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Nelson Venues
1. Refinery ArtSpace
2. Theatre Royal
3. The Suter Theatre & The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
4. Nelson Centre of Musical Arts (NCMA)
5. Red16
6. East St Festival Hub
8 Church St
7. The Boathouse Nelson
8. Old St John's Hall
9. Cultural Conversations
10. Elma Turner Library
11. The Nelson Provincial Museum
12. Nelson Arts Festival Office
Featured Events
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BE LIKE BILLY?
Theatre Royal
Thurs 24 + Fri 25 Oct | 6.30pm | 70 min
After wowing us in Thoroughly Modern Māui, award-winning Rutene Spooner returns to celebrate showband legacy, idolise the greatest Māori showman and tussle with the future of Māori in entertainment. This is everything but an impersonation show. Can you be like Billy without being the butt of the joke?
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TUNE UP 2024
Kirby Lane
Thurs 24 Oct | 5-8pm
Come celebrate the future of Aotearoa music right here in Whakatū! Tune Up will again transform Kirby Lane into an outdoor music hub with an amazing line up of rangatahi musicians.
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BE LIKE BILLY?
Theatre Royal
Thurs 24 + Fri 25 Oct | 6.30pm | 70 min
After wowing us in Thoroughly Modern Māui, award-winning Rutene Spooner returns to celebrate showband legacy, idolise the greatest Māori showman and tussle with the future of Māori in entertainment. This is everything but an impersonation show. Can you be like Billy without being the butt of the joke?