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Malandarri Festival
The remote community of Borroloola is located on the McArthur River, about a seven-hour drive form Katherine. Although the small historic town might be famous for its fishing, the community...
A Special Series of Sundays
Some of the biggest names in Indigenous music are making tracks to the remote Aboriginal community of Beswick/Wugularr, located just over 420 clicks south of Darwin on Bagala Country, for...
Sky COUNTRY
There’s something very special about the landscape of the Red Centre. Its ochre-hues and rugged terrain, sun kissed by day and blanketed by stars at night. By Tierney Seccull This...
Laksa Lovin'
It’s a rite of passage in the Top End to tuck into a steaming bowl of goodness spilling over with noodles, melt-in-your-mouth meats and crunchy veggies, seasoned with spices swimming...
Like a Phoenix
If you thought you were going to have to wait until next year to sink your teeth into some Fringey fun, think again… Darwin Fringe Festival is back with bite...
Paint the Town
Since its origins in the 60s, street art has adorned the walls, nooks and crannies of big cities and small towns across the globe. Starting out as a movement of...
Mayali Mulil Festival
Hit the road to Kakadu for the Mayali Mulil Festival, a yearly gathering to share and connect with the diversity of Aboriginal cultures. Taking place on Murumburr Country in Murdudjurl...
Looking to the Future
After a hugely successful homegrown Festival last year, Darwin Festival returns to transform Civic Park – and much of D-Town – into a twinkling wonderland of music, arts, dancing, food...
Electrifying Fun
Celebrate all things youth as the Palmerston Youth Festival returns with seven jam-packed days of events and competitions, just in time for the school holidays. Kicking off festivities is Geekfest...
Rekindling a Love of Local Art
Wagait Arts Festival has come a long way since its grassroots beginning out the back of Wagait Beach Supermarket in 2014. Now a multi-arts event stretching over a whole weekend...
Stretch Yourself
Limber up folks, Darwin Fringe Festival is back and biting! With over 150 innovative, hyper-entertaining shows – expanding your horizons, and imagination, is what it’s all about. By Anna Dowd...
Party with Pride
Don the sequins and glitter, and get set to party with Pride in the gorgeous tropics-meets-the-outback locale of Katherine for the inaugural Katherine Pride Festival. Last year, Top End Pride...
Sneak Peek at DF21
This month, Darwin Festival lets a few cats out of the proverbial bag with a sneaky snippet of the 2021 Festival program. Artistic Director Felix Preval says he’s especially excited...
Take it Breezy
Get set for an epic weekend of art, dance, music, workshops, food and fun, and more, as the much-loved Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival returns to Nightcliff foreshore. In 2020, Seabreeze demonstrated...
This is Garrmalang
What started as a passion project for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander local, and 2021’s Garrmalang Festival Co-Creative Director, Ben Graetz has blossomed into an exciting, culture-rich event on the...
Darwin Pride 2020
IT’S TIME TO get your feathers, sequins and dancing shoes ready – Darwin Pride Festival is here! Over three fun-filled days, you’re invited to celebrate the diversity, creativity and vibrancy...
Arafura Pearl
TOP ENDERS HAVE waited patiently for this one. Originally planned for May, the inaugural Arafura Pearl: A Festival of Women is set to take place in the Brown’s Mart Courtyard...
Darwin Fringe
This time of year, Top Enders would normally be immersing themselves in the wild and wacky world that is Darwin Fringe, but the festival as we know it was postponed...
A Homegrown Festival
The original Darwin Festival – known then as the Bougainvillea Festival – was inspired by Top Ender’s knack for optimism, determination and local love. By Anna Dowd 40 years and...
30 Years of the Nitmiluk Handback
PACK A BAG AND MAKE THE TRIP to Katherine for the inaugural Nitmiluk Festival, an event created to celebrate 30 years since Nitmiluk National Park was handed back to Jawoyn...
