Nelson Arts Festival | Whakatū’s Community Arts Celebration
Join Nelson Arts Festival from 22 Oct–1 Nov 2026 for theatre, music, kōrero & Mask Carnivale. Celebrating creativity, culture and …
KAPA HAKA THROUGH A LENS - Nelson Arts Festival
Melissa’s photography spans documentary, commercial, lifestyle and fine art, and she is commonly seen photographing events in Te …
All Events 2026 - Nelson Arts Festival
Join us to celebrate the nine interlinking tales that comprise All Her Lives, this year’s Jann Medlicott Acorn Fiction Prize winner at the …
MACHINE DE CIRQUE - Nelson Arts Festival
Machine de Cirque is a poetic and hilarious circus adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world. Five men, left entirely to themselves, …
BYLLIE-JEAN - Nelson Arts Festival
A product of these islands at the bottom of the world, raised by shearers and preachers, tobacco pickers and truck drivers in small …
ECHOES - Nelson Arts Festival
Explore the dynamic history of Fairfield House and the land she stands on through the eyes of the grand lady herself. In her …
GO HARD OR GO HOME - Nelson Arts Festival
Kiritapu Allan (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Rarawa) is a lawyer, former cabinet minister and one of …
TIRI: TE ARAROA WOMAN FAR WALKING - Nelson Arts Festival
An extraordinary mapping of Aotearoa through the eyes of Te Tiriti o Waitangi Mahana. Her story, our history. Creator of the …
TOWARDS THE TRUTH - Nelson Arts Festival
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses his life and literary adventures since winning the 2022 Booker Prize for his …
THE BIG SPRING STREET PARTY – Nelson Arts Festival
Spring is the season and The Big Spring Street Party is the beating heart of an epic arts festival season, packed full of free and …