Aug 28th 7pm - 9pm Regester HERE Connecting Communities and Action on the Ground – The thinking behind our work and action through community groups and Environmental Grants to protect indigenous wildlife in the Nelson Area. The Science and Environment staff from NCC will team up with Stu Hanchet of Pipers Reserve to present some of the actions that are taking place for nature in the Nelson Region. Come and find out how you can get involved and learn some…
Nelson jazz club Swing into Spring Friday, October 3,7:30 PM 9:30 PM Click HERE for Tickets Nelson Jazz big band is back at the Boathouse for a night or swinging big band classics, mostly from the 1940-1950s golden age. Bring a dance partner and enjoy a pre show meal and drinks from the Boathouse menu. DETAILS COMING SOON
Best In Brews springtime beerfest Sat, 4 Oct, 2pm - 6pm Click HERE to get tickets Its Springtime at the Boathouse, and what better way to celebrate than to frolick at a Beer Fest with your mates? Four local breweries will put their best foot forward and bring you their three best brews. Ticket price includes an adorable beer glass to keep, hot chips and snacks, and live entertainment by DJ King B. Get down here.
Art Vine Paint & Sip Saturday 23rd august 12pm, Click HERE to get tickets Have your very own version of the painting "Water Lillies", by one of the great masters, Claude Monet, the famous French Impressionist. How exciting is this going to be to paint this! Don't worry, the canvas is pre-drawn and you will have expert guidance from our Artvine Artist. Here we go, we KNOW you love to Paint & Sip with Artvine! So, we have teamed up…
The Orange Box Friday 26th september 10am - 11am Click HERE to get tickets “The Orange Box” is a visually captivating storyblending handmade puppets, mesmerizingjuggling, and enchanting circus artistry. Featuringa variety of puppetry styles—from hand puppetsto marionettes and shadow puppets—alongsidethe magic of contact juggling, poi, and buugeng, itfollows a paper puppet trapped in a monotonouspackaging office. When a mysterious box and amap spark his desire for change, he embarks on atransformative journey of self-discovery,ultimately embracing his identity to find freedom.Beyond…
Tavailable HERE Have your very own version of the painting "Water Lillies", by one of the great masters, Claude Monet, the famous French Impressionist. How exciting is this going to be to paint this! Don't worry, the canvas is pre-drawn and you will have expert guidance from our Artvine Artist. Here we go, we KNOW you love to Paint & Sip with Artvine! So, we have teamed up with The Boathouse, one of our favourite Venue Partner Restaurants to bring…
Tickets available HERE Have your very own version of the painting "Water Lillies", by one of the great masters, Claude Monet, the famous French Impressionist. How exciting is this going to be to paint this! Don't worry, the canvas is pre-drawn and you will have expert guidance from our Artvine Artist. Here we go, we KNOW you love to Paint & Sip with Artvine! So, we have teamed up with The Boathouse, one of our favourite Venue Partner Restaurants to…
Friday 29th 8pm Tickets available HERE Gypsy Pickers perform their popular originals, foot-stomping world music & crowd-goes-wild selection for a spring party on the waterfront!
Saturday 13th September 2025, 8pm start. Tickets available HERE NOT YOUR USUAL TRIBUTE ACT WHEN you hear the term 'tribute band', many think of an act imitating big name, mainstream artists like ELVIS. But here's something a little different. A Tribute to USA indie-pop-rock-band, The Decemberists by newly formed Christchurch band, BANDIT QUEEN. According to Justin 'Rusty' White, (Bandit Queen's founding member), several years jamming with various local musos has led to the current line-up. Fellow musicians who not only share his…
Newtown Rocksteady Tickets Available HERE Vintage Jamaican dance party Newtown Rocksteady make a welcome return to Nelson for a night of music and dancing at The Boathouse. Newtown rocksteady was born at the local community center in 2007 when a loose collective of local musos would get together every Friday night as the sun went down in the heady days of summer, to play music for friends, families, and kids to dance to. Their material - mostly drawn from forty…