Nelson Arts Festival

18-28 OCT 2019

Special Events

  • free
  • international

CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS

BHUTANESE, COLOMBIAN & SRI LANKAN in AOTEAROA

UPPER TRAFALGAR STREET
Sat 19 – Mon 28 Oct

Please note the venue is different from what’s listed in the printed Festival brochure.

This year’s Festival has a designated space hosted by communities from different cultural backgrounds, to encourage informal conversations around arts and culture.
  • free
  • international

CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS PERFORMANCE

Top of Trafalgar Street
Mon 28 Oct, 7pm

Come and see the works created during Cultural Conversations.
  • free

MASK PARADE & CARNIVALE

UPPER TRAFALGAR & HARDY STREETS
Fri 18 Oct, 5.30pm (Parade), 6.30-10pm (Carnivale)

Join us for the 25th Mask Parade! Make this the biggest opening night celebration yet for the Nelson Arts Festival, celebrating 25 years!
  • free

PIC’S PIKI MAI

UPPER TRAFALGAR STREET & CHURCH STEPS
Fri 18 – Mon 28 Oct, dusk to midnight

In celebration of the 25th Nelson Arts Festival we’re thrilled to bring back crowd favourite Piki Mai, sponsored by none other than Pic’s Peanut Butter.

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