

# Art Events in Nelson, NE | Shows & Galleries

- **Subtitle**: Discover art and theatre events in Nelson, Nelson — gallery openings, exhibitions, plays and live shows. Find dates, venues and tickets near you.
- **Category**: Art
- **Display Name**: Arts events
- **Type**: category

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: How To Write A Romance Novel: A Workshop
  - **Description**: A workshop that will take you through the A to Z of writing a character driven romance novel from bestselling author George Penney.About this EventDo you have dreams of typing “The End” on a romance novel you’ve written b
  - **Date**: Tue, 01 Sep at 06:00 pm – Tue, 01 Sep at 08:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/how-to-write-a-romance-novel-a-workshop/100001992456474952
  - **Venue**: Project 100
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  - **Price**: min: 32.97, max: 49.13, currency: NZD
  - **Categories**: fitness, Workshops, Art, literary-art

## About

<p>Art gives voice to the voiceless and fame to the ignored. You can learn various forms of art from dancing to sketching in Nelson. There are designated classes, drama workshops, and art events in Nelson for the same. If you just want to be a mere spectator you can attend theatre events and art exhibitions in Nelson too.</p>
<p>Ever wanted to volunteer in those nukkad, nataks or street shows? Wish to learn the basics of painting? Well, just explore through the art & theatre events in Nelson.</p>

## Art Events in Nelson

- **Event Name**: GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra
  - **Description**: Award-winning actor Mark Hadlow returns to the stage with a hilarious and deeply relatable sequel to the nationwide hit MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra).

Written and directed by Gregory Cooper, GOMIL follows Wayne, founder of the original MAMIL cycling g
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 13 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Sep 13 2026 at 09:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/gomil-grumpy-old-man-in-lycra/200030335728830
  - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, sports, workshops, comedy, trips-adventures, entertainment, cycling, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson  // Broadgreen House
  - **Description**: Re-use, Re-Purpose, Beautify with Gold!! Come along and learn the magical art of Kintsugi with Artist Ema Frost in this new Workshop.About this EventI'm so excited to be bringing this workshop for the thir
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/kintsugi-workshop-in-nelson-broadgreen-house/100001993496310127
  - **Venue**: Broadgreen Historic House
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  - **Price**: NZD 175
  - **Categories**: art, workshops
- **Event Name**: ✨Gala 2026 Women's Support Motueka ✨
  - **Description**: ✨Gala 2026 Women's Support Motueka ✨

One Night. One Cause. Lasting Impact.

An evening with Women’s Support Motueka – Gala, Getaway packages, Art, Dinner and more...

Join us for our second annual evening of inspiration, connection, and purpose; all in s
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 06:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/gala-2026-womens-support-motueka/200030037130204
  - **Venue**: 8 Pah St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: music, food-drinks, art, live-music, entertainment, nonprofit, charities
- **Event Name**: An Adventure in Art  Family Whānau Fun Day!
  - **Description**: Come and enjoy a fun day inspired by the arts, with hands on activities for the whole whānau for Free.  

