# Things To Do In Nelson, NE This Weekend | August 28-30, 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Nelson, Nelson is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Nelson, Nelson this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
- **Type**: time_filter

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Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in Nelson this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in Nelson.

## Weekend Events in Nelson

- **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 & 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
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/the-best-of-the-cure-and-siouxsie-and-the-banshees-live-nelson/200030088405115
  - **Venue**: 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, performances
- **Event Name**: Unravelling the Saree - Beyond the Fold
  - **Description**: Unravelling the Saree – Beyond the Fold is a community-led exhibition celebrating the South Asian saree as both a traditional and contemporary living garment.

Running from 28 August to 15 November 2026 at the The Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri Aug 28 2026 at 05:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/unravelling-the-saree-beyond-the-fold/200030477665556
  - **Venue**: Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao
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  - **Categories**: exhibitions, festivals, art, holiday
- **Event Name**: The Pete Flynn Project x Runaway
  - **Description**: The Pete Flynn Project is excited for our debut at Deville Café & Bar! And even more so to be doing it alongside local legends Runaway.

Runaway brings an alt-pop sound packed with energy, layered instruments, and melodies that stick with you. Their h
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/the-pete-flynn-project-x-runaway/200030460291110
  - **Venue**: DeVille
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  - **Categories**: pop
- **Event Name**: Electrify Nelson Expo 2026
  - **Description**: The Electrify Nelson Expo is a flagship community event designed to help people take the next step towards an electric future.

Attendance is free. However visitors who register in advance to receive event updates are automatically entered into the draw t
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/electrify-nelson-expo-2026/200030534630549
  - **Venue**: Annesbrook Events Centre, 40 Saxton Road, Stoke
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  - **Categories**: Business, Exhibitions
- **Event Name**: NZSQ presents: Transform | Nelson
  - **Description**: Behind every piece of music is a story and across their 2026 Season, the New Zealand String Quartet is diving into them. Join them in NCMA for an evening exploring a rich cross-section of compositional voices and celebrating the art of storytelling throug
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Aug 28 2026 at 09:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/nzsq-presents-transform-nelson/200030497138212
  - **Venue**: Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
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  - **Categories**: Concerts, Music, Art, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Bones: One-man play, followed by a facilitated discussion with Julian Noel
  - **Description**: "A masterclass in storytelling."

- Jackson Rosie, Theatreview

Nominated for 10 awards at the Nelson and Dunedin Fringe Festivals, BONES is an acclaimed one-man play co-created by Julian Noel and director Martine Baanvinger. Raw, funny and profoundly mov
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/bones-one-man-play-followed-by-a-facilitated-discussion-with-julian-noel/200030605952926
  - **Venue**: 41 Halifax Street, Nelson 7010, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre, literary-art, Entertainment, performances, Festivals
- **Event Name**: Women Who Rock
  - **Description**: Join us for our second Women Who Rock event at the Playhouse Cafe, celebrating talented local women singer songwriters as they share their original rocking sounds. From soloists to 5 piece bands - we have something for everyone.

In the line up we have:
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/women-who-rock/200030388232257
  - **Venue**: The Playhouse Cafe and Theatre Restaurant
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, reggae
- **Event Name**: Soul Nourish - A Winter Womans Day Retreat
  - **Description**: Join Vida and Cecelia for a Soul Nourishing event.

This Women’s Winter Day Retreat offers a ceremonial space to slow down and attune with what is alive within, listen to our deep wisdom, express our authentic selves and learn from the cycles of nature. T
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 08:30 am – Sun Aug 30 2026 at 05:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/soul-nourish-a-winter-womans-day-retreat/200030419093312
  - **Venue**: Fairfield House
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, art, yoga
- **Event Name**: A Gatsby Supper Dance
  - **Description**: Club Waimea are putting on A Gatsby Supper Dance.
Dance back in time to an era of glamour and extravagance.

Bring out your feathers, sparkles, spats and dance shoes for a night of entertainment with the Nelson Jazz Club Big Band.

Tickets are $30 from th
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/a-gatsby-supper-dance/200030605817543
  - **Venue**: Club Waimea
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: ⚽️ BIG SUNDAY FOOTBALL AT SAXTON! ⚽️
  - **Description**: The action returns to home turf for another massive clash in the Southern League! The lads are gearing up to take on Cashmere Technical FC, and we need our community packed along the sidelines to give them that home-ground advantage.

