What's on in Nelson?
118 upcoming events
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Events in Nelson
Thu17
Tomorrow
Fri18
Friday 18 September
Tomorrow · 5 PMCA$0–113.21
🌐World music🎫Concert
Samuel J. NELSON — Constellations Tour
Mickey McEwen Memorial Hall ~ Rod and gun club
Fri 18 · 12:30 PMNZ$15
💼Career
TTITC "Tech Together" lunch
The Bach Bar & Restaurant
Fri 18 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🚴Cycling
Bikepacking 101 with the Singletrack Sisters
329 Trafalgar Square
Fri 18 · 6:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
Opening Night Film: A Line in the Sandstone
The Suter Art Gallery
Fri 18 · 6:30 PMNZ$5–10
🎫Concert
Songs for the Soul
Nelson College for Girls Hall
Fri 18 · 8 PM£0
✊Activism
Weekly Sisters’ Dhikr Gathering | Nelson
BB9 7LE
Sat19
Saturday 19 September
Sat 19 · 10 AMNZ$59.90
✂️Workshop📚Literature
Rebellious Words - A poetry zine making workshop
Project 100
Sat 19 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Whakanui Te Ao Māori
Victory Community Centre
Sat 19 · 10 AMNZ$145
✂️Workshop
Slow Fashion Pattern Drafting (1-Day Workshop)
The Suter Art Gallery
Sat 19 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Healthy Homes and Sustainable Living
1 Crathie Place
Sat 19 · 1:30 PM
🎪Kids' show🩰Classical3–12 yrs
Once Upon a Dance
Theatre Royal
Sat 19 · 2:30 PMNZ$50
✂️Workshop
Needle Felting Workshop
Good Yarn
Sat 19 · 6 PMFree
💿DJ set🌳Outdoors
Fundraising Fashion Show - Magenta Creative Space
Magenta Creative Space
Sat 19 · 6:30 PMNZ$24
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Amalgo at The WAA! Club
183 Bridge Street
Sat 19 · 9 PMNZ$20
🎉Club🏠House
OUR HOUSE! King B | Sinbad | Will GT
Kismet
Sun 20 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Slow Fashion Pattern Drafting (1-Day Workshop Sunday)
The Suter Art Gallery
Sun20
Sunday 20 September
Tue22
Tuesday 22 September
Later
Wed 23 · 4 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Always be Naturing Forest ecological walk and meditation
29 Werneth Street
Wed 23 · 6 PMNZ$0
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Crisps Lane
Project 100
Thu 24 · 6 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic📚Literature
I WAS COYOTE: Young Moon
Project 100
Thu 24 · 7 PMNZ$65
🍽️Food
Cheese Club - September Italian Night
Kismet
Fri 25 · 12 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Leadership Conversations for Climate and Taiao
Nelson Marina - Westend of F pier (This is the one directly in front of the marina office, a few hundred metres past Ruby's cafe)
Fri 25 · 3:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Climate Careers: Discover jobs for the future
48 Van Diemen Street
Fri 25 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Fairfield House Talk: A Slender Path To A Thriving Future
48 Van Diemen Street
Fri 25 · 6 PMNZ$0
🎸Jam / Open mic📜Poetry
Come As You Are: Open Mic Night
Project 100
Fri 25 · 6 PMNZ$10
🎪Street party
Legendary Locals and Boathouse Fundraising Evening
The Boathouse
Sat 26 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Permaculture Possibilities: Discover, Design and Transform Your Space
Elma Turner Library - Ruma Manakau
Sat 26 · 1 PMNZ$0
🗣️Talk
Friendship and Networking For Creatives
Project 100
Sat 26 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop☀️Open air
Make Noise for Nature Workshop: A Joyful Revolution for Papatūānuku through Music, Climate Activism and Celebration
183 Bridge Street
Sat 26 · 2 PMNZ$40
☀️Open air🪕Folk / Acoustic
Spring To Life '26
48 Van Diemen Street
Sat 26 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Sizzling Solar Solutions - Nelson
Elma Turner Library - Ruma Manakau
Sat 26 · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening: The Lorax
State Cinemas Nelson
Sat 26 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Extra Lives - The Interactive Video Game Concert
Theatre Royal
Sat 26 · 5:30 PM
⛰️Trail & ultra🏃Running
Movement is Medicine — Elephant Mountain Challenge
1207 BC-3A
Sat 26 · 9:30 AMCA$0
💼Career🤝Volunteering
Innovate for Impact: Social Hackathon - Nelson
Early Care and Learning Centre
Sun 27 · 10:30 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Community Litter Pick with Grassroots Recycling
2 Totara Street
Sun 27 · 2 PMFree
🌳Outdoors
The Gathering Place
Chercher
Sun 27 · 3 PMNZ$0
🏷️Other
How to Raise Your Spiritual IQ!
