Te Ramaroa lights up Nelson

The five-day Te Ramaroa Light Festival in Nelson City sparked around 25,000 to 30,000 attendees during its first three nights.

Organiser Michaela Blackman said this year’s event, which switched off on 4 July, had “exceeded expectations”.

“It’s gone really well, in fact it has exceeded expectations, the numbers have been really high, the weather has been really good, it’s been really well received,” she says.

“I think [the public] enjoyed the community stage and they’ve really enjoyed Cathedral Hill. All the installations up there are tipped towards families, and they’ve been really enjoying their time up there.”

Michaela said she will use public feedback from this year’s event to curate the next event which is planned to be held in 2025.

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