Witness the crazy comedy shows 2026 in Nelson at the venues near you to laugh till your belly hurts. You cannot miss the chance to witness the popular names of the comedy scene. There are improv workshops, comedy class and comedy shows in Nelson too where you can try your hands out.
Lighten yourself and laugh it out at a stand up comedy event happening near you in Nelson.
## Comedy Events in Nelson - **Event Name**: DOING GREAT - BAILEY POCHING - **Description**: Bailey Poching is doing great. One of Aotearoa's most exciting new comedic voices delivers his critically acclaimed solo show, digging into grief, avoidance, and the absurd notion of convincing everyone you're okay. Bailey is a star on the rise – featurin - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu Oct 29 2026 at 07:30 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/doing-great-bailey-poching/200030671580745 - **Venue**: The Boathouse, Nelson - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy82ZjMyNjRhYmExZDFkMTRmNTk3ZTkzZDI5OGQ1ZTY1NWQ4MTBhNzkzZDA0ZDZkNmFkMzUzN2UyNDRiMTUzZjRhLXJpbWctdzExNzAtaDUwNC1kYzg4YThhOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODgwOTQ0Mw.avif - **Categories**: comedy, Festivals, Entertainment - **Event Name**: Extra Lives - The Interactive Video Game Concert - **Description**: Extra Lives is an interactive video game concert where the audience becomes the hero in a live, choose-your-own-adventure story. Blending live music, comedy, storytelling, audience voting and retro game-inspired visuals, Extra Lives invites the whole roo - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm (+12:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/extra-lives-the-interactive-video-game-concert/200030330365039 - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy9kZDk2NTE2YjZjYWZhNzY2Zjg4ZDIwY2NhNjE5YjUzNjcxZDRkOWYxZjI3NzJlZjE2NzFmZDVhZDg3ODM4YmEyLXJpbWctdzg1MS1oMzE1LWRjMDgwODA4LWdtaXI_dj0xNzg4MTg0MjY3.avif - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, trips-adventures, live-music, comedy, storytelling - **Event Name**: WEREWOLF - **Description**: THRILLER / COMEDY / THEATRE A lycanthropy outbreak has begun. A seven-day lockdown is declared over an emergency broadcast, and you have been summoned to the local shelter, where three ill-equipped wardens keep watch over a makeshift community that must - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 7 - **Date**: Mon Oct 26 2026 (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/werewolf/200030681015933 - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy83ZDgxZGI3ODIyOTMwYzRkYzllZmMyYzk5YTVkOTQxMzQ3MWI5NjNlNWQ1MDlhOTdmMGUyYWMxYmNiNWFhYTA3LXJpbWctdzExNzAtaDUwNC1kY2I4YjhiOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODk5NzY1MQ.avif - **Categories**: comedy, art, theatre, entertainment - **Event Name**: Heath Franklin's Chopper - GOLD - **Description**: R16. Adult content and language. Aussie comedy legend and icon Heath Franklin's Chopper is celebrating his 20th anniversary of making us laugh. Catch two decades of Chopper's funniest bits and hardest hits, from The Ronnie Johns Half Hour to today, inc - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/heath-franklins-chopper-gold/200030559357028 - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy83NzQyM2VhNWFiMzEzMmQxZDljYmIyYjFiZWQzNDg5NjUzOGMyMmZhMjFhMGQ5MzdmYzhmZGM0MzM2ZTFkZWZjLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzQ0NjczMQ.avif - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment, shopping - **Event Name**: Great Western Murder Mystery - **Description**: NZ's Longest Running interactive comedy show returns with a brand new Murder! This year is a Western theme so saddle up your posse and try to solve this dastardly deed! - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 29 - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:00 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/great-western-murder-mystery/200030420867419 - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9lN2RhZDBiN2MzZGZjOWY4MjU3ZGQ2YTIzNmU4NzI0NWFiNzBhYTM1N2ZkYTNmMjY3OTEzY2QwNGI0YjgwY2RhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3My1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzA0ODg0OQ.avif - **Categories**: comedy - **Event Name**: ONE NIGHT RANT - JAMES NOKISE - **Description**: A constant sellout hit – award-wnning comedian and