Nightingale Library Memorial
Sun 27 · 3 PMFree
🤝Volunteering
Adults living with Type 1 Diabetes - Nelson/Tasman Support Group (September 2026)
The Honest Lawyer Country Pub, Hotel & Venue Hire
Sat 26 · 7:30 PM
🎹Blues🎷Jazz
Kootenay Blues Society presents: Rob Funk and the Nightcrawlers
Finley's Bar & Grill
Sun 27 · 5:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Festival Finale: How to Live on Earth
The Suter Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 7:30 PMCA$54.73
Jeremy Sills Sound Journey
527 Josephine St
Thu 1 · 9 AMFree
Parkinson's NZ One Day Conference
The Tides Bar and Eatery
Thu 1 · 6 PMNZ$50–65
🍽️Food🤝Volunteering
Voices Served Dinner
48 Van Diemen Street
Fri 2 · 6:30 PM50 €
Olive Estate Dancing for a Cause Launch Party
Beachside Conference and Events Centre
Fri 2 · 7 PMNZ$18
Top Of The South Film Festival 2026 session 1
The Suter Art Gallery
Sat 3 · 6 PMNZ$18
🎬Cinema
Top Of The South Film Festival 2026 session 2
The Suter Art Gallery
Sat 3 · 8:15 PMNZ$18
🎬Cinema
Top Of The South Film Festival 2026 — session 3
The Suter Art Gallery
Sun 4
🎪Kids' show🕺Musical
Annie JR
Theatre Royal
Sun 4 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
High School Musical
Theatre Royal
Tue 6 · 5:30 PMFree
🧗Climbing🌳Outdoors
Social Bouldering @ The Gravity Well
The Gravity Well
Tue 6 · 6 PMNZ$30
Life Drawing Nelson
HIWA 37 Halifax Street
Wed 7 · 8 AMNZ$0
Critical Conversations with Site Safe CE, Brett Murray
The Hotel Nelson
Thu 8
🍽️Food
Wine Nelson Tasting Event
Trafalgar Centre
Thu 8 · 5:30 PMFree
🌳Outdoors
Aarn Packs Party
MD Outdoors
Sat 10 · 8 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Che Fu & The Kratez - 25 years of Navigator
Trafalgar Centre
Mon 12 · 3:30 PMNZ$160
🧸Kids
Term 4 | SKC | Mondays | Intermediate and Junior Secondary
The Suter Art Gallery
Tue 13 · 1 PMFree
Syringe Driver Workshop for ARC RN's/EN's/ DN's: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Nelson Tasman Hospice
Tue 13NZ$160
Term 4 | SKC | Tuesdays | Primary Years 4-6
The Suter Art Gallery
Tue 13 · 6 PMNZ$400
(Term 4) 8-week Beginner Wheel throwing with Potterbee
Nelson Community Pottery
Wed 14 · 3:30 PMNZ$160
✂️Workshop
Term 4 | SKC | Wednesday | Primary Years 1 - 3 (Aged 6+)
The Suter Art Gallery
Wed 14 · 6:30 PMNZ$145
Sewing With Confidence Wed (T4.26)
Waimea College Classroom D1
Thu 15 Oct · 9:30 AMFree
Bolstering Your Balance Sheet
Mahitahi Colab
Thu 15 Oct · 1:15 PMNZ$190–210
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Developing Drawing and Painting (Adults)
The Suter Art Gallery
Thu 15 OctNZ$170
(Term 4) 6-week Kids Hand building class with Lilly and Petra
Nelson Community Pottery
Thu 15 Oct · 7 PMNZ$188
Woodwork DIY For All Levels Thurs (T4.26)
Waimea College Classroom D5
Fri 16 Oct · 10 AMNZ$190–210
Friday 2026 Term 4 | Drawing & Mixed Media Class (Adults)
The Suter Art Gallery
Fri 16 Oct · 12:30 PMA$0
SafeTALK Suicide Alertness Training (Nelson)
Nelson CFA
Fri 16 Oct · 7 PM
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
The Great Western Interactive Murder Mystery
Theatre Royal
Fri 16 Oct · 7:15 PM£14.30
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Night Live
Nelson Golf Club
Sat 17 Oct · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Couch Stories - Origins
Theatre Royal
Sat 17 Oct · 7 PMNZ$103
🎪Street party
High Stakes for Hospice 2026
Nelson Yacht Club Inc
Sun 18 Oct · 7 PM
✨Pop🎸Rock
Beatlemania On Tour
Theatre Royal
Thu 22 Oct · 7 PM
🎭Theatre
Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking
Theatre Royal
Fri 23 Oct · 9 PMNZ$20
Cumbia Blazera at the Boathouse
The Boathouse
Mon 26 Oct · 2 PM
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
Werewolf | Nelson Arts Festival
Theatre Royal
Wed 28 Oct · 1 PMFree
