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YOUNG PALMY READY TO PARTY
Get ready, young peeps of Palmerston. Your festival is back! WORDS TIERNEY WHITE RETURNING FOR A sixth edition, the Palmerston Youth Festival offers seven huge days of free activities and...
DESFEST ON THE FRINGE
Heading into its 24th year, the Desert Festival 2025 Fringe Edition, produced by Red Hot Arts in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, promises to bring together more than two decades of grassroots talent...
THE FABRIC OF FRINGE
Since the mid-eighties, Darwin Fringe Festival, in one form or another, has given independent artists the chance to perform to the masses across a wide range of art forms. This...
LIVE AT THE LAKE
AH, THE DRY season. The perfect time of the year in the Top End to get outside and enjoy those sweet, sweet weather conditions. Even better if it’s soundtracked by...
FRENCH ELEGANCE
Be swept away in French elegance, as Arafura Music Collective presents three intimate concerts celebrating La Fête de la Musique, all featuring internationally acclaimed harpist Marshall McGuire. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS...
ONE & DONE
Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) returns with their annual Darwin Amphitheatre spectacular, this year, presenting some of the biggest one - hit wonders of all time. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE IMAGE TIM...
SOUND REWARDS
MUSIC NT PRESENTS Are you the NT's Nightlife Superstar? Would you like to be rewarded for seeing live music? WELL, TERRITORIANS, YOU are in luck. Introducing Sound Rewards! Brought to...
JAMMIN' AT THE JUMP INN
Enter the Jump Inn Craft Beer Bar & Restaurant in Alice Springs/Mparntwe, and you’ll find a collection of world globes suspended from the ceiling, while in the corner, a drum...
THE BLACK WREATH
Sitting on the industrial edge of Alice Springs, a local music venue spray-painted with the name The Black Wreath has steadily hit the right notes within the heavy metal scene...
DISCOVER CENTRAL AUSTRALIA | JUNE 2025
HOT MONTHLY TIPS FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT TOURISM CENTRAL AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR FUN and enriching activities the whole family can enjoy? Central Australia is full of unforgettable experiences that...
TRACY
On Christmas Eve in 1974, as families tucked in for the night, all set for the day of festivities to come, Cyclone Tracy was making her way across the ocean...
FREE FLICKS
Film buffs rejoice, as the ever - popular Flicnics program returns to Palmerston offering free outdoor movie screenings this Dry! WORDS TIERNEY WHITE THIS SEASON'S LINE-UP of films has something...
YOU ARE A DOUGHNUT
ART MEETS SCIENCE in this biological-musical-comedy for kids, as biology teachers Oesoph A. Gus and Dewey Dean hit the Top End with their award-winning show that explores the ins and...
A WILD TWO-NIGHT STAND
Comedian Vanessa Larry Mitchell has secrets to spill! This month, she returns to Darwin with her critically acclaimed stand - up comedy Teardrops on My Dildo, plus her brand -...
FLORA’S TEMPER
If you haven’t yet checked out Nightcliff’s newest haunt, Flora’s temper, the time has come round up your amigos and amigas, and pop by for some delish Mexican fare as...
GARRMALANG RETROSPECTIVE
Garrmalang Festival marks its 10 - year anniversary with Garrmalang Retrospective – a day to celebrate Blak excellence, community, culture, and art. WORDS LISA PELLEGRINO IMAGE BENJAMIN WARLNGUNDU BAYLISS HELD...
BARUNGA BEAUTY
The multi - day, June long weekend celebration that is Barunga Festival returns, yet again delivering on its dedication of putting First Nations culture at the forefront, with some very...
READY TO REV UP
Righto, rev heads. If you feel the need, the need for speed, and a hankering for burning rubber, the weekend you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. WORDS TIERNEY WHITE...
A DECADE OF CONNECTION
THERE’S A SPECIAL kind of energy that fills the air when the community comes together to celebrate its older members, and this is on full display at the 10th anniversary...
A SWEET SEA CHANGE
Keen to peruse some locally made arts, crafts and wares by the seaside this Dry? You’re in luck, as the ever‑popular Green Ant Craft Fair launches its first Dry season...
