thu 23 Oct | 5.30pm – 8.30pm | 3 hrs
Free
Kick off Nelson Arts Festival with a boogie!
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Theatre Royal
Thu 23 Oct | 8pm | 90 min
$39 – $49
An immersive ode to cinema, turn of the millennium dance culture, and The Situationist International
All The Things I Wish I Could Be
Suter Theatre
Mon 27 Oct | 11am | 50 min
$15 – $25
A brand new Kiwi kids comedy singalong!
Shostakovich: UNPACKED
NCMA
Tue 28 Oct | 7pm | 70 min
$39 – $49
Take a front row seat to the raw emotional power of one of the 20th century’s most defiant musical voices.
WHERE CONVERSATIONS SPEAK AND MUSIC FLOWS
Cultural Conversations
Tue 28 Oct | 7pm | 75 min
KOHA
A unique musical experience that brings together four musicians from different cultural traditions.
DAWN RAGAS
Cultural Conversations
Wed 29 Oct | 6am | 60 min
KOHA
A gentle dawn concert of Indian ragas to wake the soul.
TAKADIMI
NCMA
Wed 29 Oct | 7.30pm | 90 min
$29 – $39
Where timeless traditions converge with bold innovation, crafting a rich soundscape of fusion.
BATTLE CHORUS
NCMA
Thu 30 Oct | 7.30pm | 90 min
$29 – $35
This performance is now sold out! Battle Chorus is a social sing-along experience that brings people together for an unforgettable night of iconic melodies and sweet harmonies.
TOM LARK
Deville Music Hub
Thu 30 Oct | Doors Open 8pm, 8.30pm Supporting Act, 9.30pm Main Act
$26 – $29
Sunburnt psychedelic folk fit for sensitive cowboys to meander and philosophise to.
MASK CARNIVALE 2025
Whakatū Nelson CBD
Fri 31 Oct | 5-9pm
Mask Parade starts at 5.15pm | Carnivale from 5.45pm
Whakatū Nelson’s beloved masked parade returns in 2025, transformed, and as vibrant as ever.
THE VELVET REBELS
NCMA
Sat 1 Nov | 6pm | 60 min
$29 – $39
Celebrating the Ratpack Era
POLLYHILL & SAMARA ALOFA
Deville Music Hub
Sat 1 Nov | Doors Open 8pm, 8.30pm Supporting Act, 9.30pm Main Act
$26 – $29
A new live show taking the timeless sound of PollyHill and Samara Alofa’s sonic collaboration AQUARIES into fresh atmospheres, supported by local artists Lambi Kitty.
ANNA CODDINGTON (LIVE AT NEUDORF VINEYARD)
Neudorf Vineyards
Sun 2 Nov | 2pm (Doors 12pm) | 75 min
$49 – $55
One of Aotearoa’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters whose songwriting and vocal ability blends into her unique sound.