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora RN's & EN's Syringe Driver Workshop
Nelson Hospital Medical Unit Seminar Room
Wed 28 Oct · 5:30 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Kapa Haka Through a Lens | Nelson Arts Festival
Theatre Royal
Wed 28 Oct · 7:30 PMNZ$5–25
🌐World music🎫Concert
Where Conversation Speaks and Music Flows
183 Bridge Street
Thu 29 Oct · 8:30 AMFree
Fundamentals of Palliative Care Online Modules
Nelson Tasman Hospice
Fri 30 Oct · 10:30 AMNZ$60
Tasman Rural Women Ladies Long Lunch
Brick Eatery
Fri 30 Oct · 6:30 PMNZ$10–20
🪗Folk dance🎊Socials
Nelson College Cricket Ceilidh Dance Fundraiser
2 Totara Street
Sat 31 Oct · 7 PMNZ$30
🎹Blues🪕Folk / Acoustic
Shaun Kirk - Live @ The Boathouse
The Boathouse
Sat 31 Oct · 7:30 PM
YMCĀ | Nelson Arts Festival
Theatre Royal
Tue 3 Nov · 10 AMFree
Palliative Care for Caregivers starts Tuesday 3 November 2026 (for 4 weeks)
Nelson Tasman Hospice
Wed 4 Nov · 6:30 PMNZ$49
♀️Feminism🤝Volunteering
An evening with Petra Bagust - Wisdom, Womanhood and heartfelt conversations - Nelson Women's Centre Fundraiser
The Suter Art Gallery
Fri 6 Nov · 8 PMNZ$20
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Music Of Pink Floyd
The Boathouse
Sat 7 Nov · 8 PMNZ$20
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Music Of The Eagles
The Boathouse
Wed 11 Nov · 9:30 AMNZ$980
✂️Workshop
AI for schools face-to-face workshop - Nelson
Rutherford Hotel
Fri 13 Nov · 9 AMNZ$145
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Well Elders: A Masterclass in promoting wellbeing in older people
Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre
Fri 13 Nov · 8 PMNZ$15
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Rich and The Poor Boys at The Boathouse
The Boathouse
Sat 14 Nov
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
NZ Cider Festival
Founders Heritage Park
Sun 15 Nov · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Heath Franklin's Chopper - GOLD
Theatre Royal
Tue 17 Nov · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Echoes of Pink Floyd
Theatre Royal
Fri 20 Nov · 7 PM
🎭Panto🎪Kids' show
Buzzz the Pantomime
Theatre Royal
Tue 24 Nov · 9 AMNZ$150
💼Career
The PENZ Big Day Out 2026 - Nelson
Nelson College for Girls Hall
Wed 25 Nov · 7:30 PMNZ$25–60
🎹Blues🪕Folk / Acoustic
Ash Grunwald (Australia) LIVE at Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
Thu 26 Nov · 5:30 PMNZ$10
Hiking & Running Pole Workshop
MD Outdoors
Fri 27 Nov · 6 PMNZ$95
2026 Nelson Sport + Recreation Awards
Rutherford Hotel Nelson
Fri 27 Nov · 7:30 PM
The Sweet Caroline Tour - A Tribute to Neil Diamond
Theatre Royal
Sat 28 Nov · 4 PM
TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift Music
Theatre Royal
Thu 3 Dec · 7:30 PMNZ$25–46
Rick Price LIVE at The Boathouse - Nelson
The Boathouse
Fri 4 Dec · 12 PM
🏅Sport
THE SPECTACLE 2026
Trafalgar Square
Sat 5 Dec · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Anna Leese
Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
Thu 10 Dec · 4 PM
⚽Team sports🎟️Spectator
New Zealand Women - Bangladesh Women
Saxton Oval
Fri 11 Dec · 6:30 PM
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Theatre Royal
Sat 12 Dec · 1 PM
⚽Team sports🎟️Spectator
New Zealand Women - Bangladesh Women
Saxton Oval
Sat 12 Dec · 6:30 PMNZ$20–25
🌀Ecstatic dance💿DJ set
Sunset 5 Elements Ecstatic Dance
Trafalgar Street Hall
Fri 8 Jan · 8 AM
🏅Sport
2027 Whitewater IFSA Junior 2*
2027 Whitewater IFSA Junior 2*
Wed 17 Mar · 9 AMNZ$450–750
Aotearoa Aquatic Diseases Symposium
Trafalgar Centre
Wed 7 Apr · 6 PM
WOBIL – Wise Old Bugger In Lycra
Theatre Royal
Wed 7 Apr · 8 PM
Menopause the Musical
Theatre Royal
Sat 8 May · 5 PM
🏃Running
Run Like A Mother 2027
417 Baker St
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