24 March – 4 May 2024
tuku 24 whakatū
Six weeks of events to share (tuku) Nelson’s unique stories of people and place.
the tuku 24 programme is here!
Look back here during the week commencing 11th March for all the listing details. With over 100 events Tuku 24 will be our biggest Tuku festival yet!
Tuku festivals all work on the same principle:
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 80% of all the festivals events are delivered not by its staff, but ‘by the community, for the community’.
How Tuku 24 Whakatū supports you
Tuku 24 is a well-resourced platform to launch your heritage themed event and benefit from our $25,000 marketing campaign, to share it with the community.
We also offer $25,000 of community grants to those that need a little extra support. Grants generally range from $500 to $2000. Grants aim to subsidise event costs to keep charges for attendance down (ideally free). In this way, you can help the whole community access your activity. See our advice and the criteria for receiving a grant in our information pack.
Tuku 23 Whakatū was a blast!
Tuku 23 Whakatū delivered 65 events that were enjoyed by an estimated 12,749 people.
Festival goer satisfaction was at a stunning 84% and the festival generated over $620,000 for the local economy.
The cultural diversity of events rose for the fourth year running. Comparing “heritage Festival” statistics, Tuku 23 Whakatū presented a greater percentage of non-European events, than all of the country’s other three major cities combined!
