NMIT Graduation (Whakatū | Nelson)
Let's gather and celebrate our 2026 graduates!
Guest tickets
Each graduating student may have up to three guest tickets in total. The graduating student can book on behalf of their guests, or guests can book their own tickets. The three-ticket limit applies across all bookings made for that graduating student. Graduating students taking part in the ceremony do not need a ticket for themselves.
Plan your visit
Find everything you need to prepare for the day:
Parking
Parking at the Trafalgar Centre is limited. Alternative free parking is available on Akersten Street, with a walkway to the centre. Please allow extra time to find a park and make your way to the venue.
Additional tickets and seating assistance
To request more than three guest tickets, accessible seating or other assistance, please email the Learner Success team in advance: : learnersuccess@nmit.ac.nz
Graduation schedule
- 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Graduate Parade check-in time
Graduates are to meet at the Nelson Campus for a health and safety briefing before the parade, and to be grouped before starting the parade.
- 8:30 am - 9:00 am
Graduate Parade departs
The parade to the Trafalgar Centre through the centre of Nelson will take approximately 30 minutes. We encourage the public to hit the streets and cheer our graduates on.
- 9:00 am
Trafalgar Centre opens to guests | Parade will arrive (approx)
Arrive early to get a park, or cheer on the parade as they arrive at the Graduation venue.
- 9:30 am
Auditorium will open for guests
Take a seat, and get ready to celebrate your friend or loved one.
- 10:00 am
The Morning Graduation Ceremony will commence
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The Morning Graduation Ceremony will finish (approx) and the Graduation function will start - get your photos with friends and wh`ānau!
Please note, the function will finish at 1.30pm so NMIT can re-set the venue for the afternoon Graduation event - but feel free to stay on to cheer on our afternoon graduate parade, arriving at 2pm.
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