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Festival Tix Fix
Festival season is well and truly here, and the Territory’s biggest arts and cultural festival is gearing up to deliver almost three weeks of fun and frivolity in August. This...
Unleash the Beast
Get ready to get weird, Darwin, as the 2023 Darwin Fringe Festival program officially launches this month, and you’re invited! This year’s program reveal takes place at Brown’s Mart, the...
Beautiful Borroloola
Back in 2013, in the small town of Borroloola located on the McArthur River, locals and visitors gathered to celebrate traditional and contemporary dance, music and cultural practices from the...
Choirs, Camping & Culture
Daminmin Festival returns for a third year to celebrate the Dry, offering punters the chance to visit Limilngan-Wulna Country just east of Humpty Doo for two days of sharing culture...
Proud to Party
Every June, the LGBTQIA+ community is celebrated across the country during national Pride Month. And although equality is something to be celebrated every day of the year, it’s a wonderful...
From Little Things, Big Things Grow
At the 1988 Barunga Festival, Prime Minister Bob Hawke was presented with a painted bark containing words in English, surrounded by art symbolic of the mobs in northern and central...
Salt, Sea & Community
With its stunning cliffside ocean views, picturesque jetty and outdoor friendly lifestyle, many consider Nightcliff one of the most desirable suburbs in Darwin. Since 2004, Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival has heralded...
Go For Garrmalang
For almost a decade, Garrmalang Festival has descended on the heart of Larrakia Country to celebrate the richness of First Nations art and culture, deeply inherent to the Northern Territory...
Wide Open Perspectives
Central Australia’s eclectic and electrifying Wide Open Space festival returns for a 13th year this May Day weekend. Thinking of making the pilgrimage? Celebrate the creative and cultural delights of...
Fire, Smoke & Festivities
There's no disputing the Tiwi Islands and its people are renowned for two things – their love of footy and the vibrant art synonymous with the region. This month, you’re...
Listening with Heart
On Arrernte Country in the Red Centre, under the blanket of a billion stars, Parrtjima returns to illuminate the rugged natural landscape over 10 beautiful light-filled nights. By Tierney Seccull...
Glittering Good Times
Mparntwe/Alice Springs, well known for its richness in diversity, is the proud home to an extensive, enriching and vibrant queer community. This month’s fabALICE Festival celebrates the heck out of...
Djarmalak, a 20 Year Legacy
This month, the third and final concert in Djarmalak’s 2022 Sunday Series lights up the remote Indigenous community of Beswick/Wugularr, on Bagala land. By Kate Conway Derived from founder Balang...
A Fond Festival Farewell
They say all good things must come to an end. For seven years, Felix Preval has contributed to the magic that is Darwin Festival. He joined the ranks in 2016...
Djarmalak Concerts on Country
Acclaimed Indigenous vocalist Emma Donovan and Torres Strait Islands music sensation Mau Power headline the second of three special Sundays this month, as part of the Djarmalak; Concerts on Country...
Daminmin Festival
You’re invited to gather on Limilngan-Wulna Country to celebrate the Dry in true Top End style with camping, workshops, culture, nature and community. The three-day Daminmin Festival – in easy...
Garrmalang Goods
The rich fibres of Garrmalang Festival were first woven in 2014 to showcase, inspire and celebrate First Nations arts and culture, blossoming over the years into the exciting, culture-rich event...
Fringe Benefits
Since the 80s, Darwin Fringe Festival has championed local and visiting artists across a wide range of genres, showcasing their talents to hungry arts lovers. In exciting news, after a...
Fierce Fiesta
Returning after an iconic inaugural year, the Katherine Pride Festival once again lights up K-Town for three fun-filled days to celebrate diversity, acceptance and rainbows. By Kate Conway While last...
Rugged Up in the Red Centre
You walk into this gallery and it’s like no other exhibition opening you’ve been to. People are touching the art, grabbing it, wearing it on their heads. They’re high from...
