Dates: Event: Venue: 2021 Sat 1 May Dancing for a Cause Trafalgar Centre Sun 2 May Willow Bank Heritage Village Open Day Willow Bank Heritage Village 6 – 15 May Nelson Fringe Festival Refinery ArtSpace Mon 3 – Fri 7 May Nelson Festival of Golf* 4 Golf Clubs Fri 7 May Code-Switch Theatre Royal Fri 7 - Sun 9 May TBC Creative Fibre Tradeshow Trafalgar Centre Sat 9 – Sun 10 May Ben Elton – Live 2021 Theatre Royal Sat 8 – Sun 9 May 3D Archery Tournament Archery Park Nelson Thu 13 – Fri 14 May The Big Bike Film Night 2021 The Suter Theatre Fri 14 May Nelson Jazz Club at the Live Lounge NCMA Sat 15 - Sun 16 May Hockey U18 Top of the South tournament Saxton Field Sun 16 May The Central Challenge Nelson Central School Sat 15 May Pink Floyd Experience Trafalgar Centre Sun 19 May Bob Bickerton as part of NZ Music Month Elma Turner library Thu 20 May v Trafalgar Centre Sat 22 May Pretty Smart Sale Hope Recreation Hall Sat 29 May Nelson Giants v Hawkes Bay Hawkes Trafalgar Centre Thu 3 Jun Nelson Giants v Trafalgar Centre Fri 4 Jun The Sweet Caroline Tour Theatre Royal Fri 4 – Mon 7 Jun Ceol Aneas 2021 Irish Music Festival* NCMA, Trafalgar St Hall, Various public venues Sun 6 Jun K2M Kaiteriteri to Mapua Mon 7 Jun Nelson Giants v Taranaki Airs Trafalgar Centre Sun 13 - Tue 15 Jun Top of the South Hockey Club Tournament Saxton Field Mon 14 Jun Tactix v Southern Steel* Trafalgar Centre Wed 16 Jun Queen: It’s A Kinda Magic Theatre Royal Fri 18 Jun Nelson Giants v Trafalgar Centre Sat 19 Jun Cancer Society Ball* Trafalgar Centre Mon 21 Jun Tactix v Waikato BOP Magic* Trafalgar Centre Fri 25 Jun Nelson Giants v Saints Trafalgar Centre Fri 2 Jul Nelson Giants v Huskies Trafalgar Centre Sat 3 Jul NSO Solo Spotlight* NCMA Sun 4 Jul Tactix v Pulse* Trafalgar Centre Thu 8 – Tue 13 Jul Nelson City Mid Winter Festival Nelson CBD Thu 8 Jul Nelson Giants v Trafalgar Centre Fri 9 – Sun 13 Jul Light Nelson – Te Ramaroa Nelson CBD Sat 10 Jul The Boss – Bruce Springsteen Show Trafalgar Centre Fri 23 – Sun 25 Jul Hockey Tournament – Maardi Cup, Pope Shield, Saxton Field Gladstone Cup Sun 1 – Fri 6 Aug New Zealand Darts Nationals Motueka Tue 3 – Wed 4 Aug Hockey Top of the South College Tournament Saxton Field Sat 7 Aug Te Tauihu Ki Te Hoe – Regional Kapa Haka Trafalgar Centre Thu 19 – Fri 20 Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream Theatre Royal Sat 28 Aug Pretty Smart Sale Hope Recreation Hall Mon 30 Aug – Fri 3 Sep Secondary Schools National Hockey Tournament Saxton Field Sun 12 Sep Parent and Child Expo Founders Park

Mon 27 Sep Friends The Musical Paroday – NZ Tour Theatre Royal Sat 2 - Fri 8 Oct Nelson Hockey SI/NZ Championships Saxton Field Sat 2 – Sun 3 Oct Ultra 24* Cable Bay Adventure Park Tue 5 - Wed 6 Oct Nelson Golf Pro Am Nelson Golf Club Sat 9 Oct Te Waipounamu Maori Rugby Festival Sports Park Motueka Sat 16 Oct Nelson Lions Charity Fashion Show* Trafalgar Centre Sun 17 Oct Hotel California The Eagles Experience Theatre Royal Thu 21 – Sun 31 Oct Nelson Arts Festival Various Venues Fri 29 Oct Masked Parade Nelson CBD Fri 22 – Sun 24 Oct National Maori Hockey Tournament Saxton Field Sat 30 – Sun 31 Oct Paddlefest Nelson Tahunanui Beach Sun 31 Oct – Fri 5 Nov Te Tauihu o te Waka a Maui Māori Cultural Council Trafalgar Centre – Te Mana Kura Tahi - Primary School Kapa Haka Sat 6 – Sun 7 Nov South Island Masters Hockey Tournament Saxton Field Sat 6 Nov Pretty Smart Sale Hope Recreation Hall Thu 11 Nov Nelson Aviation 100th Anniversary Celebrations* Spring Creek, Greenmeadows, Nelson Airport Fri 12 Nov The Bee Gees Night Fever Theatre Royal Sun 28 Nov PAK’nSAVE Richmond Santa Parade Sundial Square 2022 Sat 8 – Sun 9 Jan Nelson Super Slam - NZ Beach Volleyball Tour* Tahunanui Beach Wed 5 Jan Bay Dreams Nelson Rutherford Park Thu 3 - Sat 12 Feb Adam Chamber Music Festival* NCMA TBC Opera in the Park TBC Sat 26 Mar Marchfest* Founders Heritage Park

*Denotes Nelson City Council Events Fund sponsored events

For more information visit It’sOn or contact:

Rebecca Leach Events Lead D: +64 3 923 2055 M: +64 27 5777 158 [email protected]