journalist, James Nokise, has a brand new rant for 2026. With the same targets; our unpopular politicians – with their clumsy and cartoonish shenanigans. With his deep-cutting, jam-packed deconstructions - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 4 - **Date**: Fri Oct 30 2026 at 09:00 pm – Fri Oct 30 2026 at 10:00 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/one-night-rant-james-nokise/200030630453027 - **Venue**: The Boathouse, Nelson - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy83MTMzYjlhODJlZTFiNDYyMzQzNTk1ZTk0YTJmN2IzYzRlM2JmZTRiMGY4MmQwZTYwMTIyMGFhMTNmOTc2NTI5LXJpbWctdzExNzAtaDUwNC1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODYzNzA3OA.avif - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment - **Event Name**: CHOOKS - **Description**: CHOOKS is a riot of comedy, cabaret, clowning and gloriously unhinged chicken impressions. Join passionate chicken farmer Bridget and her netball team as they bring Las Vegas razzledazzle to rural Aotearoa. Expect rapidfire sketches, show-stopping songs a - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 9 - **Date**: Fri Oct 30 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 30 2026 at 08:00 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/chooks/200030630452926 - **Venue**: The Boathouse, Nelson - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy8yYjY4OTM1MzYwMjg0YmQxMWQ1MDRmYjliYzVlNzhiYzE2YWZlMjYwMjgzYjZhYWJjOTNjNDQ5M2QxNzdjOWQ1LXJpbWctdzExNzAtaDUwNC1kY2Y4ZThlOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODYzNzA2OQ.avif - **Categories**: comedy - **Event Name**: NTK Revue Show 2026 - **Description**: 🎭 NTK Revue Show 2026 🎭 Get ready for a night of laughs, talent, and community spirit! The NTK Revue Show brings together parents, teachers, and local community members for an unforgettable performance—all to raise funds for the tamariki attending kinder - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 83 - **Date**: Sat Nov 07 2026 at 06:00 pm (+13:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/ntk-revue-show-2026/200030456562029 - **Venue**: Broadgreen Intermediate School - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy84OThkM2VlMGNjNTRlY2M5MjhiZGY5ZjMwOGIxNTk1NmUxN2I1NjRlNzkxZTVjNTVkYmU0MzI4YmNiYjEyYTNlLXJpbWctdzg2OS1oMTE3Mi1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzA0OTU3Ng.avif - **Categories**: nonprofit ## Trending Events in Nelson - **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 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/5c07705d21e16725f759da36e36af3ddcc695e3c058e023ee56e097a898c52ed-rimg-w933-h617-dc080808-gmir?v=1787297394 - **Event Name**: REGENERATE NZ TOUR (NELSON) - **Description**: ReGenerate – 30 Year Anniversary NZ Tour After three decades of making music, DJing and pushing Aotearoa’s bass culture forward, The Nomad returns to the road this October, November and early December for his national ReGenerate – 30 Year Anniversary NZ - **Venue**: DeVille - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/418d28102da0b1243784b2508c2cf56305c73d6c5819d72dbc7adb214444cdc1-rimg-w1200-h628-dcc83838-gmir?v=1788196918 - **Event Name**: Tempo Schmempo AGM 2026 at Deville - **Description**: 🚨 Sound the alarm 🚨 Tempo Schmempo's disco daddies are back in town. Before we began throwing parties across Aotearoa, 22 Tango, Everybody and Vino Paradiso spent a decade in London digging, DJing and fusing our collections into what eventually became - **Venue**: DeVille - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/7b2fc8bbc57deefddc4d66a4da3b65916603e3fd2dc4eeb6ee92714d4856bd1d-rimg-w1200-h628-dcf8a848-gmir?v=1788549482 - **Event Name**: NELSON - NZ FISHING HUNTING & 4X4 EXPO - **Description**: Nelson, something new is coming. After four successful years building the New Zealand Fishing, Hunting & 4X4 Expo in Rotorua, we are bringing the experience to the top of the South Island. The first Nelson edition of the Expo will take place from 16 - **Venue**: Trafalgar Centre - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/d4064d10458335879db0734dc1a58e396b29b1ffa16a3954cc4fb3ccffc24252-rimg-w820-h360-dc080808-gmir?v=1787439866 - **Event Name**: Summer Hydroslide Night Rave #2 - **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**: Hounsell Cir, Tahunanui, Nelson 