Here is everything y
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Aug 30 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/big-sunday-football-at-saxton/200030271974912
  - **Venue**: Saxton Fields, Nelson, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: football, sports
- **Event Name**: 🌿 Introduction to Foraging & Rongoā Māori: Wānanga and Walk
  - **Description**: 🌿 Whakawhanaungatanga with the Healing Plants of Aotearoa 🌿

Time: 10: 30 am 30 August ( Sunday )
Location: Meeting at Betsy Eyre Park, 120 Brook Street

Join Jingjing for a gentle 3-hour guided walk along the brook, discovering the edible and healing pla
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 10:30 am – Sun Aug 30 2026 at 01:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/introduction-to-foraging-and-rongoā-māori-wānanga-and-walk/200030434735316
  - **Venue**: The Brook, Nelson
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  - **Categories**: workshops, meetups, health-wellness
- **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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  - **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**: Suena Oro - Motueka, Chanel Arts
  - **Description**: Suena Oro, a te reo Māori/Spanish fusion band from Whakatū/Nelson are bringing their psychedelic sonic experience to The Top of the South. Come and celebrate with us the release of our first EP. Te Marangai/Gente Colores consolidates the sound of Suena Or
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/suena-oro-motueka-chanel-arts/200030577689957
  - **Venue**: 31 High Street, Motueka 7120
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  - **Categories**: Music, Art, Entertainment, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: The Boathouse Sing-alongs // Inaugural Session
  - **Description**: Be part of the inaugural Boathouse singing session kicking off on Friday the 28th of August!

For over 3 years now Craig Denham (on piano) has been hosting a singalong session at the Mussel Inn in Onekaka every Monday evening. These have grown into a joyo
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 06:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/the-boathouse-sing-alongs-inaugural-session/200030546375323
  - **Venue**: 326 Wakefield Quay, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: The Gathering Place
  - **Description**: Move. Create. Connect.


The Gathering Place is a welcoming community space where movement, creativity, rest and connection can unfold in whatever way feels right for you.

We begin by arriving together... settling into the space and gathering in a circle
  - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Aug 30 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/the-gathering-place/200030595058658
  - **Venue**: CherCher, 7 Parere Street, Nelson South, Nelson 7010
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  - **Categories**: Art, Workshops, fine-arts

## 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 & 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**: Mel Parsons - Castle Hill Album Tour - Nelson
  - **Description**: Singer-songwriting luminary, Mel Parsons, has announced a seven-date national theatre tour with her band in August and September 2026, celebrating her much-anticipated new album, Castle Hill (out August 7).

Expect soaring harmonies, a dynamic live show,
  - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson
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- **Event Name**: Unravelling the Saree - Beyond the Fold
  - **Description**: Unravelling the Saree – Beyond the Fold is a community-led exhibition celebrating the South Asian saree as both a traditional and contemporary living garment.

Running from 28 August to 15 November 2026 at the The Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o
  - **Venue**: Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao
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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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- [Weekend Events This Weekend in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/this-weekend--this-weekend)
- [Weekend Events in August in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/this-weekend--august)
- [Weekend Events in September in Nelson](https://allevents.in/nelson/this-weekend--september)

## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Nelson?
  - **A:** The Best of THE CURE & SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Live - Nelson (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:00 pm at 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand), Unravelling the Saree - Beyond the Fold (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 10:00 am at Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao), The Pete Flynn Project x Runaway (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 08:00 pm at DeVille), Electrify Nelson Expo 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at Annesbrook Events Centre, 40 Saxton Road, Stoke), NZSQ presents: Transform | Nelson (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Nelson Centre of Musical Arts).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Nelson this weekend August 28–30, 2026?
  - **A:** The Best of THE CURE & SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Live - Nelson (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:00 pm at 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand), The Pete Flynn Project x Runaway (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 08:00 pm at DeVille), Electrify Nelson Expo 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at Annesbrook Events Centre, 40 Saxton Road, Stoke), NZSQ presents: Transform | Nelson (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Nelson Centre of Musical Arts), Women Who Rock (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Playhouse Cafe and Theatre Restaurant).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Nelson in August 2026?
  - **A:** The Best of THE CURE & SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Live - Nelson (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:00 pm at 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand), Unravelling the Saree - Beyond the Fold (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 10:00 am at Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao), The Pete Flynn Project x Runaway (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 08:00 pm at DeVille), Electrify Nelson Expo 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at Annesbrook Events Centre, 40 Saxton Road, Stoke), NZSQ presents: Transform | Nelson (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Nelson Centre of Musical Arts).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Nelson?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend 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 Weekend 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 Weekend events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Nelson include 183 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao, DeVille.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Nelson include Other Voices, Cultural Conversations Nelson, The Pete Flynn Project.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend 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 Weekend events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Nelson.

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