Features
School's Out!
City of Darwin has school holidays well and truly covered with a jam-packed program of fun, fun, fun. All events are free , and no bookings are required. Get amongst...
Short and Sweet
Did you know Darwin Adult Short Courses offers affordable recreational courses to adults and young people? Whether you're a grown-up or not, and want to learn a new language, get...
Festivus For the Rest of Us
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and there’s no shortage of family-friendly fun right across the Territory. Check out our round-up of festive events near you and soak...
Feelin' Swell
If there’s one thing we need in the tropical Top End, it’s a great big swimming pool, especially during the build-up and Wet season months we currently find ourselves in...
Strike While it's Hot
If you’re keen to have a hoot out of the heat this Wet, make tracks to the air-conditioned comfort of Kingpin Darwin for some fun, not in the sun. By...
Lasers, Liquid & Light
Aussie production company Oracle Liquid has a reputation for delivering breathtaking presentations across the globe, including backdropping a DJ set in Ibiza, launching Audi’s latest wheels in Italy, and wowing...
High Visibility
In 1984, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) held the first National Aboriginal Art Award to celebrate the artistic practice and culture of First Nations Peoples...
Bursts of Courage at the Beat
Young artists from across the Central Desert perform at the 13th Alice Springs Beat this month. By Betty Sweetlove A highlight of the NT musical calendar each year is the...
Harmonies of History
In 2019, the National Museum of Australia commissioned classical guitarists, also brothers, Slava and Leonard (Lenny) Grigoryan to create a suite of music inspired by historic objects selected from the...
Arafura X Darlington
Over four years in the making, Arafura Music Collective presents Perth’s Darlington String Quartet in a series of chamber music events across one jam-packed weekend. By Kate Conway The challenge...
Cox's Country
When you think of Aussie country musicians, what names come to mind? Keith Urban, Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers? What about Brad Cox? He’s making waves on the country music scene...
Arias & Odes
What do the movies Die Hard, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, and Dead Poets Society have in common? Not only are they all classics, but they feature Beethoven’s...
Sister Act
Beloved Aussie duo Vika and Linda hit the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage this month, bringing their live show, vocal mastery and infectious energy to the Top End. By Kate Conway...
Christmas Canvas
If you’re on the hunt for gifts that are original, beautiful and sure to score you some major brownie points this Christmas, head along to the Munupi Art Christmas Art...
Spring Clean
There’s nothing quite like having a thorough spring clean, offloading things that – as Marie Kondo says – no longer “spark joy”. It’s quite a cathartic activity to cast off...
Sunset Season Finalé
Public service announcement, folks. Depending on when you're reading this feature article, there’s just a handful of opportunities left to soak up some cinematic goodness at Darwin’s iconic Deckchair Cinema...
Balletomania
Leisa's School of Dancing in Darwin has joined forces once again with Alice Springs’ Duprada Dance Company for their much-anticipated annual dance showcase. This year’s production celebrates all things ballet...
Mother Turtle
From the moment a green turtle hatches and scurries across the sand to the relative safety of the ocean, to returning many years later to lay eggs of her own...
Porkin' Good
Coming together for a good feed with great wine in a relaxed setting was the inspo behind one of Nightcliff’s rising stars of the hospo scene. Co-owners Ryan Hamilton, a...
Magic Makers
As the weather heats up in the Top End and the air thickens, it can only mean one thing. Well, okay, it means a lot of things, like the storms...