7011, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/c1973766f84718ab293c6242391101b9926f73e222a47231a799ba7f3434e490-rimg-w1200-h900-dc080808-gmir?v=1788184258 - **Event Name**: THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION – LIVE AT NEUDORF - **Description**: DOORS OPEN 12PM, SHOW STARTS 2PM Wellington’s The Phoenix Foundation have released numerous EPs/singles and seven albums. Their eighth is on the way! Be one of the first to hear new music from this iconic Aotearoa band who have toured the world, scored - **Venue**: Neudorf Vineyard, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/02f531f4ff554e06a3cb1bad3d904784689e35f856c9b13503a15d8577145159-rimg-w1170-h504-dcc8e8e8-gmir?v=1789616826 - **Event Name**: Celebration Concert - **Description**: This special concert marks 125 years since the opening of the auditorium at the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, celebrating the music that continues to fill the building today. The programme brings together some of the region’s leading ensembles and music - **Venue**: 48 Nile Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/643ce60a7e2b5ca44d9c32236f879bd447f2dd7fd7b9190da28cec6bd566cd55-rimg-w1200-h630-dc080808-gmir?v=1786778616 - **Event Name**: Bathurst 2 hour 2026! 🤩 - **Description**: 🏁 BATHURST 2 HOUR TEAMS ENDURANCE 🏁 The spirit of Bathurst comes to Nelson this October! Gather your team and take on two hours of endurance racing under lights at Pro Karts Nelson. Inspired by Australia's most iconic motorsport weekend, this event comb - **Venue**: Pro Karts - Nelson Fun Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/78018f11fce2cbdc91229dddf1d9b364a6d7e0f06db01cf7cf72336aed5d0816-rimg-w940-h788-dc383838-gmir?v=1788184276 - **Event Name**: Machine de Cirque - **Description**: Nelson Arts Festival exclusive. This October, internationally acclaimed circus company Machine de Cirque will bring their extraordinary show to Whakatū Nelson for a strictly limited season at Trafalgar Centre. Having performed more than 700 shows acros - **Venue**: Trafalgar Venues - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/4def7b7a354358a61dc3479fd74b1cc485fb3ea09bc7800e57130c704f34f331-rimg-w1200-h800-dc080808-gmir?v=1787191827 ## Browse Comedy Events by Date - [Comedy Events Today in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/comedy--today) - [Comedy Events This Weekend in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/comedy--this-weekend) - [Comedy Events in September in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/comedy--september) - [Comedy Events in October in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/comedy--october) ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top Comedy events in Nelson? - **A:** DOING GREAT - BAILEY POCHING (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 06:30 pm at The Boathouse, Nelson), Extra Lives - The Interactive Video Game Concert (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010), WEREWOLF (Mon Oct 26 2026 at Theatre Royal Nelson), Heath Franklin's Chopper - GOLD (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson), Great Western Murder Mystery (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson). - **Q**: What Comedy events are happening in Nelson this weekend September 25–27, 2026? - **A:** Extra Lives - The Interactive Video Game Concert (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010). - **Q**: What Comedy events are happening in Nelson in September 2026? - **A:** Extra Lives - The Interactive Video Game Concert (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010). - **Q**: How can I find Comedy events in Nelson? - **A:** You can discover upcoming Comedy 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 Comedy 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 Comedy events in Nelson? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Comedy events in Nelson include The Boathouse, Nelson, 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010, Theatre Royal Nelson. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Comedy events in Nelson? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Comedy events in Nelson include Nelson Arts Festival, Theatre Royal Nelson, Murder Mystery Interactive. - **Q**: Are there any online Comedy events available? - **A:** Yes, many Comedy events are available online. 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