27 March to 2 May 2027

tuku whakatū

five weeks of events to share (tuku) Nelson’s unique stories of people and place.

calls for event host submission TUKU 27 will be open very soon!

Look back here in a weeks’ time to see details on how to make an application to take part in Tuku 27.

Closing date for submissions is likely to be 11/01/2017 so the is plenty of time left to develop your event ideas. To chat ideas though with Tom Ransom, Festival Director, email him on tom.ransom@ncc.govt.nz or call him on 0220110722.

all Tuku festival events work on the same principle:

Three young girls with decorative hair accessories and glittery makeup, wearing traditional costumes and sitting outdoors on the grass.

passionate “event hosts” create the events that deliver all those magic moments for the festival goers.

Nelson City Council is immensely proud that each year, over 70% of all the festival events are delivered not by its staff, but ‘by the community, for the community’.

Women laughing and holding a phone at an outdoor event

Two smiling children with colorful paint on their faces, thumbs up, celebrating Holi festival.

Tuku 26 Whakatū was a blast!

Tuku 26 Whakatū delivered 84 events that were enjoyed by an estimated 8,158 people.

The cultural diversity of events rose for the seventh year running, making Tuku the most culturally diverse council-led Heritage Festival in New Zealand.

Click here to see how the festival is tracking.