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Argentine Tango workshop
A supremely elegant dance, tango is formal in style and fashion, but humble in its origins. Northern Tango, Darwin’s small but dedicated dance community, was born 13 years ago by...
GeeCon
For some, Darwin's first ever GeeCon (preferred pronunciation 'Geek-on') has been a long time coming. The festival of anime, manga, cosplay and video games is expected to attract upward of...
National Science Week
A world without midges or a world without chocolate – which would you choose? Yes, of course this is a trick question! Midges are pollinators and essential to fertilising South...
Growing Up Troppo – August
Festival frenzy is well underway in the Top End and nothing signals the great vibe of Darwin more than the Darwin Festival – and it’s not just the grown-ups who...
Sustainable House Day
High energy and water prices are just two reasons why a sustainable house is an increasingly attractive prospect for Top Enders. The others are that sustainable homes make the most...
Talking Through Walls
Come the Build Up, it seems like Darwin's architecture ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous. An ultra-modern apartment block that shuts its windows to the sea breeze and heats...
Q&A with Uta Uber Kool Ja
You've heard about the famous celebrity after-parties. Well, get the champagne on ice because Uta is inviting you to hers and it's going to be wild. Off The Leash caught...
Statement Earrings Workshop
Not since the 1980s has there been such a time for statement earrings – those flashy, dashy, shoulder-grazing pieces whose statement might be nothing more than a giant exclamation mark...
Get It On! Indigenous Textile & Fashion Exhibition
When Injalak Arts sent a call out for 'something wearable' created from three metres of their famous hand printed fabric, the response was resounding. With fans of their Indigenous designed...
10 Years at the Top
10 years ago this month, a brand new little what's-on guide to the Top End was launched kicking and grinning into the world. By Rosa Ellen. In the tradition of...
Growing Up Troppo – July
Pack away the iPad and put Pokémon on hold – school holidays are here. By Libby Larsen. It's the time of year when Top Enders are itching to get out...
Territory Day – signature events
There’s no avoiding the artillery of crackers – and howling of canines – but Territory Day also brings the liveliest Mindil Beach Sunset Market of the year. Singer-songwriter Pete Murray...
Tactile Arts Dragonfly Craft Fair
The dragonflies are well and truly out now and so emerge Darwin's buzzing art and crafters to the grassy outdoors. Drifting up to a new site on the Esplanade, Tactile...
Royal Darwin Show
It's showtime in Darwin. From sugar to show bags, squealing and shrieking, there's a focus on the down-to-earth, on agriculture and the handmade. If you love the whiff and competitive...
Flora
There's a thriving community of artists working and living on the Cox Peninsula, but you mightn't know it if you only stick to one side of the harbour. This year’s...
The Green Room
If you've noticed a roving patch of Astroturf set up in Nightcliff, the CBD or East Point Reserve in the last month, you may have already come across The Green...
Darwin Carnivale Extravaganza
Our beloved Mindil Beach Sunset Market is turning 30 years young. In 1987, six Darwin entrepreneurs brought to life a collective vision to share a taste of Asia’s night markets...
Front Cover Comp!
Off The Leash, the Top End's beloved what's-on arts and culture mag, is turning a happy 10 years old, and we're on the look out for a fab, fun –...
Top End World Refugee Day
Welcome new Australian citizens and celebrate the many cultures that call Darwin home, at the Top End Refugee Day. Part of national Refugee Week, the annual day celebrates the contribution...
Seniors Expo
The Grey Panthers dance troupe, the Still Belting Out choir – seniors will be loud and proud as they take over the lawns of the Museum and Art Gallery of...
