Welcome to the fabulous
Nelson Fringe Festival

Returning in March 2027

We’re an annual festival that takes place every March in Nelson Whakatū, New Zealand, giving a stage to actors, comedians, storytellers, dancers, musicians and more.

All shows are about an hour long, and always at a cheap ticket price.

Applications for the 2027 Fringe open in August 2026. Sign up to our newsletter to stay in the loop.

Click here to see the festival brochure
that happened in March 2026.

We pick our festival dates so that we're nestled in between NZ Fringe in Wellington and Dunedin Fringe Festival - like a little fringey three-way cuddle.

This means that fringe artists can tour to all three NZ fringes, as well as the the big ones in Oz: Perth Fringe World, Adelaide Fringe and Newcastle Fringe Festival.