Welcome to the fabulous
Nelson Fringe Festival

6-15 March 2025

Applications are open for the 2025 festival. Click Apply Now to learn more and start your application process! Applications close 18 Nov.

We’re an annual festival in Nelson Whakatū, New Zealand, giving a stage to performers, comedians, storytellers, dancers, musicians and more, for an hour at a time, and always at a cheap ticket price.

NEW! Matchmaker meetups are where anyone interested in the Fringe can come along and meet others. The next one is on Tues 5 Nov at 5:30pm. Scroll down for all the info.

Apply now See the previous 2024 festival programme

We picked our festival dates so that we're nestled in between NZ Fringe in Wellington (14 Feb - 8 March) and Dunedin Fringe (13 - 23 March 2025) - like a little fringey three-way cuddle. Applications have closed for NZ Fringe, but there's still time to apply for Dunedin Fringe.