Summer Events in Nelson

Children aged 8 –16 years are invited to sell their goods on two different weekend dates in the lead-up to Christmas.

Back by popular demand, the double-decker Beach Bus will again be running regularly around our stunning coastline between Nelson city, Tāhunanui Beach and Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park this summer.  

Nelson’s central city New Year’s Eve Countdown is a great place to celebrate your way into 2023, with an all-local line-up of bands featuring Reece Milton, Papercity, Liam Poole + Friends, The Crayons, and more!

A wonderful selection of nine different family movies screening across 17 evenings in parks from Nelson to Tākaka in January/early February.

The big day out for teddy bears (and their humans) is here with a big day out in the Park.

Local live music across two stages, with foodstalls, in the early evening sun by the sea - THIS is summer!

Four days of extraordinary shows in four different locations around Nelson and Mapua, featuring talented entertainers from Northern Ireland, Italy, Aotearoa and Mexico - you don't want to miss these shows!

A troupe of travelling troubadours presents a musical, raucous 'rockabilly retelling' of this classic play.

A night of spectacular musical talent under the stars for all the family featuring Stan Walker, Annie Crummer, Madeleine Pierard, Oliver Sewell, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and more!