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Bingo Night! on 21 Oct
10 September, 2025
Looking for something different to do? Join us for our first ever Bingo Night! It's not your grandma's bingo night…
Grants!
10 September, 2025
Thanks to support from Creative NZ, Nelson Fringe is able to offer support to artists from the following communities to…
Matchmaker on 28 Aug
6 August, 2025
Matchmaker – meeting others on the fringe. Matchmaker are informal meetups where anyone interested in the Fringe can come along and…
The Blunderstudy on 28 Aug
4 August, 2025
Join us for a reading of Justin Eade's new play, The Blunderstudy. When struggling theatre director Martin Quincannon finally gets his…
Can’t Hear Her Voice
2 July, 2025
Join us for a reading of Jim Risner's new play, Can't Hear Her Voice. If you’re curious about how a story…
Ask Shadon About Fringe!
11 June, 2025
Join us for an informal Q&A with writer/poet/actor Shadon Meredith to talk about producing a show for Fringe and beyond...…
A Sea of UPU Poetry Workshop
11 June, 2025
The Upu Collective recently performed their show UPU, at Nelson Theatre Royal, which then went on to a sell-out season at Sydney Opera…
Announcing the 2025 Nelson Fringe Awards!
29 March, 2025
Toot-too-tooooot-toot! – it’s the 2025 Nelson Fringe AwardsWe had a team of very dedicated judges who (between them) managed to…
Fringe merch!
14 February, 2025
T-shirts, singlets, a hoodie & a tote bag. We could all be lookin' so fancy! Order through Printmighty and your…
We have a new venue!
21 October, 2024
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…
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