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Get Your Culture On
Round up the crew, soak up that beautiful balmy weather, and experience Goyder Square like never before. The inaugural Palmerston Multicultural Festival transforms this gorgeous outdoor space into a vibrant...
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Get Fast & Loud
Do you feel the need, the need for speed? Well, you’re in luck! Darwin is about to get fast – and loud – as the V8 Supercars hit the track...
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A Show of Memories
Since 1951, the Darwin Show has delighted Territorians and visitors with its exhibits and a fun spread of family entertainment. Exciting levels of energy are being channelled into next month’s...
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Down the Track – May 2021
In 2020, local artist Anna Dakin produced an exhibition about the night sky featuring artists from all over the world. Unable to present to an audience, and with many artists...
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Sandy Toes & Beach Parties
Over the last year, many a Top Ender has missed hitting the beach clubs of Bali, sipping on chilled bevs to the sounds of house music as the sun slides...
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Firing Up Fridays
Imagine this. It’s 4.21pm on a Friday arvy, you’re almost done with the working week and keen to kick back and relax with a cold one and some live music...
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The Language of the Leaves
There's nothing quite like relaxing under a shady tree on a warm Darwin day, but have you ever thought about the history behind the greenery gracing our streets? Many of...
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Get Wild With Darwin Symphony Orchestra
The animal kingdom has long been a source of inspiration for artists, from the Romantic poets through to the makers of Walt Disney’s The Lion King. It also got Darwin...
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Max Fredericks Takes One More Step
MUCH-LOVED LOCAL muso Max Fredericks is taking things to the next level with the release of his aptly titled debut album, One More Step. We caught up with Max ahead...
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Tim Freedman
Iconic Aussie band The Whitlams are well known for their poignant vignettes of urban life, but their latest single about a man driving through the hills is something of a...
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Palm Court Bar & Lounge
If sinking in to a plush lounge with a tantalising tipple is your jam, Hilton Darwin is at your service, their new Palm Court Bar & Lounge now open for...
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Making Things Happen
Got a creative idea you’ve been dying to make happen but don’t quite know where to start? A new initiative from Artback NT, the Artback NT Producers Callout, may just...
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Comics' Corner - Deadly Darwin Comedy
Deadly Darwin Comedy hits the stage this month with new show, A Time to Celebrate, presented at Brown’s Mart Theatre as part of the First Nations Engage Program. 2021 is...
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Imagine
Local Artist Kristen Johnson – better known around the traps as Chiggy – draws inspiration from the colours and shapes of the Top End’s natural environment in her latest exhibition...
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We Eat We Are
Spark NT IS an Artback NT initiative that responds to an identified gap in Northern Territory curatorial pathways. Each year, an independent or emerging curator is selected to develop an...
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A Comedy Convoy
GET READY TO giggle as the cream of the country’s comedy crop descends on Darwin to deliver one hilarious night of entertainment. After a one-year forced hiatus thanks to COVID...
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Evening Reads Fat Pig
Brown Mart's Theatre's monthly script-in-hand play reading series, Evening Reads, returns this month, giving Top End audiences the chance to experience plays not normally available to them and acting as...
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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...
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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...