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DOUBLE DECADE OF DAAF
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) showcases and celebrates the incredible work created on Country, from Art Centres across Australia on Larrakia Country. This month, the annual culmination of thousands...
DISCOVER CENTRAL AUSTRALIA | JULY 2026
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RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS
Renowned as Australia’s leading tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Running in the Shadows brings this legendary music to stages in Alice Springs and Darwin. WORDS ROSIE WILD IMAGE GREG FOSTER SINCE...
YOUNG TALENT TAKES FLIGHT
Explore Brave New Worlds, as young musicians descend to the Top End, adorned in designs unique to Central Australia. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE HAROLD DE SMET THE AUSTRALIAN YOUTH Orchestra...
LET’S HEAR IT FOR TERRITORY TUNES
We are seriously punching above our weight when it comes to our local music scene. This month, the Territory music scene is showcased, celebrated, and given the recognition it deserves...
NOSTALGIC FOR THE NT
There’s nothing quite like a sense of nostalgia, looking back on the past with fond, familiar memories. An exciting new exhibition at Library & Archives NT (LANT) is set to...
NEW KITCHEN ON KITCHENER
Calling all foodies, this one’s for you! Melbourne’s celebrated Flinders Lane restaurant Salted Egg has set up its second restaurant in Darwin, much to the delight of all of our...
BIG STORIES, SHORT FRAMES
Celebrating 35 years, after a stop in Alice Springs in May, Flickerfest hits the Top End, giving Katherine and Darwin audiences a window into the hottest contemporary shorts from at...
A DEADLY MILESTONE
NAIDOC Week returns, marking 50 years of celebrating the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE TAHLIA BIGGS ACROSS GARRAMILLA/DARWIN, a vibrant...
DEADLY FUNNY
Brown’s Mart and Melbourne International Comedy Festival join forces for the next three years to make sure Deadly Funny in Darwin is cheekier, louder, blacker, and prouder than ever! WORDS...
THE GUTS TO CREATE QUESTIONS
Desert Hothouse is a bold, three-day event by GUTS Dance. Driven by consideration and curiosity, a team of 26 exceptional creatives present a triptych of full-length dance works across the...
ANISA NANDAULA
At just 27 years, Anisa Nandaula has already amassed a loyal legion of fans across the world with her warm and hilarious reflections on life, and growing up in Rockhampton...
IDEAS IN MOTION
Independent artists take creative risks in Fresh Tracks. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE DUANE PRESTON FOR 10 YEARS, Fresh Tracks has been giving independent artists the space to experiment, take risks...
LOCAL ART, MAPPED OUT
Take a stroll through Garramilla/Darwin and deep dive into the public artworks of local artists, with navigation made easy through City of Darwin’s newly launched interactive Public Art Story Map...
IT'S SHOW TIME
The countdown is on. For three action-packed Dry season days, the Royal Darwin Show returns to the Darwin Showgrounds, celebrating an impressive 75 years of Territory tradition. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS...
TACTILE [HE]ARTS
Tactile Arts is at it again, presenting their second of three Makers Markets of the year to celebrate the beautiful Dry season by the sea. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE BALMY DRY...
LIFE'S GOOD ON THE FRINGE
Looking for bold ideas, unexpected performances, and nights you’ll be talking about long after they’re over? Darwin Fringe is back, dishing up 10 days of creativity, chaos, and community spirit...
MOONWALKING THROUGH HISTORY
There are tribute shows, and then there are productions that tap into something bigger – the electricity, spectacle and cultural force of a once-in-a-generation icon. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS AUDIENCES AT...
STRINGS OF MYTH
Myth, memory and music intertwine in The Unbroken Thread, a new multidisciplinary work from Arafura Music Collective that invites audiences into a musical labyrinth of myth, identity and culture. WORDS...
CREEK SPEAK
What if music wasn’t something you pressed play on, but something you stepped into? WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE BRITT GUY THE ANSWER IS already unfolding, as part of Landcare’s Creek...
