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Matchmaker – meeting others on the fringe. Matchmaker are informal meetups where anyone interested in the Fringe can come along and…

Join us for a reading of Justin Eade's new play, The Blunderstudy. When struggling theatre director Martin Quincannon finally gets his…

Join us for a reading of Jim Risner's new play, Can't Hear Her Voice. If you’re curious about how a story…

Join us for an informal Q&A with writer/poet/actor Shadon Meredith to talk about producing a show for Fringe and beyond...…

The Upu Collective recently performed their show UPU, at Nelson Theatre Royal, which then went on to a sell-out season at Sydney Opera…

Toot-too-tooooot-toot! – it’s the 2025 Nelson Fringe AwardsWe had a team of very dedicated judges who (between them) managed to…

T-shirts, singlets, a hoodie & a tote bag. We could all be lookin' so fancy! Order through Printmighty and your…

We are absolutely ecstatic to announce that Yaza Café in Montgomery Square will be our new Comedy Club for the 2025 Fringe. Yaza will stay…

Join us for a reading of Breffni O'Rourke's new play, The Elephant in the Room. If you're curious about how a…

Tuesday 5 November Matchmaker - meeting others on the fringe. Matchmaker are informal meetups where anyone interested in the Fringe can…

Drum roll please - it's time to announce our 2024 Nelson Fringe AwardsWe had a team of judges who (between…

The National Association of Fringe Festivals are excited to announce that our new National Tour Ready Funding applications are NOW…

The programme for the 2024 Nelson Fringe Festival is now live on our site - take a look-see! We're incredibly…

We are now working through applications. If you have applied you should be hearing from us soon, please bear with…

In case you haven't noticed it splashed all over the website, we're very excited about the fact that applications are…