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Nelson Region Entertainment - What to See & Do. If you are looking for comprehensive travel information for Nelson Region Entertainment including Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Historic and Family Entertainment, you will find it here on AA Travel.

With a wide range of nightclubs, restaurants, bars, live music and theatre, our country's nightlife offers something for most age groups (the legal drinking age is 18). Live bands are popular with younger pub-goers and jazz venues attract a more mature audience. Nightclubs vary in music genres, and the diversity of quality live theatre ensures all interests are catered for. If you enjoy a punt or two, then try your luck at a casino, where you'll find a range of gaming tables and machines (20 is the minimum age for entry). If you're a smoker, then please note that there is a smoking ban inside all restaurants, casinos, pubs, bars and nightclubs, although provision is made outside of these establishments for smokers.

Most of the Nelson region's economy is based on natural resources such as fishing, horticulture,
forestry and agriculture. Visit Nelson and encounter the unique by chatting with locals while
picking apples in an orchard, discovering creative marvels in a studio gallery, or wandering through
the city's bustling outdoor Saturday market. There are three national parks within 90 minutes of
each other, yet they offer totally different experiences; the Abel Tasman (coastal), Nelson Lakes
(alpine) and Kahurangi (wilderness). Superb food, boutique wineries, hop growing, local breweries,
hillsides cover in pip-fruit orchards and berry fruit, and roadside stalls are all part of Nelson's
charm. Add to that the highest sunshine hours and some of the best beaches in the country.
Activities in the region include walks, sea kayaking, tandem skydiving, 4WD biking, Skywire flying
fox, mountain biking, caving, river rafting, skiing, sailing, horse riding and fly fishing.