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TURN UP THE BEAT
There’s nothing quite like the sound of hundreds of young voices filling a theatre. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE JULIANNE OSBORNE FOR MORE THAN four decades, The BEAT Festival has been...
SOS FROM THE DEAD CENTRE
Our desert friends from The Black Wreath need your help. They’ve launched a campaign to save the venue, one that has seen musos from a wide range of genres perform...
HARMONY, MUSIC HEART AND HOME
Fresh from an extraordinary year that has seen them inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and mark their first-ever number one album, Where Do You Come From?, legendary sisters...
ART FOR CHANGE'S SAKE
There are few birds that divide public opinion quite like the Australian White Ibis. Once a wetland regular, now an urban scavenger with a taste for chips and a knack...
DESERT MOB
This September, the stunning Desert Mob program and prestigious Vincent Lingiari Art Award coincide. They’re bringing extraordinary presentations of desert art and culture to Araluen Arts Centre, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, and...
TURNING THE PAGE ON A NEW CHAPTER
The Northern Territory has never been short on stories. Territory writers have long captured the people, places and cultures that make the Top End and Central Australia unlike anywhere else...
LOCAL CATCH
It’s no secret we love our seafood up in these parts, so it’s only fitting we spend a whole month celebrating the people, places, and produce behind the Northern Territory’s...
A TASTE OF IRELAND
Forget the plane ticket – a little slice of the Emerald Isle is coming to town. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS DIRECT FROM OFF-BROADWAY and London’s West End, the internationally acclaimed A...
SOMEONE ELSE’S STORY
Communities are made up of vulnerable, unique and beautifully flawed people. And that’s a good thing, because it would be boring if we were all the same. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS...
NAZEEM HUSSAIN
Nazeem Hussain returns to Darwin with his new show I’d Like To Tell You About Some Jokes, the Top End an appropriate final stop on his mammoth Australian tour. Hussain...
GET TWITCHING
If you’ve been looking for a reason to slow down, get outside, and reconnect with the natural world, September provides plenty of opportunities to explore Darwin’s wild side. WORDS BROOKE...
TWO-WHEEL SHOWDOWN
After its Northern Territory debut in 2025, the Motocross Grand Prix Championship (aka the MXGP) returns to Darwin, bringing with it three days of the world’s best riders, where everything...
FROM LANDS AFAR TO LARRAKIA COUNTRY
Cinephiles rejoice, as award-winning films screened at the biggest film festivals in the world screen at the 17th Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF), with some very exciting local inclusions. WORDS...
SHAKESPEARE & SYMPHONY
Shakespeare’s greatest stories collide with a full symphony orchestra, powerhouse local performers, and live theatre. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE CHARLIE BLISS THE PLAYHOUSE STAGE transforms into a world of star-crossed...
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Hear some of the best choral music from the United Kingdom and the USA in Vocalective’s newest concert, Across The Atlantic. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE PAZ TASSONE UNDER THE DIRECTION...
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND
For the first time, Perth rockers The Southern River Band (SRB) hit Darwin for a gig at what can only be described as the perfect home for their vibe, Darwin...
THE DRONES
Back by popular demand after a 10-year sabbatical, The Drones reform for a one-off tour of Australia, kicking things off at Darwin Festival. Sauntering along the edges of chaos and...
BRIGHT STARS, BLAK MUSIC
Blak music’s night of nights is upon us, as the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) returns to Darwin Amphitheatre on Larrakia Country to celebrate our country’s vibrant First Nations music...
LIVING LA LOCA VIDA
Although the Dry season brings cooler conditions to the Top End, things are getting hot, hot, hot, as those fabulous, sexy rascals from Strut & Fret Production House return with...
A BOTANICAL SHOW
In an age of instant everything, Pencelupan / Immersion invites audiences to slow down and step into a botanical world where nothing is quite what it first seems. WORDS BROOKE...
