{"id":619284,"date":"2026-10-03T09:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619284\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T09:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:26:09","slug":"how-to-make-the-most-of-napiers-biggest-night-the-free-nuit-blanche-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619284\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make the most of Napier\u2019s biggest night &#8211; the free Nuit Blanche Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">DJ Morgz is for those looking to experience a higher-energy set, while Dirty Secrets is for those looking to sing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">Lighting up the evening across the CBD is Circa Immersive, Visual Art and Floorless Dance Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">Wandering the streets and wowing the crowds will be a range of roving performers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">Free Launch Street Theatre will be towering over festival-goers on stilts, and Mr Fungus, the mime who refuses to stay quiet, is ready to entertain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">The entertainment covers all levels of height and adrenaline with The Coop Aerial Circus Cabaret, The Coop Local Aerial Performers, Circus in a Flash and Bay Skate Roller Disco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">For the kids, Master Tony\u2019s magic and fire show is sure to impress and MiChalk Caricatures offers some self-amusement for all ages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">He isn\u2019t the only one to use fire, as Circus in a Flash, and the Heidi and Sean Show will also. <\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">For those after a calmer evening but still up for a good time, the festival\u2019s Creative Spaces offer a Picasso Portrait Workshop, or silent Disco experience. <\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">For Kids:<\/p>\n<p>Napier Libraries, Hawke\u2019s Bay Museum, CAN, Bay Skate Roller, Municipal Theatre Silent Disco.Magic Show with Master Tony (Benson Property Ltd on Hastings St) at 5.30pm, 6.15pm and 6.40pm at the Alexandra Construction stage on Herschell St outside the Masonic Hotel <\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">New this year<\/p>\n<p>Roving Buskers.Area Performances in Herschell St \u2013 7m high.The laser has moved to the laneway in Market St alongside two DJs.Art on the Green Market in Hastings St around the grass by the fountain, showcases CAN artists.Lighting installation in Herschell St.Circa \u2013 Interactive and massive Immersive Art on the Cathedral side wall.Balcony performances by Minsbie playing Saxophone &amp; Howie McGuire on Emmerson St.<\/p>\n<p class=\"RteWPFVmeByCaDvyM\" style=\"display:none\">For full details, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuitblanchenapier.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nuitblanchenapier.com\">www.nuitblanchenapier.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DJ Morgz is for those looking to experience a higher-energy set, while Dirty Secrets is for those looking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[33147,4765,6326,34366,156,5131,4975,221,5812,3025,35479,111,139,2551,34365,69,1118,5424,223,61,379],"class_list":["post-619284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-aiming","tag-annual","tag-biggest","tag-blanche","tag-entertainment","tag-festival","tag-free","tag-how","tag-make","tag-most","tag-napiers","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-night","tag-nuit","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-street","tag-the","tag-to","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}