Balloons sculpted by Flossie Fizzberry, Sausage Sizzle, Acrobatic Performance by the Twisty Twinz, Painting Plant Pots, Leaf Craft, Bucket Drumming,
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    - Count: 49
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 11:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/an-adventure-in-art-family-whānau-fun-day/200030516599746
  - **Venue**: Crn Main Rd Stoke &amp; Songer St, 0711
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  - **Categories**: art, trips-adventures, parties, fine-arts, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Keep The Art Space Open
  - **Description**: For 25 years, Magenta Creative Space has been Whakatū Nelson's only free, walk-in, artist-led creative space - supporting artists navigating mental distress or social isolation, disabled artists, and rangatahi across our region to sustain a practice, exhi
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    - Count: 135
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 05:15 pm – Fri Aug 28 2026 at 06:15 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/keep-the-art-space-open/200030554293521
  - **Venue**: 15 Selwyn Place , Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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  - **Categories**: art, nonprofit, charities
- **Event Name**: A Crash Course In Independent Publishing
  - **Description**: A self-publishing workshop delivered by an internationally bestselling author.About this EventAre you interested in learning how to become a full-time self-supporting author?Want to see your name on best-seller lis
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/a-crash-course-in-independent-publishing/100001992406300880
  - **Venue**: Project 100
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  - **Price**: NZD 33 to 49
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Workshops, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson  // Founders Heritage Park
  - **Description**: Re-use, Re-Purpose, Beautify with Gold!! Come along and learn the magical art of Kintsugi with Artist Ema Frost in this new Workshop.About this EventI'm so excited to be bringing this workshop for the thir
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 10:30 am – Sun Sep 20 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/kintsugi-workshop-in-nelson-founders-heritage-park/100001991730706158
  - **Venue**: Founders Heritage Park
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  - **Price**: NZD 175
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Workshops
- **Event Name**: An Evening With Grant Smithies
  - **Description**: It turns out an OG of music journalism in Aotearoa is also a crafter of exceptional literary short fiction.About this EventCome and enjoy a relaxed evening hearing music journo legend Grant Smithies in conversation about
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 11 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Sep 11 2026 at 07:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/an-evening-with-grant-smithies/100001992406145415
  - **Venue**: Project 100
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: An Evening With Mat Tait
  - **Description**: Come listen to Mat Tait talk all things writing, illustration and inspiration.About this EventJoin celebrated artist, illustrator and writer Mat Tait in a relaxed conversation about his creative process, writing both in E
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 04 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Sep 04 2026 at 07:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/an-evening-with-mat-tait/100001992404407216
  - **Venue**: Project 100
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Shared Communities Pop-Up Multicultural Market
  - **Description**: 🌏✨THE SHARED COMMUNITIES POP-UP MULTICULTURAL MARKET IS BACK THIS OCTOBER! ✨🌏
After a wonderful market in May, we’re excited to do it all again! 🎉 This October will be our second Pop-Up Multicultural Market of 2026 — and our fifth market so far!

We’re no
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 08:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/shared-communities-pop-up-multicultural-market/200030584479812
  - **Venue**: Upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson NZ
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  - **Categories**: performances, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Beautiful Words Launch Party
  - **Description**: No Bookings Required! 
Come Celebrate the Launch of Beautiful Words at Project 100 in Nelson!

Enjoy catching up with old friends and new, and just have some fun as we launch Beautiful Words, New Zealand's newest independent writing con.

Join George Penn
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  - **Date**: Thu Sep 03 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu Sep 03 2026 at 08:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/beautiful-words-launch-party/200030474716140
  - **Venue**: 100 Collingwood Street,Nelson,7010,NZ
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  - **Categories**: parties, art, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Miniatures Club
  - **Description**: Kōtuku room

Be amazed by Nelson Miniature’s Club’s exhibition, showcasing talented work. Watch members create detailed scenes and chat while they work.
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 13 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Sep 13 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/miniatures-club/200030613530246
  - **Venue**: Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre corner Songer St &amp; Main Rd Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: Exhibitions
- **Event Name**: Amalgo at The WAA! Club
  - **Description**: Amalgo plays The WAA! Club, 19th September 6:30pm
Fresh from the mythical Valley of Amalgo, this lively quartet brings tunes, songs, and grooves drawn from the evolution of Celtic music across the globe.

Steve McGlone (mandolin/bouzouki), Tamsin Leenhouw
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 09:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/amalgo-at-the-waa-club/200030573371152
  - **Venue**: 183 Bridge Street, Nelson 7010, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: music, art, fine-arts, live-music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Annie JR
  - **Description**: Presented by Nelson Youth Theatre Company.

Annie JR. features everyone’s favourite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 03:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/annie-jr/200030287179722
  - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Spring Show
  - **Description**: 🌷 Celebrate the colour and beauty of spring at the Brightwater Spring Show! Come along and enjoy a wonderful display of flowers, plants, produce, floral art and creative talents, with plenty to see, admire and inspire. A fabulous day out for garden lovers
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/spring-show/200030501293913
  - **Venue**: 12 Lord Rutherford Rd, Brightwater 7022, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: art

## Trending Events in Nelson

- **Event Name**: INSPIRE Festival
  - **Description**: INSPIRE Festival is for all tamariki aged 8-13 (up to year 8) who are interested in STEAMS learning.About this EventINSPIRE Festival is 4-5 Sept 2026!$60 per child per day for a full day of ST
  - **Venue**: Nayland College
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- **Event Name**: Summer Hydroslide Night Rave at Nelson Fun Park!
  - **Description**: 🌈 NIGHT RAVE @ Nelson Fun Park 🌊🎶

Get ready to light up your night! 🔥

Our Night Rave Hydroslide Sessions are back for Summer and bigger than ever!

Join us for 1.5 hours of UNLIMITED hydroslide rides under the lights - with flashing lights, pumping musi
  - **Venue**: 40 Hounsell Circle, Tāhunanui, Nelson, 7011
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- **Event Name**: The Best of THE CURE & SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Live - Nelson
  - **Description**: Sanctuary Events proudly present..

