Welcome to the fabulous
Nelson Fringe Festival

4 - 13 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 are now closed. We're now working on the 2027 programme which will be announced on Wed 27 January 2027.
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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.