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Nelson Fringe Festival – A Celebration of Alternative Performance, Kicking Off 5 March

Nelson Fringe Festival is an annual event celebrating the performing arts. We present work across a range of styles, including theatre, comedy, dance, improvisation, music, burlesque, circus and whatever else artists offer!

We embrace a full range of first-timers to seasoned touring gigsters, presenting around 50 shows in three venues across ten days, and always at an affordable ticket price.

We’re really committed to supporting local people across Te Tauihu/Top of the South, especially new talent. If you are local with an idea we’d love to hear from you and support you bringing the show to the Fringe.

Whether you’re on stage or in the audience, it’s about throwing yourself into a festival of ideas, shows, experiments, adventures and general fringy awesomeness.

We love that our festival, based in a regional city, can showcase locals alongside folk from all over Aotearoa and around the world!

2026 programme on sale now! 57 shows!

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Nelson Fringe Festival
5-14 March 2026

BE IN TO WIN ONE OF TWO DOUBLE PASSES + A $50 HOSPITALITY VOUCHER

Uniquely Nelson is giving you the chance to win one of two tickets to a show of your choice at Nelson Fringe Festival , happening 5 -14 March 2026, plus a $50 dining voucher to enjoy at your favourite Nelson City restaurant. To go into the draw, simply have a look at the shows and tell us which one you’d like to go to. Take a look at our 2026 programme here.

 

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Terms and conditions

  • The competition is open to New Zealand.
  • The competition runs until noon on Monday 2 March 2026.
  • There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  • Only one entry will be accepted per person.
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  • The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
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