OTHER VOICES perform the music of THE CURE &amp; SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Live!!!

Following the successful sold out NZ tour in 2024 we are finally bringing this show to Nelson! 
This time we will be showcasing a speci
  - **Venue**: 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand
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- **Event Name**: GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra
  - **Description**: Award-winning actor Mark Hadlow returns to the stage with a hilarious and deeply relatable sequel to the nationwide hit MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra).

Written and directed by Gregory Cooper, GOMIL follows Wayne, founder of the original MAMIL cycling g
  - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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- **Event Name**: The Extravaganza Fair - Nelson / Tasman
  - **Description**: 🎪✨ ROLL UP, ROLL UP – THE EXTRAVAGANZA FAIR IS BACK! ✨🎪

🎉 Celebrating 12 epic years of magical mayhem on the road! 🎉

New Zealand’s biggest and most fabulous travelling fair is rolling back into town – and you’re invited!

We’re bringing grassroots charm
  - **Venue**: Richmond Park Raceway
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- **Event Name**: Nelson Home and Garden Show 2026
  - **Description**: The Nelson Home and Garden Show is back on the 18th to 20th of September 2026!

Whether you’re building, renovating, decorating or furnishing, don’t miss out on a feast of ideas, inspiration, super show specials, expert advice and fun for the whole family
  - **Venue**: Saxton Stadium
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- **Event Name**: FC Nelson Girls Football Festival 2026
  - **Description**: We are excited to invite teams to our 2nd annual FC Nelson Girls Festival!

Last year’s tester festival was fantastic, with a park full of girls having fun and playing footy.  We can’t wait to host you all again!

This is a one-day community event focused
  - **Venue**: Neale Park, Nelson
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- **Event Name**: Tradie vs. Tradie Bathurst event - Round 2!
  - **Description**: 👷‍♂️Who’s the Fastest on the Tools – and the Track?

It’s time to trade your hammer for a helmet and prove who really runs the job site – on four wheels!

The Pro Karts Tradies Bathurst Challenge is the chance for your business to take on other businesses
  - **Venue**: Pro Karts - Nelson Fun Park
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- **Event Name**: Nurture@Home annual pre-schooler Family Fun Day!!!
  - **Description**: It is almost that time of year again and we are very excited to announce our upcoming annual Nurture@Home Pre-schooler Family Fun Day for 2026!!!

Thursday 10th September 2026, 10am-1:00pm (rainy day postponement date is Thurs 17th September)

In conjunct
  - **Venue**: Natureland Zoo
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra (Sun Sep 13 2026 at 07:00 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010), Kintsugi Workshop in Nelson  // Broadgreen House (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 10:30 am at Broadgreen Historic House), ✨Gala 2026 Women's Support Motueka ✨ (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 06:00 pm at 8 Pah St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand), An Adventure in Art  Family Whānau Fun Day! (Sun Sep 20 2026 at 11:00 am at Crn Main Rd Stoke &amp; Songer St, 0711), Keep The Art Space Open (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 05:15 pm at 15 Selwyn Place , Nelson, New Zealand 7010).
- **Q**: What are the top free Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** An Evening With Grant Smithies (Fri Sep 11 2026 at 06:00 pm at Project 100), An Evening With Mat Tait (Fri Sep 04 2026 at 06:00 pm at Project 100).
- **Q**: What Art events are happening in Nelson today August 28, 2026?
  - **A:** Keep The Art Space Open (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 05:15 pm at 15 Selwyn Place , Nelson, New Zealand 7010).
- **Q**: What Art events are happening in Nelson this weekend August 28–30, 2026?
  - **A:** Keep The Art Space Open (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 05:15 pm at 15 Selwyn Place , Nelson, New Zealand 7010).
- **Q**: What Art events are happening in Nelson in August 2026?
  - **A:** Keep The Art Space Open (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 05:15 pm at 15 Selwyn Place , Nelson, New Zealand 7010).
- **Q**: How can I find Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Art events in Nelson on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Art events in Nelson include 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010, Broadgreen Historic House, 8 Pah St, Motueka 7120, New Zealand.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Prices for Art events in Nelson range from NZD 33 to NZD 175. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Art events in Nelson include Theatre Royal Nelson, Frost Studio, Women's Support Motueka.
- **Q**: Are there any online Art events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Art events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Art events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Follow the Art category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Art events are listed in Nelson.

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