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
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.
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.