Whakatū Nelson’s much-loved community event – Mask Carnivale is back on 31st October
Mask Carnivale line up is announced with headline acts Mundi, Coast Arcade, and an teaser from Australian Circus show By A Thread!
This year the Mask Carnivale has a jam-packed line up of incredible acts, bringing Whakatū together for a free evening of live performances, delicious food, music, and fun for the whole whānau.
See the mesmerising acrobatic circus troupe, One Fell Swoop, perform an excerpt from their show By A Thread. Get groovy with Mundi, known for creating a vibrant and energetic dance floor everywhere they perform. Enjoy Aotearoa band, Coast Arcade, who’ve clocked over 1 million streams online with their pop rock sound.
There’s so much variety on offer: the incredible Twisty Twinz, Sika, Empress Stilt, the Pasifika performance group Auga o Aute, Tarante Italian Dancers, Nelson City Brass Band and Te Pouahi Kapa Haka. Enjoy all your favourites, including the much-loved Mask Parade, The Silent Disco and the Lip Sync Battle, all MC’d by local legend Jasmine Turner.
Join us in Nelson CBD on Friday 31st October from 5 PM. Free for all. See you there!
There’s less than two weeks to go to this year’s Nelson Arts Festival. There’s over 40 unmissable events for everyone to enjoy. Book your tickets now, don’t miss out!
Find out more about Mask Carnivale here.:
The full programme is now available at www.nelsonartsfestival.nz.
The awe-inspiring, audacious, and accessible annual Nelson Arts Festival returns this spring with 11 days and 46 events filled with bold ideas, brave artistry, and unmissable moments. From 23 October to 2 November, Whakatū will be transformed, as Aotearoa’s longest-running regional arts festival celebrates its 31st year with a line-up rich with powerful stories, exciting new voices and opportunities for connection across music, dance, theatre, circus, literature, community and kōrero.
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